What's New

October 23, 2025

By Carter Chen

5 Facts about Butterfly Pavilion’s Aquatic Exhibit, Water’s Edge

October 21, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Rebuilding the Forests That Keep Monarchs Flying

October 15, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Wonders of Orb Weavers

October 9, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

4 Facts about Butterfly Pavilion’s Butterflies

October 1, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Fall Planting

September 8, 2025

By Dan

A Bold New Chapter: Butterfly Pavilion and Westminster Unite for the Future

July 23, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

A Glowing Breakthrough

June 16, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Butterflies Are Disappearing—Here’s How You Can Help Save Them

May 30, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Masters of Mimicry

May 2, 2025

By Rachel Zing

Presenting Invertebrates

April 29, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

What is No Mow May?

April 28, 2025

By Dan

Welcoming Our New President and CEO

A Transformational Leader for Butterfly Pavilion’s Next Chapter.

April 11, 2025

By Rachel Zing

What’s Up With Bees?

April 4, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Meet ‘Morph,’ The Monarch Butterfly Sculpture

April 3, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

Migrating Monarch Conservation Gardening

March 25, 2025

By Hannah Hitchcock

From the Ground Up

February 26, 2025

By Rachel Zing

Butterfly Pavilion is Turning 30!

December 20, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

2024: A Year in Butterfly Pavilion’s Gardens

November 26, 2024

By Emily Racine

Left Hand Studios

Gift Shop Vendor Highlight - Left Hand Studios

October 29, 2024

By Jenna Springberg

Monarch Butterflies 101

Monarch Butterflies 101:

October 25, 2024

By Dan

Spiders in Myths and Folklore – En Español

Arañas en Mitos y Folklore

October 21, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Frightening Flora

October 7, 2024

By Jenna Springberg

Spiders in Myths and Folklore

October 6, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Gardens on Spring Creek

September 9, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Our Favorite Fall Pollinators

August 21, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Browse for Bugs!

July 31, 2024

By Kenzie Claflin

From Foliage to Fungus: See Butterfly Pavilion’s Leafcutter Ant Habitat

July 17, 2024

By Kenzie Claflin

Dancing in the Moonlight: Nighttime Activities of Moths

July 9, 2024

By Dan

Aiding Sumatra with the Ketambe Butterfly Farm

June 27, 2024

By Dan

The Buzz About Honey Bee Society

June 25, 2024

By Dan

Wasps: Friend or Foe?

June 17, 2024

By Dan

Butterfly Pavilion and Bureau of Land Management Colorado Collaborate to Research and Conserve Invertebrates

June 6, 2024

By Dan

Master’s of Disguise: How Plants Dress Up for Pollinators

May 30, 2024

By Dan

Beetles and Other Overlooked Pollinator Heroes

May 23, 2024

By Dan

A World Without Pollinators

May 23, 2024

By Dan

Butterfly Pavilion Partners with Ronald McDonald House Offer Families Free Access to Invertebrate Zoo

May 6, 2024

By Jennifer Quermann

Breakthrough Legislation: Colorado Officially Recognizes Invertebrates as Wildlife

May 1, 2024

By Lindsey Hoffman

Impact Beyond the Numbers: How We’re Restoring Urban Prairies

April 30, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Cicada-geddon

April 25, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Trees for Pollinators

April 21, 2024

By Dan

Butterfly Pavilion and BioMed Realty Join Forces to Cultivate Biodiversity at Flatiron Park in Boulder, Colorado

April 13, 2024

By Dan

Fighting to save the Colorado Silverspot Butterfly with Butterfly Pavilion

April 1, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

What You Should Plant This Spring

March 28, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Jump into Conservation: A Q&A with Rich Reading

March 28, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Protecting Spiders with the SWARM Program

February 28, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Invertebrates in STEAM: A Q&A with Sara Stevens

February 28, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Spring Garden Myths

February 27, 2024

By Hannah Hitchcock

Butterfly Pavilion and Colorado State University Announce New Partnership

February 3, 2024

By Emily Racine

What’s Blooming at Butterfly Pavilion this Winter

What's Blooming at Butterfly Pavilion this Winter

January 5, 2024

By Oksanna Wildrick

Metamorphosis – What Does it Mean and Why is it Important?

January 5, 2024

By Oksanna Wildrick

Change Your Landscape for the Better!

August 23, 2023

By Hannah Levinson

Honey Bees and Native Bees – What’s the Difference?

