PennLive: Free Guided Tours Of Rare Butterfly Habitat Still Available At Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County

On June 26, PennLive.com reported Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs wildlife staff during July will provide free guided tours of the only population of the rare regal fritillary butterfly in the eastern United States at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County.

Guided tours will be offered, rain or shine, on July 4, 5, 6 and 7. No rain dates will be provided.

Reservations are required and attendance is limited, according to a release.

All attendees, including children, must register online and obtain a free permit. To attend a tour, you must present a permit for that specific date and time slot.

General inquiries about the tours can be emailed to RA-DMVA-Wildlife@pa.gov or call (717) 861-3299.

Visit Fort Indiantown Gap’s Regal Fritillary Butterfly Tours webpage for more information.

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