Flint Hills Discover Center
Manhattan, Kan. – The Flint Hills Discovery Center (FHDC) will host a Butterfly Release Party on Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM with insect education programs running from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
The release party is being held in celebration of the Rainforest Adventure exhibit and Butterfly House’s last day at the Discovery Center.
Insect activities for all ages will run throughout the day to include Butterfly Bingo, a Monarch craft and kids games on the terrace. Blueville Nursery will be raffling off plants to take home during a plant giveaway.
Staff members will release butterflies into the wild at 2:00 PM on the rooftop terrace of the Discovery Center.
The Flint Hills Discovery Center will also recognize its inclusion as the latest Monarch Waystation. This program from Monarch Watch recognizes places that provide resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations and sustain their migration.
Regular admission rates apply.
To learn more about the Butterfly Release Party at the Flint Hills Discovery Center, visit www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/butterflyrelease, call 785-587-2726 or visit 315 S. 3rd St. in Manhattan.