August 11, 2023

By Shae Porter

Humans and Honey Bees – A Relationship Spanning Thousands of Years

August 1, 2023

By Shae Porter

What is a Honey Bee?

July 28, 2023

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Awarded Dragonfly Research Grant

July 7, 2023

By Shae Porter

Honey bee Collapse: What’s going on?

June 29, 2023

By Shae Porter

First Emergence of a Firefly from Colorado Under Human Care

June 23, 2023

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Celebrates Manitou Springs as the World’s First Certified Municipal Pollinator District™

June 16, 2023

By Shae Porter

Why Pollinators Matter

May 26, 2023

By Shae Porter

Pollinator of the Month: Margined Calligrapher

May 17, 2023

By Shae Porter

Miller Moth Migration

February 17, 2023

By Shae Porter

V.I.P.’s: Very Important Pollinators

February 14, 2023

By Shae Porter

How Do Tarantulas Celebrate Valentine’s Day?

February 7, 2023

By Shae Porter

USDA Approves First Ever Vaccine for Honey Bees

January 3, 2023

By Shae Porter

Where Do Insects Go During The Wintertime?

December 8, 2022

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Fluttering in Space!

November 28, 2022

By Shae Porter

The Great Tarantula “Mate-Gration”

November 9, 2022

By Shae Porter

Cultural conservation: extinction of a different kind

It is ultimately our ties with the natural world around us that may push us to save it. By: Shiran Hershcovich, Lepidopterist Manager at Butterfly Pavilion

October 1, 2022

By Emily Racine

Backyard Bug – Tarantula Hawk

Backyard Bug: Join us as we explore our backyards, gardens, and windowsills to learn more about our native Colorado invertebrates!

August 11, 2022

By Shae Porter

Great ready for National Honeybee Day!

July 25, 2022

By Dan

International Union for the Conservation of Nature | Questions & Answers: What You Need to Know

July 1, 2022

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion’s Firefly Lifecycle Project

Butterfly Pavilion aims to understand the husbandry and rearing of fireflies in preparation for restoration of wild populations of fireflies suffering from habitat loss in Colorado.

March 14, 2022

By Shae Porter

Math at The Zoo

February 16, 2022

By Shae Porter

First Annual Butterfly Quest Begins

February 3, 2022

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion has released the 9th Annual Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network (CBMN) Report

February 3, 2022

By Shae Porter

IABES Awards Butterfly Pavilion’s Shiran Hershcovich Newest Board Member!

January 10, 2022

By Shae Porter

Beauty of the Birdwings Begins

December 28, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion mourns the passing of Dr. E.O. Wilson

December 13, 2021

By Shae Porter

IUCN’s First Global Assessment of Dragonflies Found that Many Species Could Face Extinction

November 29, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion’s Firefly Life Cycle Project is Helping to Expand Populations of Colorado Fireflies

November 15, 2021

By Shae Porter

Bumble Bees are in Danger of Extinction. Learn How You Can Join Butterfly Pavilion to Help!

November 10, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Named 2021 Finalist for an Ethics Award

October 25, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Recognized as Silver Level Partner in Environmental Leadership Program

October 11, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion On Channel 2 News!

October 7, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Continues to Help Lead Bioblitz with Colorado State University

September 28, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion’s Gala Press Release

Butterfly Pavilion Celebrates 26 Years of Invertebrate Conservation on Oct. 1 with Gala featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Elizabeth Kolbert

August 2, 2021

By Shae Porter

Farewell Sunshine….

Sunshine, our beloved red-footed tortoise...

April 23, 2021

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Introduces New Pollinator Services for Businesses & Residential Clients Aimed at Reversing Pollinator Population Decline

March 31, 2021

By Shae Porter

From Reactive to Proactive: Changing the Conservation Conversation

January 8, 2021

By Shae Porter

Monarch Populations and the ESA Listing Designation

November 20, 2020

By Shae Porter

Visit Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion and name their newest animal during a one-of-a-kind octopus occasion!

