Remember Me Butterfly Haven

Monarch Waystation

Dedicated to all the babies born sleeping,

those we’ve carried but never met,

those we’ve held but could not take home,

and those that came home but could not stay.

Establish 2019

Expanded 2023

“Sometimes thesmallest things take up the most space in your heart.”

Winnie the Pooh

Monarch Butterflies

You may have heard that the monarch butterfly population has dropped by 90% over the last 20 years due to the development and widespread use of herbicides in croplands, pastures, and roadsides. Another contributing factor is the development of subdivisions, factories, shopping centers, etc. This development is consuming habitats for monarchs and other wildlife at a rate of 6,000 acres per day.

To help save monarch butterflies, we created our own Monarch Waystation in the spring/summer of 2019. By creating and maintaining a Monarch Waystation, we hope to contribute to the monarch conservation effort, an effort that will help assure preservation of the species and the continuation of the spectacular migration phenomenon.

For more information on Monarch Waystations, you can visit www.monarchwatch.org/waystations

Creating

In November 2018, we applied for a grant from the local Monarch Alliance for a monetary donation to help create our Monarch Waystation. A month later, we found out they would be donating 192 plants to help us create our waystation! We received the plants in May 2019.

Our waystation was created in May/June 2019 by volunteers who helped clear the space, plant, and mulch. We are very grateful to those who were able to share their time and talent to help create our beautiful waystation.

Thank you:

Rob Embly and family/friends

Julie and Charlie Clopper

The Matthews Family

Amanda and Family

Girl Scout Troop 40750

Nurses from Capital Women's Care

Visiting

Remember Me Butterfly Haven
Address: 1307 Monarch Way

Hagerstown, MD 21742

The map pictured below will help you find the location of our Remember Me Butterfly Haven. The red arrow indicates a private alley off May Street between The Terrace and Woodland Way in Hagerstown. The alley was named Monarch Way in July 2019.

We host events throughout the year at Remember Me Butterfly Haven, including our annual Butterfly Release, this year on August 14, 2021. Please visit our Events and Fundraisers page for information and to register for events.

Please park on May Street when visiting.

Open to the public: Dawn to dusk

“Without change, there wold be no butterflies.”

Unknown

Memory Wall Plates

Order a personalized memory wall plate to be hung on the Memory Wall Fence at Remember Me Butterfly Haven.

The Memory Wall Fence will be created in the spring/summer of 2022. We will have a dedication of the Memory Wall at our Butterfly Release on August 13, 2022.

Personalization Details

Please include the following information when ordering:

Number of lines:

What you would like on each line:

Font:

Plate Color:

Plate Shape:

Personalization Options

Number of lines: 1-4 lines

Number of characters per line: Recommended 30 characters per line. You can add additional characters but keep in mind, the text will get smaller.

Font - Calligraphy - Italics, Calligraphy - Regular, or Arial - Regular

Plate color: Silver, Gold, or Black