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Lessons & Reflections from the National Butterfly Center

“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”

—Frank Herbert, Dune

I did not come into this job, this role, at the National Butterfly Center, as a conservationist, per se. Believing in the mission of the organization and the vision of Dr. Glassberg, I chose to come on board to contribute my expertise in business development and communications toward the goals of making this nonprofit project a sustainable enterprise. 

In my first few years, we achieved some remarkable things.  We planted many seeds, literally and figuratively, and watched them grow. It has been incredibly rewarding to watch ideas germinate, relationships blossom and dreams of wild things come to fruition.

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'Molotov' Moments with Marianna

Lessons & Reflections from the National Butterfly Center

Have you ever been near a wildfire? Witnessed it blaze? Inhaled the smoke or stood in a shower of softly wafting ash?

Seemingly indiscriminate and unstoppable, the encroaching flames lap and hiss at the grasses that catch and the logs that crackle.  

Fire creeps and sparks jump as wildlife slithers and scurries away seeking shelter anywhere but here, where the conflagration advances.

We’ve had two wildfires in my six years at the National Butterfly Center, and I am sure we will have more. Wildfire is a natural phenomenon, except when it’s not; like when it starts with a careless cigarette butt, or a Border Patrol truck’s hot engine…

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364 Days / Year

Closed Easter Sunday

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National Butterfly Center
3333 Butterfly Park Drive
Mission, TX 78572
956-583-5400
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