Releasing live butterflies creates memories to last a lifetime. Make your next event unforgettable!
Credentials:
Linda Marchman, owner of Social
Butterflies, has raised butterflies for
nine years. She is a director of the
Association for Butterflies, a member of
the International Butterfly Breeders
Association, the Butterfly Society of
Virginia and is a Certified Master
Gardener. She has a M.Ed. in Educational
Administration and Supervision and has
taught students of all ages about the
wonder of butterflies.
She has given presentations to many
diverse groups, including service clubs,
AARP groups, home-schooled students,
retirement communities, libraries,
garden clubs and many others. She
recently was a speaker at
the Maymont Home & Garden Show in
Richmond, VA.
Butterfly Presentations for Groups
Educational Programs for All Ages!
- Elementary schools
- Home schooled students
- Senior adults
- Butterflies & Plants ~ An Essential Relationship
- Butterfly gardening "Attract 10 or more species to your yard"
- Magical Monarchs and other Social Butterflies
- Fall Monarch tagging programs
Most programs include a colorful PowerPoint presentation. For younger students, hands-on activities
are included. Topics for all groups include lifecycle information, little-known butterfly facts, identifying
species, and live and preserved specimens for viewing. A live butterfly release may be
included for an extra charge. Let us know what you want!
If travel is required outside the Charlottesville, VA area, 49 cents/mile will be assessed for round trip.
Please call for details. Prices for presentations begin at $95.00. Program usually is one hour.
Discounts available for booking two presentations that are scheduled in the same day.
Fall Monarch tagging: During the month of September, we will bring live monarchs to be individually
tagged and released to fly to their overwintering sites in Mexico. Includes a butterfly program with
PowerPoint show, migration info and environmental issues discussion.

