Conservation Day on Bidwell Parkway

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., butterfly release at 11:30 a.m

Join Gardens Buffalo Niagara and Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm for a gathering of conservation organizations and a butterfly release at the Elmwood Village’s Farmers Market on Bidwell Parkway at Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo.

The event is free and open to everyone.

The event includes a butterfly release at 11:30 a.m. by Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm. 

Erie County’s environmental spokesgnome, Frederick Lawn Gnomested, will be in attendance to share information about healthy pesticide-free lawns. There will be opportunities to take photos with Freddie.

Talk to local environmental organizations and pick up useful information. Participants include: 

• Niagara River Greenway
• Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm
• Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District Home for the Gnome
• Pollinator Conservation Association
• Black Rock Riverside Alliance Citizen Coalition for Wildlife and Environment
• WNY PRISM
• The Tool Library
• Grassroots Gardens
• Oakmoss Education
• UB Department of Environment and Sustainability
• Birds on the Niagara
• Environmental Management Council’s Healthy Lawn Campaign for pesticide-free lawns.   
• Erie County composting programming 
• Master Gardeners will also have some additional focus on reducing lawns and replacing with pollinator gardens.

Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s  mission is to create more vibrant and beautiful communities by sharing gardens with events like the Buffalo Style Garden Art Sale, Tours of Open Gardens in July, East Side Garden Walk, Garden Walk Buffalo, Urban Farm Day, and the Children’s Garden Festival.