Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden

Do you ever wonder about the butterfly visitors that come to your garden? This presentation will teach you all about six different local butterflies (including the Monarch butterfly) using photos of their different life stages (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult). The caterpillar host plants and adult nectar plants will also be discussed so that you know how to attract these butterflies to your garden! 

About the Presenter

Patti Schildkamp has been a Penn State Master Gardener since the spring of 2016 and a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist since 2021. She certified her landscape as a Penn State Pollinator-Friendly Garden; an Audubon Society of Western PA Backyard Habitat (Hero Status); and a Monarch Watch Waystation. She is also an independent member of the Westmoreland Pollinator Partners. She is still continuously learning about plants and insects, especially native plants that attract pollinators and the importance of all beneficial insects to improve our ecosystem.

Plan Your Visit

This program will be held in the Museum classroom at West Overton Village. Accessing the classroom requires stairs and we are currently fundraising for an elevator. Please register for the program in advance.

About this Program

This educational program is part of our Restoring Native Plants and Historic Gardens initiative.

Restoring Native Plants and Historic Gardens at West Overton Village and Museum was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program Environmental Stewardship Fund under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation administered through the Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s Laurel Highlands Mini Grant Program.