A gift that shows how much you care

Whether you adopt-a-butterfly for yourself, a friend or a loved one, you will be helping secure a safer future for endangered butterflies.

Butterflies are essential pollinators that are now threatened by human acitivities and development. By adopting a butterfly with STEP, you are enabling us to continue to support butterfly conservation projects in different communities across our country.

For each ten dollars donated STEP members will plant 10 host food plants for an endangered butterfly species throughout different communities participating in the STEP program. Very few butterflies are as common as they once were. More and more of our landscapes are being built over with asphalt. Host plants are classified as ‘weeds’ and are either being torn out or sprayed with poisons for manicured lawns which as often as not destroy both plant and butterfly. Continue Reading This Article…

“THE WING THING”

BUTTERFLY ART CONTEST

STEP is a not for profit organization, calling artists to participate in “The Wing Thing”, to benefit STEP programs and The Chrysalis Conservation Courtyard. The Chrysalis Conservation Courtyard, to be located on the campus of Hilton Head Island High School, will include: story-time benches, an outdoor classroom, a secret garden of discovery, and trellises full of host plants for butterflies – all designed for promoting the importance of conservation in our community.

The Chrysalis Conservation Courtyard will encourage caring young people to inspire younger students with positive life skills, while creating a successful life for themselves as they learn to protect the planet.

ART COLLECTOR OPPORTUNITY!

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