Patsy Kuentz is a member of our NPSOT chapter, a Certified Alamo Area Master Naturalist, and also a longtime birder who helps conduct monthly bird surveys at Phil Hardberger Park.

Although she’s been fascinated by butterflies since childhood, the COVID-19-era quarantine free time sparked her interest further in learning about butterflies and improving her photography skills to document their interaction with plants. In her slideshow presentation, Patsy Kuentz offers a brief history of the Wildscape Demonstration Garden at Phil Hardberger Park, followed by a photographic perspective on how the native plants provide native fauna with food, shelter, and a safe place to raise their families.