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1,500 butterflies set to flutter to freedom at annual release

A butterfly rests on a table underneath a tent to avoid the rain at the 2018 butterfly release at Wilshire Trails Park in Gainesville. - photo by Kaylee Martin

05212018 BUTTERFLY 1 — A butterfly rests on a table underneath a tent to avoid the rain at the 2018 butterfly release at Wilshire Trails Park in Gainesville. - photo by Kaylee Martin

Friends of Gainesville Parks and Greenways’ 25th annual butterfly release is slated for this Sunday, May 22, affording families two different opportunities to connect with the outdoors.