Conservation Day on Bidwell Parkway
MEDIA RELEASE
Contact: Audrey Clark
Phone: (716) 247-5004
Email: aclark@gardensbuffaloniagara.com
July 7, 2025
Conservation Day on Bidwell Parkway
Saturday, July 12, 2025
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Butterfly Release at 11:30 a.m.
Join Gardens Buffalo Niagara and Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm for a gathering of conservation organizations and a butterfly release at the Elmwood Village Farmers Market on Bidwell Parkway at Elmwood Avenue. The event is free and open to everyone.
Gardens Buffalo Niagara will bring together conservation organizations from throughout the region. We know that gardening benefits humans. Research informs gardening also supports environmental health, sustainability, and natural harmony in the face of climate change.
The event includes a butterfly release at 11:30 a.m. by Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm. Butterfly releases are always joyful and affirming – bring the kids and whoever needs their spirits lifted!
Learn about local wildlife, birds, pollinators, soil health, composting, and more. There will be something for everyone, including activities for children.
Talk to local environmental organizations and pick up useful information. Participants include:
Black Rock Riverside Alliance
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust
Citizen Coalition for Wildlife and Environment
Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning/Home for the Gnome
Grassroots Gardens
Pelion Garden
The Tool Library
WNY Land Conservancy
Niagara River Greenway
Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District
WNY Environmental Alliance
WILDCARE of WNY
Wild Ones
Cornell Cooperative Extension Erie County Master Gardeners
Erie County Climate Actions
Oakmoss Education
BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media)
UB Department of Environment & Sustainability
Buffalo Sewer Authority
Artists in the Gardens
And more!
Conservation Day is an event produced by Gardens Buffalo Niagara, whose mission is to create more vibrant and beautiful communities by sharing gardens through events like the Garden Art Sale, Garden Walk Buffalo, America’s largest garden tour; the East Side Garden Walk; Tour of Open Gardens on Thursdays and Fridays in July; Urban Farm Day; and promoting the many other garden tours of Buffalo Niagara.
Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s full press kit can be found here.