2010
FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE
May 15, 2010
(Sat) 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Join
Dennis Dunlap for an Allegan Game
Area search for Elfins,
Silvery Blues, Dusky Wings
and others. Meet at the church parking
lot at the
corner of M-89 and M-40 south of
Call 616-772-5046 or e-mail dunlapmd@juno.com with questions.
June 19, 2010
(Sat) 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Chad Hughson’s Hidden Savanna Nursery and some
natural
areas in
the
still in
development. We will leave
9 AM and return about 4 PM.
Places being considered are the
reconstructed prairie at the
Sand
Creek Preserve and or TNC's Paw Paw
Prairie Fen Preserve.
July 8 – 11,
2010 (Thurs – Sun) all day
Lepidopterists’ Society Meeting and field outings in
alpine
town July 8-11. Nestled in the mountains on the east edge
of
the Cascades we will find a rich and diverse variety of butterflies
we do
not get to experience here in
Butterfly Association and the
Pacific Slope Section of the
Lepidopterists’ Society will co-host the event. The theme will be
“The
Young Ones”. It refers to advances in the study of immature
Lepidoptera
and promotion/celebration of a new generation of Lepidopterists.
Visit the Lepidopterists’
Society web page for details.
http://www.lepsoc.org/2010_meeting.php
Early September
2010 (Sat.) Specific Date and time to be determined
Monarch Tagging
and release from John Ball Zoo in association with a zoo event.
2010
BUTTERFLY COUNT SCHEDULE
Shiawassee Nat’l Wildlife Refuge –
Saginaw Co.
July 2, 2010 (Fri.) 9:30 AM
Leader: Steven Kahl
Meet at Shiawassee NWR East Entrance,
Phone 989-777-5930 ext 16
Allegan Butterfly Count – Allegan Co.
July 3, 2010 (Sat) 9:00 AM
Leader: Ranger Steve (Mueller)
Meeting location for Allegan Count to Fennville Unit
July 5, 2010 (Mon) 9:00 AM
Leader: Ranger Steve (Mueller)
(
Meet at
July 14, 2010 (Wed) 9:00 AM
Leader: Ranger Steve (Mueller)
Meeting
location to be determined
Grand River Butterfly Count -
July 16, 2010 (Fri) 9:00 AM
Leaders: Chip Francke
and Linda Koning
Meet at
Greater Muskegon Butterfly Count
July 17, 2010 (Sat) 9:00 A
Leaders: Dennis Dunlap and Ranger Steve
(Mueller)
Meeting location for Muskegon Count to
of
lines
crossing the road.
July 27, 2010 (Tues) 8:30 AM
Leader: Ranger Steve (Mueller)
(
616-696-1753 for more
details