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Biologist shares passion for butterflies through community events

Butterfly house hosts tag and release event Sept. 28.

September 10, 2019 by

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As a butterfly enthusiast for his entire life, Dr. Chris Barnhart remembers collecting caterpillars in a grass-filled Radio Flyer wagon as a young child.

Now a distinguished professor of biology at Missouri State University, Barnhart tells how his hobby turned into an outreach program about a decade ago.

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He and his wife now run the daily operations of the Roston Butterfly House. This year, they’ve already seen nearly 40,000 visitors. One of the things they come to see – monarch butterflies.

Barnhart invites the public to take part in a tag and release event at the butterfly house at 2 p.m. Sept. 28.

For more information on the event, contact the botanical garden at 417-891-1515 or friendsofthegarden.org.

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Filed Under: Faculty News Tagged With: Biology, Chris Barnhart, college of natural and applied sciences, community, Discovery, faculty, Faculty and Staff Page, missouri state journal

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