National Pollinator Month ended with a flurry of activities around the Southwest Region! Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, Regional Director of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service's Southwest Region (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, & Arizona) stopped by Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge in Liberty, Texas on June 30 to close out the month long celebration. Dr. Tuggle and a variety of guests, including Liberty Mayor Carl Pickett, got a first hand look at the Refuge's 5,000 square foot fully accessible butterfly/hummingbird garden which was built and funded by volunteers from the Friends of Trinity River Refuge. Numerous butterflies and large grasshoppers were found throughout the garden. Dr. Tuggle observed the various plant species used as nectar (flowers) for butterflies and hummingbirds or as a food source (leaves) for butterfly and moth caterpillars. Although June is officially National Pollinator Month, you can celebrate pollinators all year!
Learn about Pollinators in the Southwest Region
Learn more about Pollinators
Learn about Monarch butterflies
Visit Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
