Park service hosts lecture on butterflies

The National Park Service will present Fred Heath, author of "An Introduction to Southern California Butterflies," at 2 p.m. Sat., March 31 at the National Park Visitor Center, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.

Heath will explain when and where to see butterflies and how they behave in their habitats. He will discuss how they depend on the flowers and plants of this area.

For more information, call (805) 370-2301 or visit www.nps.gov/samo.