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Conservation Garden, displays a “bug hotel” that shelters native bee pollinator species. The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners also organize public events at the site including their annual “Wings in the Park” celebration (see related story, p. 10), tours, and (new this year) a “Second Sundays” series of walks and talks. The Snetsinger Butterfly Garden has exerted an impact throughout the State College community, well beyond the Master Gardener group. At the site itself, over fifty Community Stewards do projects in various corners of
the Snetsinger Butterfly Garden. On any given day one might find a Girl Scout troop earning merit badges; students from the State High Wild Dream Team learning about the butterfly life cycle; individuals from neighboring homes learning how to adopt practices for their home gardens. Pam Ford said the Community Steward program was born from an outgrowth of the “Tom Sawyer effect.” “People would come by and say, ‘Hey, that looks fun. Can I help?’” Ford said. These community members became known as Community Stewards, who receive guidance and even plants from the
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A Monarch butterfly alights on a flower at the Snetsinger Butterfly Garden.
Photo by Steve Conaway
The Snetsinger Butterfly garden attracts not just pollinators, but photographers eager to catch the insects in motion.
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