Kids Grow Butterflies, Release Them Into ‘Butterfly Meadow’ at Staten Island’s Historic Richmond Town

Kids grow butterflies, release them into ‘Butterfly Meadow’ at Staten Island’s Historic Richmond Town

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After five weeks of raising caterpillars into butterflies, PS 23 fifth-grade students watched the winged insects fly into the sky and onto wildflowers during a release at Historic Richmond Town on Friday.

Mass. butterfly garden voted top 10 best in the country

This butterfly conservatory holds over 4,000 butterflies from as far away as Southeast Asia and South America.

Butterflies Alive! Exhibit Flutters Back to Museum of Natural History | Arts & Entertainment

A blue wave butterfly pauses between sips of nectar from a flower. (Gary Robinson photo) Recently voted into the top three butterfly gardens in the nation by readers of USA Today, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Sprague Butterfly Pavilion will reopen its annual Butterflies Alive! exhibit Saturday, May 24. As the abundance of wild butterflies declines, museum staff and volunteers hope visitors come away with a meaningful message from th…

Countless butterflies were set loose by a tornado at the Saint Louis Zoo. Here's how staff recaptured them

Saint Louis Zoo staff swiftly rescued butterflies from a dome damaged by a historic tornado. Tornado hit the Mary Ann Lee Butterfly Wing, breaking plexiglass panels.