Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium

Guest experience: butterfly pavilion plays a special role in the community for hundreds of thousands of children and adults in our region. Since the butterfly pavilion opened, we have welcomed nearly 5 million visitors and helped them create memorable, fun, hands-on experiences with invertebrates. Every year, over 350,000 guests are introduced to the incredible diversity of invertebrate life and gain an appreciation for the importance of these creatures. Learners of all ages are immersed in a tropical conservatory with thousands of butterflies, hold a friendly tarantula, and touch marine invertebrates. Through interactive exhibits, visitors discover how our lives are dependent on invertebrates and are inspired to do their part in protecting these invaluable animals.

Education: butterfly pavilion typically reaches over 115,000 lifelong learners, including over 60,000 students annually through field trips, outreach, and virtual programs. Butterfly pavilion has become a regional leader in hands-on science and ecology education for pre-k-12 learners. We bring school curriculum alive through play, project-based learning, and in-depth scientific explorations. In addition, we cultivate a culture of conservation through afterschool enrichment programs, family nature clubs, youth day camps, adult interpretive programs, and volunteer community science projects. Our educational programs are designed to build awareness and appreciation for invertebrates and to help develop a sound, scientific understanding of their role in our ecosystems.

Environmental and ecological services: from pollinator-promoting commercial, residential, and industrial landscape design and build, to pollinator district certifications, pollinator habitat certifications, bragworthy backyard gardens, and productive honeybee hive rentals, these programs increase value, aesthetics, and create more balance between us and these tiny giants.