Project Butterfly
This program will teach the community how to raise butterflies to reintroduce them back into community gardens.
Leader
Nathaniel Wright
Location
1460 Washington ave Bronx, NY 10456
About the project
Volunteers are taught about Butterflies, Volunteers are given their own Butterfly Farm and rearing kit, They witness the caterpillar transform into a beautiful jade green chrysalis and later emerge as a butterfly! Butterflies are then released into various Community Gardens throughout the Bronx.
The Steps
Volunteers will learn
Why raise butterflies?
Where to find caterpillars
Where to keep your caterpillars
What to feed your caterpillars
How to water your caterpillars
How to keep your caterpillar cage clean
Handling your caterpillars
Taking care of pupae (chrysalides or cocoons)
When your butterflies emerge
Why we‘re doing it
This program will teach the community how to reintroduce Butterflies back into their community garden. Butterflies are important in the pollination of flowers.