Fluttering, buzzing and humming of flying butterflies and bugs - do you want to hear or see that?? How about having the soft tickle of tiny little legs on your arms and hands?? Well that's just some of the really cool things you will get to see, observe and touch at Nevada Bugs & Butterflies!!
Come out to the butterfly and science center so you can meet Tessie the Tortoise as she slowly comes out of her house to chomp on some flowers and leaves. Go inside the Butterfly House to have all them whimsically fly around you as if playing a game of tag as you get lost in the beauty of their magical wings and colors. Don't forget to look among the foliage you just may see a caterpillar or too before they cocoon and turn into one of these winged beauties.
Take a stroll on the interactive science center path to learn about the indigenous plants of our area and Nevada. Then finish with the wonderful volunteers to learn all kinds of amazing things about butterflies and see up close and personal some different bugs such as: caterpillars, crickets, hissing cockroaches or a centipede with all of it's legs to walk on your hand. That's just some of the amazing things you will find at FREE outdoor facility here at the Nevada Bugs & Butterflies.
We were so glad that we found this magical place and that they graciously excepted donations if you so desired (they have donation boxes set up on the property). This was a stop for us prior to our visit to Pacific Grove, CA for the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary and found out from one of the founders (Cynthia) that was on site that day that they take part of tagging Monarch Butterflies for the migration each year (be sure to check out their website so you can be apart of that - http://nevadabugs.org/). She shared with us her research on the butterflies, what got her and husband to put this beautiful sanctuary together and what was in store for them in the future. We look forward to seeing them expand to something bigger and that more people will get out and enjoy the beauty of Nevada Bugs & Butterflies. We also found out that they welcome small groups and have had homeschool kids come for private tours - NOW THAT'S AWESOME!
We had an amazing experience with the volunteers making sure to come out while we were enjoying the outdoor facilities to answer any questions we had and share with us information about the habitat, butterflies, tortoises and we really enjoyed our time there. I would say make the trek out, it's not as far as you think (heck we live in Carson City so what's your excuse). Pack up the kids , or in our case GET IN THE CAR and GO find out about some awesome, beautiful things that are right here in Nevada - Bugs & Butterflies!! Happy Yelping Everyone!! read more