The Umstead CoalitionButterfly Wildflower Gardens
We installed two butterfly wildflower gardens to provide habitat or “Monarch Way Stations" for migrating Monarch butterflies.
From umsteadcoalition.org/Umsteadcoalition/projects ↗About this program
William B. Umstead State Park is the migration route of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).
Two small sites selected for the butterfly wildflower gardens are at the Reedy Creek Parking Lot at the Harrison Ave entrance along the most popular walking route from the parking lot to the bathhouse and picnic areas. High visibility to the majority of visitors will enable encouragement to create Monarch butterfly habitat in their yards as well.
The installation of the Monarch butterfly gardens was concurrent with the forest rain garden installation and entirely installed by volunteers.
Details
- Where
- Reedy Creek Parking Lot at the Harrison Ave entrance, William B. Umstead State Park
Run by
Forested Rain Gardens / Bioretention AreasWe installed innovative stormwater BMP of forested bioretention cells (rain gardens) within a 210 space parking lot median at William B. Umstead State Park.
Cedar Ridge Trail ReroutingThe Cedar Ridge multi-use trail at William B. Umstead State Park is open again with upgrades and re-routing.Triangle I-40 Bikeway (along I-40)The Triangle I-40 bikeway will connect the Trenton Road Greenway to RDU Forest and Davis Drive (RTP- Triangle Park Center).