Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation president Anita Camacho and other experts will talk at USF Botanical Gardens in Tampa, Florida on June 28, 2025. Credit: Photo via USF Botanical Gardens

The University of South Florida Botanical Gardens is encouraging Tampeños to touch some grass… and protect the insects that nurture its growth.

Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation president Anita Camacho and other experts will talk this weekend about how important bee and butterfly conservation starts in our backyards.

Goods from the garden’s plant shop will be 10% off all day, with sales directly supporting its conservation efforts. Attendees can see these efforts firsthand with tours of the garden’s pollinator collections.

It’s $5 to get into. the Pollinator Open House happening Saturday, June 28 at SF Botanical Gardens in Tampa.
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This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2025.