The For-Mar Butterfly House was built in 2015 and opened to the public during the summer of 2016. The For-Mar Butterfly house is better described as a ‘butterfly habitat’, a sustainable eco-system, supporting 9 species of Michigan native butterflies and their larvae (caterpillars).

Plants have been planted in the Butterfly House that are used by caterpillars for feeding (caterpillar host plants), as well as nectaring plants for butterflies. You may notice a few shallow dishes filled with rocks and water. These are “puddling” areas for butterflies. The butterflies drink the water in order to source needed nutrients.