| We offer a wide range of subjects and presentation materials for events including: Master Gardeners Flower and Garden Shows Libraries & Plant Nurseries Garden or Camera Clubs Nature Preserves and Parks Conservatories & Zoos Wildlife Conferences Schools and Universities Our presentations can include the following for any age group: Power point slide show * book signing and sales * live insects (seasonal) * how to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your pesticide-free garden * educational display setups * insect specimens for show and tell * question and answer session * tips on how to photograph insects in your own garden and in the wild * habitat conservation and wildlife interaction in healthy habitats * the life cycle stages of butterflies and other insects * identification of host and nectar plants and why they are so important * instructions on how to hand raise your own butterflies and insects for fun and education * the importance of focusing on native plantings to preserve and support our native insect populations We customize our presentations for your event. |
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| Old Shows |
| 2006 Cincinnati Flower Show Coney Island |
| 2006 Loveland Spring Garden Party Loveland, Ohio elementary school |
| 2006 Art in the Garden Tour Mason, Ohio |
| 2006 Earthscapes Nursery Loveland, Ohio |
| 2006 Erlanger Library Erlanger, Ky |
| 2006 Farbach Werner Nature Preserve 3455 Poole Road (Ohio) |
| 2006 Highfield Discovery Garden Springfield Pike (Ohio) |
| Upcoming Shows |
Drop us a line if you would like to schedule us for a nature presentation, butterfly show-and-tell, or book signing *fees are determined on an individual basis, Negotiable honorarium plus travel costs admin@butterflynature.com or contact us here with your request |
| 2006 Cincinnati Wild Ones What a fun garden tour! |
| 2007 Wild Ones National Conference Mount St. John's campus~Dayton, Ohio |
| 2007 5th Annual Gardening Conference Crawford County Master Gardeners University of Illinois Extension |
| 2007 The Cincinnati Flower Show Coney Island |
| 2007 Erlanger Branch Library Erlanger, Ky |
| 2007 Book signing @ Barnes & Noble Newport on the Levee, Ky |
| 2007 Annual Butterfly Show Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2007 The Butterfly House Whitehouse, Ohio |
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| 2007 Ohio Lepidopterists Society Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio |
| 2008 Princeton High School Princeton, Indiana |
| 2008 South Eastern Reading Council Olney, Illinois |
| 2008 Clark County REMC ~ Sellersburg, IN Purdue Univ. Master Gardeners Advanced Training Workshop |
| 2008 Cox Arboretum Dayton, Ohio |
| 2008 Oaklyn Branch Library ~ Evansville, IN |
| 2008 Terrace Park Country Club ~ Milford, OH Butterfly presentation for members only |
| 2008 Books by the Banks Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati |
| 2008 The Compassionate Friends National Conference Sheraton Music City Hotel ~ Nashville, TN |
| 2009 Northern Kentucky Master Gardeners Alexandria, Ky |
| 2009 Midwest Native Plant Conference presented by Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones Dayton, Ohio |
| 2009 Tippecanoe County, Purdue University Master Gardeners ~ Garden Expo |
| 2010 Compassionate Friends Regional Conference Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, KY |
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| 2011 Wabash Valley Master Gardeners Spring Seminar Terre Haute, IN |
| No other shows for 2010 since we are busy writing our second book about insect life cycles |
| 2011 Springhouse Gardens Nicholasville, KY |
| Saturday Jan. 28, 2012 Crawford County Master Gardeners "A Winter Day in the Garden" Conference Lincoln Trail College - Illinois |
| 2011 Compassionate Friends Regional Conference Frankfort, KY |
| 2011 Books by the Banks festival Duke Energy Center - Cincinnati, OH |
| 2011 Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve Cincinnati, OH |
| Saturday March 24, 2012 Civic Garden Center - Cincinnati, OH 10am - noon hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones Cincinnati Wild Ones |
| April 19 - 21, 2012 Midwest Homeschool Convention Duke Energy Center - Cincinnati, OH 19th (6pm-9pm), 20th (9:30am-8:30pm), 21st (9:30am-5:30pm) look for the BUTTERFLY NATURE booth www.cincinnatihomeschoolconvention.com |
| Saturday March 10, 2012 "Pesticide-free gardening for butterflies" Madison County Master Gardeners Advanced Training day approved for 6 education hours! Alexandria, Indiana 10:15 - 11:15 am Madison County 4-H fairgrounds |
| Learning Today to Care About Tomorrow |
| Elementary school teachers click HERE |
| Tuesday May 22, 2012 "Butterfly Gardening" Walton Branch Library 7pm - 8:30pm 21 South Main, Walton, KY 41094 |
| Tuesday April 17, 2012 "Butterfly Gardening" Erlanger Branch Library 7pm - 8:30pm 401 Kenton Lands Rd. Erlanger, KY 41018 |
| Wednesday April 25, 2012 "Butterfly Gardening" Boone County Public Library Main branch 7pm - 8:30pm 1786 Burlington Pike, Burlington, KY 41015 |
| Tuesday June 5, 2012 "Making Nature Fun" Boone County Public Library Lents branch 6:30pm - 8:00pm 3215 Cougar Path, Hebron, KY 41048 |
| Saturday June 2, 2012 Meet the authors, butterfly show-and-tell Wild Birds Unlimited store 1 - 3 pm 4987 Houston Rd. Florence, KY 41042 |
| Saturday June 16, 2012 Meet the authors, butterfly show-and-tell Wild Birds Unlimited store 1 - 3 pm 152 North Locust Hill Drive Lexington, KY 40509 |
| Saturday June 9, 2012 Meet the authors, butterfly show-and-tell Wilson Nurseries store 10 am 3690 East-West Connector Rte 676 Frankfort, KY 40601 www.wilsonnurseriesky.com |