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…

As the weather cools off, it’s the best time to be on Hilton Head Island.  It’s also the best time to collect some memories by helping to sustain the endangered butterflies in our community.  You can do just that by joining STEP members working in the Chrysalis Conservation Courtyard.

 
Fun, casual after school programs help young people gain an appreciation for not only saving endangered butterflies, but also learning inventive eco-friendly practices by becoming responsible stewards of their environment.  STEP invites new members to experience workshops and programs that offer opportunities to not only MAKE a difference, but to BE the difference.  Evade the ordinary because the metamorposis can be extraordinary.   So join online and discover how your true potential can change you and the world more than you ever imagined!