Happy Butterfly 

Thanks for visiting!

Here is my brief butterfly history:

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In 2002, I earned a communication degree from FAU. That year, coincidentally, was the first year I dabbled in butterfly gardening.

 

I began to raise Monarchs, and it took over my life!

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I worked in a communication position for 8 years, but would rush home every evening to tend to my urban butterfly habitat. By then, I hosted over 20 species in my yard, but wanted to know more and wished I had studied entomology at UF instead of communication...you live and learn.

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Spending time in the garden changed me, and I felt it was my life assignment to "tell the butterfly story."

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The recession of 2010 took my job and in a moment of insanity,  I Googled "butterfly jobs" to try my luck. By Divine providence, a position came up and I was hired within days!

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For the next 7 years I worked at a world famous tropical butterfly house as a tour guide and educator. I loved it, but my true passion was native butterfly education.

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Eventually, by grace,  I went back to school and was able to study entomology and horticulture at UF. After that, I quit my job at the butterfly place to seek out a new journey of teaching people "the butterfly story". 

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This path is yet unfolding, but I study butterflies endlessly. There is so much to learn. I write books and create online lectures and do all I can to connect people to the amazing world of butterflies just outside their doors.

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My husband and I live in Florida and Oregon. Pacific Northwest butterflies are a whole new world for me. Life is full of surprises. 

I hope you see a butterfly today!

Jessica 

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