Credentials:
Linda Marchman, owner of
Social Butterflies, has raised
butterflies for seven 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 was recently a
guest speaker at the Capital
Home and Garden Show in the
Washington, D.C. area.
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.

