In 2021, Late Bloomers Garden Club, always an active voice in civic and conservation projects, voted to award a $25,000 grant to Groundwork Jacksonville, the non-profit organization charged with developing the urban trail. A butterfly garden was installed as part of the first link on the trail. Known as the LaVilla Link, this section winds through the historic LaVilla neighborhood, an important center of African American culture in the first half of the 20th century. In February 2024, members of Late Bloomers Garden Club enjoyed a guided tour of the butterfly garden, seeing the new plants in place and envisioning the blooms to come.