October 21, 2020

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion and Local Hive™ Partnership Yields Limited-Edition Honey

October 9, 2020

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Offering a Safe, Socially-Distanced Trick-or-Treating Experience for Colorado Families this Halloween

Butterfly Pavilion Offering a Safe, Socially-Distanced Trick-or-Treating Experience for Colorado Families this Halloween Season

August 27, 2020

By Shae Porter

Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion Welcomes Dragonflies Reared Under Human Care

August 7, 2020

By Shae Porter

Protecting Insects: a Zoo within a Zoo

July 24, 2020

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Updates Timed-Entry Model to Include Self-Guided Tours

June 9, 2020

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Reopens to the Public June 12 and 13

June 5, 2020

By Shae Porter

Miller Moths In the Front Range

May 27, 2020

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion’s Dr. Rich Reading Honored by Mongolian Government

April 28, 2020

By Shae Porter

What is the difference between an invertebrate and a vertebrate?

What is the difference between an invertebrate and a vertebrate? [With Examples]

April 27, 2020

By Shae Porter

What is a pollinator?

April 27, 2020

By Shae Porter

What is an Invertebrate?

March 11, 2020

By Shae Porter

Celebrating New & Old Life at Butterfly Pavilion

March 2, 2020

By Shae Porter

World Spider Day At Butterfly Pavilion

February 20, 2020

By Shae Porter

Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion Celebrates 25 Years of Conservation in 2020

January 29, 2020

By Shae Porter

Livestream Programs: Uncovering Colorado’s Coral Connection

January 29, 2020

By Shae Porter

Corals in Crisis: Saving America’s Barrier Reef

January 6, 2020

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Farming: Expanding Global Conservation Efforts While Bringing the Tropics to Colorado

January 2, 2020

By Shae Porter

How to Grow a Conservationist

December 27, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Achieves Milestone in Serving Pollinators

October 30, 2019

By Shae Porter

Join Butterfly Pavilion for Halloween Trick-or-Treating

October 28, 2019

By Shae Porter

Virtual Learning: Making Connections through Conservation Education

October 3, 2019

By Shae Porter

Pollination Celebration 2019

October 1, 2019

By Shae Porter

You are cordially invited to Butterfly Pavilion’s Bugtober Masquerade!

August 20, 2019

By Shae Porter

Your Beekeeping Questions, Answered

August 13, 2019

By Shae Porter

Three Colorado Organizations – Teakoe, Local Hive™ and Butterfly Pavilion – Brew Up Plan to Protect Pollinators

July 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Bring Butterfly Pavilion to Your Classroom this Fall

July 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Grow a Pollinator Sanctuary

July 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Peacock Mantis Shrimp “Chuck Smashty” Arrives at Butterfly Pavilion for its big zoo debut on Saturday!

June 28, 2019

By Shae Porter

Follow Your Nose: A Fragrant Tour of Butterfly Pavilion’s Gardens

June 28, 2019

By Shae Porter

Teaching Toxic Terrors

June 20, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Announces Pollinator District, a New Model for Conservation and Real Estate Development

June 19, 2019

By Shae Porter

Mosquito and Tick Season Survival Guide

May 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterflies at Chatfield Farms: A joint venture between Butterfly Pavilion and Denver Botanic Gardens

May 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Making an Impact for Oceans, Right Here in Colorado

May 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

How to Make Lasting Memories this Summer with the Whole Family

May 24, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Celebrates Pollinator Week with a FREE Outdoor Movie Night, featuring Bee Movie, sponsored by Local Hive™ from Rice’s Honey®

May 23, 2019

By Shae Porter

How a Mistake Became an Opportunity

May 21, 2019

By Shae Porter

6 Unique Things to Do ONLY at Butterfly Pavilion

May 1, 2019

By Shae Porter

Grass Stains are the Goal at Butterfly Pavilion Camps

April 30, 2019

By Shae Porter

Pollen: Friend or Foe?

April 30, 2019

By Shae Porter

Take the Plunge, Become a Beekeeper!

April 3, 2019

By Shae Porter

Celebrate National Volunteer Week with Butterfly Pavilion!

April 1, 2019

By Shae Porter

Crowdsourcing Science: How Everyday Citizens make large-scale Science Possible

March 29, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion: A Second Home for Homeschoolers

March 4, 2019

By Shae Porter

Get to Know Your Neighbors in Butterfly Pavilion’s Newest Exhibit – Colorado Backyard

February 26, 2019

By Shae Porter

Get to Know Your Neighbors in Butterfly Pavilion’s Newest Interactive Exhibit

February 25, 2019

By Shae Porter

Meet Rosie without Leaving your School or Home!

February 25, 2019

By Shae Porter

The Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)

February 20, 2019

By Shae Porter

Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion Weighs in on Insect Population Declines

February 20, 2019

By Shae Porter

A Response to Article: Why insect populations are plummeting – and why it matters

February 11, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterflies and Birthdays

February 1, 2019

By Shae Porter

Monarchs: Are the Numbers Up or Down?

