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National Butterfly Center Announces the North American Butterfly Photo Contest
(Mission, TX) As part of the 18th Annual Texas Butterfly Festival, the National Butterfly Center has announced a very special addition: the North American Butterfly Photo Contest! The contest is open to everyone in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and accepts digital photos of live, free-flying butterflies taken from October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013. It’s easy to enter and an enjoyable pursuit; so pick your best shots from last fall and plan to take more through this summer, because your photo could be chosen in this juried competition.
'Meet the Creatures' Earth Day Celebration at the National Butterfly Center
(Mission, TX) Meet the Creatures that make South Texas so colorful and wonderful at the National Butterfly Center's Earth Day celebration, Saturday, April 20, from 10 AM – 2 PM.
"In addition to butterflies and birds, the NBC is home to an abundance of animals," states Marianna Trevino-Wright, Executive Director. "Earth Day is the perfect day for everyone to Come see why we say: You never know what you'll see at the NBC!"
From tarantulas and horned toads, to Texas Indigoes and bobcats, a tremendous variety of insects, reptiles and mammals may be encountered in this 100 acre park, on any given day. For this reason, adults and children are invited to explore the gardens and hunt the Hackberry Trail, to discover the cool and creepy critters that inhabit this special section of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Wildlife Conservation Corridor.
Texas Quilt Museum Announces Call for Entries in Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Works
(Georgetown, TX) The Texas Quilt Museum recently announced a national contest for original works titled, Butterflies and Their Beautiful Kin. Inspired by the mission and purpose of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, this juried exhibition of contemporary quilts seeks to showcase the skill and creativity of talented textile artists across the country, while advancing a message of conservation.
Sandra SIDER, consulting curator of the Texas Quilt Museum explains, "When a friend shared American Butterflies magazine with me, I was surprised to learn there was a national organization committed to saving wild butterflies. I visited the National Butterfly Center's website, and was awestruck by the beautiful photos of butterflies, birds and other wildlife that inhabit this small preserve in deep South Texas. I marveled at how each creature is a work of art: colorful, unique and masterfully crafted, just like our quilts. That's when we knew what the theme of this year's call would be!"
Project WILD Class to be Held at National Butterfly Center
(Mission, TX) The National Butterfly Center is hosting a Project WILD certification class Saturday, May 4, from 9AM – 3:30PM. This environmental education workshop, sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife, provides professional development and valuable resources for teachers and informal educators, with activities that may be integrated into the instruction of core academic subjects and adapted to all grade levels.
CostCo Supports Composting at the National Butterfly Center
(Mission, TX) Costco Wholesale Corporation, the world's premier membership warehouse for business and personal shoppers, is creating change in our community by partnering with the National Butterfly Center to compost spoiled fruits and vegetables.
Although CostCo typically disposes of foods in this condition differently, the organization has agreed to donate plant products that are rotting or out-of-date, and unsuitable for human consumption, to the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. This flagship project of the North American Butterfly Association is cultivating 100 acres of gardens and wildscape along the Rio Grande River, as preserve habitat for butterflies, birds, and other species.
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