SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3: The Arboretum grounds are open. However, the entrance and parking lot are closed. Please park on the street.
"The most common way gardeners attempt to connect with insects is by planting for butterflies. It is a noble idea... Sadly, the execution of this enterprise is so often directed by misinformation that we end up having fewer butterflies than we started with."
-Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home
Yes, we are! A "Monarch Waystation" that is. After researching about the Monarch Waystation program, I discovered that we already had a designated ID #, which means we have been a waystation for quite some time. We are station #194 on the www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/ monarch map. Annually we have seen the monarch and her eggs and the caterpillar on our milkweed plants.
This spring/summer we introduced a 3-part series on sustainability in partnership with Ciel Power LLC and Green Summit NJ: a discussion panel about climate change and the effect on New Jersey’s water supply, an ethical fashion show, and a third event to be announced this fall.
We’d like to keep the conversation and informatio...