January 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Welcomes New Butterfly & Moth Expert to its Ranks

January 31, 2019

By Shae Porter

Seniors Enrich Butterfly Pavilion through Innovative Employment Program

December 4, 2018

By Shae Porter

Distance Learning: It’s for Everyone, Near & Far

December 3, 2018

By Shae Porter

A Cure for Winter Doldrums

November 28, 2018

By Shae Porter

12 Days of Invertebrates Animal Showcase (and Song!) Comes to Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion This December

November 2, 2018

By Shae Porter

Colorado State University and Butterfly Pavilion Formalize Partnership

CSU and Butterfly Pavilion expand their support of interns and their research impact.

November 2, 2018

By Shae Porter

Inspiring Environmental Stewardship

We're inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards.

October 17, 2018

By Shae Porter

Statement on National Academy of Sciences Study Findings

October 16, 2018

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion on FOX31 Morning News

Visit Colorado's Invertebrate Zoo to see impressive toxic terrors.

October 2, 2018

By Shae Porter

Environmental Education: Making Magical Connections

September 28, 2018

By Shae Porter

Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion Debuts Its New Look

Butterfly Pavilion Launches New Brand and Website

September 25, 2018

By Shae Porter

We Believe in the Power of Invertebrates

September 4, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

Protecting Spiders with the SWARM Program

We work to protect the species others overlook.

August 3, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

The Importance of Nature Play & Family Adventures

Nature is essential to our well-being as humans.

July 13, 2018

By Shae Porter

Summer Events in Full Bloom

Summer Events and Exhibits are in Full Bloom at Colorado's Butterfly Pavilion

July 2, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

Dragonfly Research at High Altitude

Loving Dragonflies at High Altitude

July 2, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

New Media. New Experiences.

It's incredible what a team can pull together with a little bit of passion.

June 20, 2018

By Shae Porter

Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion And Denver’s Edible Beats Restaurant Group Announce New Beehive Partnership

We are proud to establish and manage a beehive in the Edible Beats Restaurant Group's urban garden. We are incredibly happy that honey from our bees, locally sourced will be served at some of Denver's best restaurants like, Root Down, Linger, Ophelia's, Vital Root and El Five.

May 25, 2018

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Statement on Poisoned Bees

As a leader in pollinator conservation, Butterfly Pavilion has a responsibility as stewards of invertebrates and their habitats to find sustainable solutions to the pollinator crisis, through habitat restoration, research, and responsible conscientious pest management practices.

May 7, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

Telling the Untold Story: The Value of Interpreting Invertebrates

The Value of Interpreting Invertebrates

May 7, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

Beekeeping, Pollinator Awareness through Conservation and Education, and Rice’s Honey

Beekeeping, PACE, and Rice's Honey

April 17, 2018

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion Announces Naming Contest for Our New Octopus

Can you come up with the winning name for our Octopus Vulgaris, the common octopus?

April 5, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

Coastal Dunes in California

Did you ever think bugs could save a beach? Well, they can!

March 23, 2018

By Shae Porter

New Survival Exhibit Opens at Butterfly Pavilion on March 24, 2018

Colorado’s only invertebrate zoo, will debut its newest interactive exhibit, Survival, beginning March 24, 2018.

March 22, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

The Mystery of Colorado’s Butterfly Populations

“Where have all the butterflies gone?” is a common question I get when I tell people I study butterflies for a living.

March 2, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

The Value of Citizen Science

Picture a scientist. What is the person wearing? What are they doing? Do you they look anything like you?

February 1, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

Entomophagy: Could Eating Insects Save the World?

Entomophagy is the technical term for eating insects...

February 1, 2018

By Mary Ann Colley

The Urban Prairies Project: Habitat Conservation and Community Wellness

Sometimes, conservation and habitat restoration wind up building community.

January 22, 2018

By Shae Porter

Two Colorado Companies Join Forces to Promote Pollinator Awareness Worldwide

Rice’s® Honey to partner with Butterfly Pavilion’s PACE Initiative to inform consumers about the importance of pollination.

November 1, 2017

By Shae Porter

Butterfly Pavilion to participate in the Colorado Pollinator Summit at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Nov. 2, 2017

One of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators like bees, butterflies and beetles and without them, there would be no fruits, nuts, vegetables, oils or most flowers!