Butterfly and Related Links
     
"The Norfolk Botanical Garden Bristow Butterfly Garden".  The 2-acre Bristow Butterfly Garden provides a habitat to attract and support butterflies and moths during all stages of their life cycle. Within the garden you will find a swallowtail and monarch nursery, nectar garden, moonlight garden and butterfly bush collection   http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org

 "The Virginia Zoo Butterfly Garden"- nature-friendly gardening practices encourage the butterfly garden to flourish without poisoning its guests.   http://www.virginiazoo.org/horticulture/garden_butterfly.php 

 "The Butterfly House" - shares basic tips on creating surefire gardens for attracting butterflies.   http://www.butterflyhouse.org 

 

 "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Dismal Swamp" - very good site on the Great Dismal Swamp.  http://greatdismalswamp.fws.gov  

 

 "Monarch Watch - Butterfly Gardening" - a teacher's guide to creating a school garden.  http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/guide.htm
 "The Butterfly Website"  This site describes itself as "a complete guide to butterflies".  http://butterflywebsite.com

 

 

"University of Kentucky - How to Make a Butterfly Garden"  This site provides a basic guide to plants.  http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef006.htm

"North American Butterfly Association" is an informative site through the North American Butterfly Association.  It has many menu choices.  What do you call a group of butterflies?  Look at the web site for the answer!  http://www.naba.org

"United States Department of Agriculture".  Need information on plants? Visit this site for useful information, pictures, or download a plant checklist.  Lots of data here.  http://plants.usda.gov
 

 

"Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy" was founded in 1995 and is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization.  Loudoun Wildlife :  Offers speaker programs  in local experts speak on topics ranging from reptiles to hummingbirds to cougars.  Field trips to local parks and sanctuaries that include bird walks, wildflower identification, butterfly and dragonfly walks among others. Long-standing habitat and species monitoring programs including stream monitoring, annual butterfly counts and bird counts and an amphibian monitoring program.  Also partner with the Virginia Bluebird Society to offer bluebird nestbox monitoring at trails across Loudoun.  Provide habitat restoration projects.  Contact the Conservancy at www.loudounwildlife.org.

 

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