About Me
Jordan Parker
Raised in Tampa, FL Jordan has been helping to change the way people look at wildlife. He aspires to do this by creating content on multiple social media platforms in an effort to bring much needed awareness.
His main focus currently on hand is to shed light on why pollinators and native plants matter in our daily lives. Jordan views himself as an environmentalist, amateur lepidopterist and nature lover. His goal is to motivate people to start their journey in becoming more environmentally conscious. As a community, he believes, we can give back so much more to our local ecosystems.
How Jordan started his Butterfly journey
Wildlife has always excited me and been a part of my life. But it was the butterfly exhibit I saw on a kindergarten field trip to the Pacific Science Center that impacted me so much. That a fourth grade lesson on Monarch butterflies prompted me to tell my mom that we NEEDED milkweed IMMEDIATELY!
Monarch Butterflies nectaring on Pink Swamp Milkweed
Some years later, while walking my dog I noticed ten black and white butterflies with long wings, which sparked me to figure out. That they were Zebra Longwings, and—if I wanted to attract them to my garden I NEEDED to know their host plant!!!
Zebra Longwing Butterfly
That search for the Zebra Longwing’s host plant taught me that the most successful way to attract more butterflies to my garden was to plant both host and nectar plants native to my area.
Adding the different host and nectar plants had unexpected results. Suddenly I was seeing wildlife I hadn’t seen before. The sensitive pea I had planted as a host for Sulphur butterflies also attracted bumble bees. Not only did I see butterflies using firebush for nectar, but the mockingbirds ate the berries.
Since that day I’ve been committed to sharing my love for wildlife. If we can make a difference in our own backyards, just imagine how the rest of the world could be if we just had more people connected to the world that surrounds us. Join me in my pursuit to restore the land.
