The beautiful Butterfly Garden at the Bellevue State Park is set to be featured soon on Iowa Public Television’s program Road Trip Iowa. The feature will air on Wednesday evening, May 1st at 6:30. It will be rebroadcast on Saturday morning, May 4th at 9.
Approximately 60 species of butterflies of various sizes and colors can be seen over the season each year at the Butterfly Garden. An area next to the garden has been established to allow close-up viewing of the butterflies. A picnic shelter is located near the garden area.
In a related note, the Bellevue Friends Group will have a fundraising brat stand on Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th in front of Bender’s Grocery in Bellevue. Funds raised will go to support programming at the park and a new water fountain at the butterfly garden.
