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The 2020 Kansas City Garden Symposium is composed of three events spanning two days. A Friday workshop and Banquet with a full day Saturday Symposium. Attend any of the events or attend all three for maximum learning and fun. Register through Feb. 15, 2020 for event discount.

Ready to start a butterfly garden or improve the one you have? If so, come visit us at Monarch Watch in Lawrence, KS for our annual Spring Open House & Plant Fundraiser!

Snowball Hill Prairie Butterfly Count - Harrisonville, MO. There is a $3.00/person fee to participate in official NABA butterfly counts. Contact mail@idaliasociety.org with any questions.

Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary Butterfly Count - North American Butterfly Association (NABA) count. Rain date: Sunday, June 28. There is a $3.00/person fee to participate in this count. Please contact mail@idaliasociety.org with any questions.

Grandview, MO Butterfly Count - North American Butterfly Association (NABA) count.There is a $3.00/person fee to participate in this count. Please contact mail@idaliasociety.org with any questions.

Snowball Hill Prairie Butterfly Count - Harrisonville, MO. There is a $3.00/person fee to participate in this count. Please contact mail@idaliasociety.org with any questions.

Pollinators: The Love Connection - Lenora Larson, KSU Extension Master Gardener. Potluck dinner at 5:30 (please bring a dish to share); Program begins around 6:45.

Best Sightings of 2020 - Share your favorite insect photos! Please bring your photos on a flash drive. Potluck dinner at 5:30 (please bring a dish to share); Program begins around 6:45.