by Jessica Reed | Aug 2, 2023 | Greenscape Committee
Neighbors gathered in the Pocket Park on August 2nd to release the first Monarch Butterfly raised by the Monarch Project volunteers. The female butterfly, fostered by Sharon, flew out of her mesh enclosure and up into a Redbud tree over our heads. She then pumped her...
by Jessica Reed | Jul 19, 2023 | Uncategorized, Greenscape Committee
This Saturday’s event was great, thanks to all who came out. We distributed cages and plant plugs 🌱 learned how to spot eggs and looked at it under the microscope 🔬 learned how to care for caterpillars as you start finding them this month ❤ and four people went...
by Jessica Reed | Jul 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Join the Midtown Monarch group in the Pocket Park this Saturday at 10am for our next event. We’ll be talking about how to identify eggs, care for your caterpillars, and distribute our butterfly raising kits. Our milkweed plugs are in as well so think about where...
by Jessica Reed | Jun 25, 2023 | Greenscape Committee
We are excitedly awaiting the arrival of Monarch butterflies to Midtown Brandywine sometime in July! In the mean time we are preparing to greet them with our Milkweed patch in the Pocket Park. Milkweed is their favorite food and the only food the caterpillars eat....