As we gear up for this month’s Pollinator Palooza — happening on Earth Day 2023, April 22 — we wanted to look back on the fun during the 2021 Butterfly Bonanza & Pollinator Pals event!
Beekeeper Mike Mendez presents the audience a live demo of a beehive and insight into beekeeping tools
Visitor releasing a butterfly into the Science Mill garden (live butterfly release is happening this year too!)
Michelle Camara from Southern Wildlife Rehab, who helped 6,000 injured bats after Winter Storm Uri, shares her expertise with the help of real bat specimens
Humans and the rest of the living beings on Earth depend on the essential ecological function that is pollination — which is why we think it’s worth honoring it every year. Join us during this year’s Pollinator Palooza where you learn about this fantastic process through hands-on activities like a butterfly release, a wildflower seed bomb workshop, and more!
So if you’re looking for unique or fun things to do in Austin or San Antonio, consider making the short drive to Johnson City to explore something new this month.
Reserve your tickets online — slots for the butterfly release are limited, so make sure to grab them! — or buy them at the door.