Butterfly House Workshop

Iowa State University Extension

Butterflies need protection at times, invite butterflies to seek refuge in your backyard with a butterfly house made by you! Master Gardener Intern Wayne VanMersbergen will guide you as you build yours at this workshop. The house features a hinge and latch to allow you to maintain roosting materials inside the house for the visitors. Participants will paint/protect the hours on their own after the workshop.

The workshop will be held at the Mahaska County Extension Office Auditorium Tuesday March 26; 6:30-8:30 pm and is open to the public. Younger participants who register for this workshop are asked to have an adult along to help them. Observers are welcome to attend the workshop. Registration and payment are required by March 12. Cost is $10. The fees for service will be used to offset direct expenses and to support the Agriculture and Natural Resources County Extension Program.

Attendees with access to a cordless drill are asked to bring it to the workshop.

Mahaska County Master Gardeners are celebrating their sixteenth year. The local program organized after the county held their first training. The educational volunteer program, sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, provides current, research based, home horticulture information and education to the citizens of Iowa through programs and projects. Master Gardeners receive horticulture training, and volunteer to promote a mission of education and service. The program is open to anyone 18 or older with an interest in gardening and a willingness to use their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to make a positive impact on their local community.

More information about this and other horticulture events can be found at the ISU Extension and Outreach – Mahaska County Office; 212 North I Street; Oskaloosa Phone 641-673-5841; and www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yardgarden.htm or email striegel@iastate.edu.