After a week long residence at Bernheim, we’re inviting visitors to join us in releasing the butterflies. Beginning at 11 a.m., you will have the opportunity to choose a butterfly from the dome and release it back into its natural environment. Be sure to bring a camera to capture this one of a kind hands […]
Lunch & Learn: The Art of Butterflying
Practice the delicate art of butterfly observation with Bernheim’s butterfly expert, who has raised and released hundreds of butterflies over the years. Join in on the fun and learn tips to make you more skilled at this delightful art. Bernheim Lunch & Learn programs are designed for adults who enjoy spending time outdoors with others […]
Bernheim at 90: Bringing Bernheim Home with You
Every place you visit and love becomes a part of you. You might say that those places go home with us. They become, as Bernheim’s Education Director Whitney Wurzel likes to say, part of our hearts’ geography. Loved places shape the way we see the world. They add focus and heighten awareness to our own […]
Find art in nature, butterfly species
Source: The News Enterprise July 5, 2018 Art can be found in many places, including nature. As a part of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest’s Lunch and Learn program, adults can learn all about butterflies, how they fit into the natural world and how they add to the artistic landscape of nature. The program is […]
Tagging Monarchs Year 2
For the second year in a row, Bernheim staff tagged monarchs on their fall migration to Mexico. 100 monarch were tagged from mid-September to mid-October in the arboretum and the natural areas. Fifty-one of the monarch were males, and forty-nine were females. Olivia Belk, who is part of our education team, tagged several of the […]