Monarch Magic: How to Support Butterflies in Your Backyard
9:30 am - 11:30 am
About the Class
Discover simple ways to support Monarch butterflies right in your own backyard. In this engaging workshop, we will explore the Monarch butterfly’s incredible life cycle, migration, conservation challenges, and the important role native plants play in supporting Monarchs and other pollinators.
Participants will also build their own puddling station to take home. Puddling stations provide butterflies with a safe place to gather moisture and essential minerals they cannot obtain from nectar alone, while also providing bees with a shallow source of water. Using natural materials, you will create a beautiful and functional addition to your garden that supports pollinators throughout the growing season.
You will leave with practical knowledge about supporting Monarchs, ideas for creating pollinator-friendly habitat, and your very own puddling station ready to enjoy at home.
This workshop is ideal for gardeners, native plant enthusiasts, and anyone interested in helping Monarch butterflies and other pollinators thrive.
Workshop Activity
Participants will create their own puddling station to take home using natural materials. Puddling stations provide butterflies with a safe place to gather moisture and essential minerals they cannot obtain from nectar alone, while also providing bees with a shallow source of water. This hands on activity is a simple and effective way to support pollinators and create a more welcoming habitat in your garden.
About the Facilitator
Kym Martin is a certified Master Gardener and dedicated conservationist from Chattanooga, Tennessee. For more than eight years, she has worked to protect Monarch butterflies through education, habitat restoration, and community science. She is currently leading the development of the Crabtree Farms Monarch Waystation and the Monarch Waystation Project at Kilbride Nature Sanctuary, where she works with community partners and volunteers to create and restore habitats for Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
As the founder of Magical Sprouts Nursery, Kym is passionate about helping others create pollinator-friendly spaces using native plants and simple, practical ways to support Monarchs and other pollinators at home.
Please contact education@crabtreefarms.org if you have any questions.
Please Note: Sometimes, we don’t make the ticket minimum, therefore, we have to reschedule the class or cancel. Please check your email and spam folder 48 hours before scheduled class to see if there has been a change. Thank you!
Refund Policy: Refunds can be requested up to 7 days before the start of a workshop. The cancellation fee will be 10% of the ticket amount. To request a refund, please email education@crabtreefarms.org. If you find that you can’t attend the workshop, but it is too late to request a refund, you are welcome to gift the workshop to someone else.
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