Irvine’s butterfly house is open for its third season! The house will be open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays from 10am – 3pm. Visitors can enjoy learning about butterfly species, behaviors, host plants, and nectar plants while native butterflies flutter around. While the house may not look different on the surface, many changes have… Read more »
By Haley Schanne, 2016-2017 Chesapeake Conservation Corps Member The warm weather is here to stay, and with it a unique and treasured group of animals arrives – the pollinators! Students have the chance to get up close and person (safely!) with the bees and butterflies during Irvine’s Bee-lieve it or Not school field trip from… Read more »
Summer is the time for sunny weather, warm breezes, and beautiful bugs–like butterflies! Irvine’s Butterfly House exhibit is open for its second season, and there’s no better place to get an up close view of some of Maryland’s native winged beauties! Visitors can see a mixture of native nectar and host plants, which provide food… Read more »
After a cool spring and several weeks of rain, the sun has finally returned, bringing with it the promise of summer flowers! Whether you have a large backyard garden or just a few potted plants, the choices you make on what types of flowers to buy and where you get them from can play an… Read more »
This has been a big year for butterflies at Irvine! With the opening of the new butterfly house exhibit, the animal care staff and interns have been busy raising and caring for many different native species, learning a lot along the way. With the approach of fall, our focus has shifted to one species in… Read more »
Guests to Irvine over the past few months may have noticed a new structure being built right outside of our upstairs preschool classroom. After a long planning and preparation process, this will soon be our new native butterfly exhibit! Why butterflies? Not only are these insects colorful and captivating to the eye, they are also an… Read more »
