The Friends of Haffen Park volunteer group will address the concern that we have for the lack of butterflies, bees, and other helpful insects that are not visible in the park. Because there are very few plants that bloom that produce nectar in the park, the visitors do not have the opportunity to see the many species of butterflies that exist. Also, we do not have any flowers in the park in which bees, f assorted species, are able to flirt and pollinate flowers. This is mainly because this area is very urban and there is construction going on at all times and the shrubbery and wild plants that may have attracted plants years ago are all being replaced by new houses with concrete for their front yard.

There are quite a few visitors to the park in our volunteer program that have never had the joy of see a beautiful monarch or painted lady butterfly flirting from plant to plant, sipping nectar. Also they often are not able to identify a honey bee from a bumble bee, etc. We want to restore the balance of nature by creating a butterfly garden in the park.

We will create a butterfly garden that be 10x15 feet on a sunny slope in the park, and we will have our volunteers learn about the plants that butterflies thrive on as well as identify the names of the plants. Some of the plants will be annuals and other perennials.