Butterflies and BeeGAP

The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc., by working on legislative action, is following in the footsteps of our illustrious GCNJ predecessors. They would be proud that we initiated a bill in the New Jersey State Legislature to have the beautiful Black Swallowtail Butterfly designated as New Jersey’s official State Butterfly! The results of this initiative were amazing as support poured in from all over New Jersey. All our hard work has more than paid off as we achieved a rare feat, obtaining unanimous bipartisan approval in both the Senate and Assembly and the final step, Governor Christie signing our historic Senate Bill S939/A2913 designating the Black Swallowtail Butterfly as New Jersey’s State Butterfly on January 11, 2016.

Our GCNJ Butterflies & BeeGAP Committee has laid the groundwork for our garden clubs to partner with our local garden centers/nurseries/public gardens or others in setting up “Pollinator Sections” in their venues. G1 Graphics is our service provider for the signage that was developed.We have produced six signs with photos. Garden clubs and other organizations are able to purchase signs through the GCNJ Butterflies & BeeGAP Committee using this order form, CLICK HERE.