Victoria Beeler is a butterfly enthusiast and enjoys gardening, wildlife, nature, and learning. Recently, she and her family raised Monarchs — from eggs, to caterpillars, to chrysalis, and to emerging butterflies — in an outdoor butterfly garden habitat at home near Atlanta for the first time and then released them into the wild to migrate. It was truly an incredible, inspiring, and transformative experience!
Victoria has written a documentary book about her Monarch experience with raising and releasing them. The book combines photos of the Monarch’s life stages and personal knowledge about Monarchs with the science. Monarchs have also inspired Victoria to give native milkweed seeds as gifts (seeds of hope) to family and friends and Monarch books to children in the community to save and protect Monarchs and continue their legacy.
Monarchs bring joy, hope, and continuity. Nature is a blessing. Planting native milkweed and creating a wildlife habitat are important to helping Monarchs, as well as birds, pollinators, and the ecosystem. It also connects people. All of creation is interconnected and weaves together a unique, dynamic tapestry of life. Victoria hopes that, together, we can spread joy to all and save the Monarchs and wildlife!
This meeting of the NSHM Lep Club will take place in hybrid mode — the presenter will Zoom in from Atlanta, but club members are invited to gather in-person at NHSM. All registrants will receive the Zoom link and passcode.
If you love butterflies and moths, consider joining the NHSM Lep Club. The Lep Club is made up of novice and expert lepidopterists who meet to exchange knowledge and support concerning habitat, threats, food sources, identification, and life cycle of butterflies and moths.
Club meetings encourage a sharing of knowledge for the raising and breeding of moths and butterflies through hands-on lessons and guest speakers. Club members are also involved in outreach in the greater Baltimore community through educational programs and service projects. Most club meetings feature a guest speaker who shares their knowledge on a topic related to moths and butterflies. Meetings also include time to distribute caterpillars and eggs.
To become a member: https://www.marylandnature.org/club-membership/
To learn more about all NHSM Clubs: https://youtu.be/pIA7naRjXws