PHOTOS — Butterfly release highlights Earth Day fun at Shangri La Botanical Gardens
Published 6:48 am Monday, April 22, 2024
Kelly Poole, Addison Poole, 3, and Bailey Mumfor, 8, enjoy the fun at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
The team at Shangri La Botanical Gardens gets the crowd involved. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Attendees go through Shangri La Botanical Gardens. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
The team at Shangri La Botanical Gardens gets the crowd involved. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
A crowd shows up to the Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
“It’s a day designed to get outside, enjoy the gardens, participate in family-friendly activities ...” —Katie Krantz, Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center associate director (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Earth Day at Eco-Fest features butterfly releases throughout the day. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Earth Day at Eco-Fest features butterfly releases throughout the day. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Kyo Field, 6, gets ready to release a butterfly. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Leevi Kirksey, 2, gets ready to release a butterfly. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Ronan Watters, 11, released a butterfly at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Blair Ann, 11, shows off her butterfly flair. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Karen Leonard celebrates Earth Day at Eco-Fest in Orange. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
Abby Williams, 11, shows off her hula hoop skills. (Randy Strong/Orange Leader)
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A crowd packed Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center on Saturday to celebrate Earth Day at Eco-Fest.
Butterfly releases and a vendor market matched with a pet food and supply drive.
Katie Krantz, Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center associate director, says Three butterfly releases allowed attendees to introduce more than 1,500 essential pollinators into the garden space.
New this year was the pet food and supply drive benefiting the animal shelters in the cities of West Orange, Orange and Pinehurst.
Shangri La includes 250-plus acres of outdoor oasis along the waterways of the Adams Bayou that combine botanical gardens and an education nature center.
Located at 2111 West Park Avenue in Orange, Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center is open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Entrance to Shangri La Gardens is free of charge.
For more information call 409-670-9113 or visit shangrilagardens.org.
