American Lady on Zinnia. Credit: Fred Goodwin
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport will be humming with indoor and outdoor activity on Saturday, August 7, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., with its Butterflies and Blossoms Free-for-All.
Come to Joppa Flats for everything you’ve wanted to know about butterflies, moths, caterpillars, and the plants they see as food, but that we think of as pretty flowers. Staff members and volunteers will provide helpful information, hands-on learning, and several family-friendly activities, including lessons in backyard science, craft projects, exercises in critter collecting, and presentations about the life cycles of caterpillars. Are there critters in your own back yard that you can’t identify? Bring them to Joppa on August 7, or bring in a photo, and the staff will do their best to help. As a special feature, Hodgie’s Ice Cream will be onsite selling frozen treats.
The free activities for adults and families will be held all day, rain or shine. Preregistration is not required. All ages are welcome.
The Massachusetts Audubon Society is the largest conservation organization in New England, concentrating its efforts on protecting the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, located at One Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport, is a natural history education and visitor center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 to 4. Call 978-462-9998 for additional information about programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org.
