Butterfly Festival & Green Fair
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR WATERSHED
Enjoy fun for the whole family at the Butterfly Festival & Green Fair at the Watershed Reserve! The day’s fun includes naturalist-guided tours of the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House, live entertainment, local food, children’s activities and an array of demonstrations and exhibits about the environment. Visit the Conservation, Advocacy, Science and Education Enviro-Zones to learn how you can protect clean water and the environment at home and in your town!
Saturday August 13, 2011
10 AM – 4 PM
Watershed Reserve
$5 per person, $15 per carload
Parking is generously provided at Bristol-Myers Squibb on Titus Mill Road. For your safety, shuttles are provided from the parking area to the Festival; no pedestrian travel is permitted between the parking garage and the Watershed Reserve. Please turn off all imaging equipment while parking and riding the shuttle, per requirements of our parking host Bristol-Myers Squibb – make sure cameras or video recorders are turned off with lens caps on and all camera-enabled cell phones and other devices are stowed away in a pocket, handbag or backpack.
No pets, please! Sorry, no animals are permitted in the parking area or at the Watershed Reserve the day of the Festival. Handicap parking and assistance animals are allowed on the Watershed Reserve with appropriate identification. Please call (609) 737-3735 for directions and access.
Butterfly Hat and Costume Parade
Get into the Butterfly Festival spirit and design your own butterfly hat or costume. Children and adults are welcome to participate. Sign up at the Festival’s Information booth between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The parade will begin at the Main Stage at 12:45 p.m.
Butterfly Festival Clothesline Art Gallery
New this year!! Check our guidelines and submit your artwork to Allison Jackson
Volunteer
Have fun, get into the Festival for free and get a free T-shirt! Volunteer at the Butterfly Festival. Volunteers are needed for preparation and event day support! You must be at least 14 years of age to volunteer. Contact Nancy Apple at (609) 737-3735 x28 for more information.
Corporate Sponsors
Special thanks to 11th Annual Butterfly Festival corporate sponsors Bloomberg, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PSEG, and Tyco.
Events
Feb. 2: Adventures at the ‘Brook
Are you a girl who loves the outdoors and wants to learn more about Girl Scouting in central NJ? Join Girl Scouts of Central & Southern NJ (GSCSNJ) at the Watershed Reserve for a 5-part outdoor adventure. Register now for any (or all) of the exciting monthly activities – your first adventure is a nocturnal owl prowl on the Reserve trails! Registration is exclusively through GSCSNJ. Learn more!
Spotlight
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