The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s popular Butterflies Alive! exhibit returns for its annual summer run on May 23, bringing hundreds of live butterflies from Costa Rica to the Central Coast.
The immersive seasonal exhibit runs through Sept. 7 in the Sprague Butterfly Pavilion.
The butterflies are sustainably raised on small family farms in Costa Rica through a partnership with Costa Rica Entomological Supply (CRES), museum officials explained, noting that the program supports local farmers while promoting conservation in one of the world’s most biodiverse countries…