Join Families in Nature and the Monarch Sanctuary Project for our best Roots and Wings Festival collaboration yet! Enjoy an evening of free family friendly fun, while celebrating the beauty and importance of our Texas state insect, the Monarch Butterfly. Throughout the night we will explore many types of connection: To ourselves, the land, the monarchs and to each other. Come for the whole evening or swing by for your favorite program!
5-6 pm Monarch Mindfulness
Join Forest Therapy Guide, Jo, and Yoga Instructor, Sonia, for an hour of exploring our senses and relaxing our bodies through a monarch inspired forest bathing and intuitive life cycle movement workshop. Bring your own yoga mat, blanket, or borrow one of ours!
6-7:30 pm Gardening For Monarchs Workshop and Education Stations
After connecting to yourself and the nature around you, swing by our demonstration garden space near the playground to get your hands dirty during a hands on native planting workshop. Take home free native nectar and milkweed plants, pick your favorites from our seed bar, explore the world of UV with a flower craft and visit our Monarch Larvae Monitoring Project table for a free monitoring kit!
7:30-8:30 pm “Flight of the Butterflies" Showing
Wind down after a job well done and garden well planted for a showing of the inspiring documentary, “Flight of the Butterflies." Enjoy light refreshments and snacks while lounging on the lawn with comfy blankets and chairs!
This is a bilingual event, featuring Spanish speaking staff, resources and movie captions.
Rain date is Sunday, Oct. 22nd from 5-9pm.