2011 Field Trips

 

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Spring Ephemerals at Howard Christensen Nature Center. (Cedar Springs)

We will explore the grounds to enjoy naked miterwort and a host of other spring flowers. Hopefully, spring butterflies will be active, and we will visit the blueberry patch at the 18 Mile bog in hopes of still seeing Brown Elfins. This will be a joint field trip with White Pine Chapter of Michigan Botanical Club. We had a joint indoor meeting with them last year, and people from both clubs suggest we have a joint gathering again.

 

Thursday through Sunday, June 23‐26, 2011

Location: New Haven, Connecticut

60th Lepidopterists’ Society Meeting and field outings based from Yale University in New Haven Connecticut. Visit the Lepidopterists’ Society web page for details. http://www.lepsoc.org/2011_meeting.php

 

Butterfly Workshop

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location: Wittenbach/Wege Agriscience and Environmental Education Center

 

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids

Monarch tagging and release in association with a zoo event.

 

September 17, 2011

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Kalamazoo Nature Center

Robert Michael Pyle, author of the recent book Mariposa Road: The First Big Butterfly Year Pyle will be here to share with us. We are still finalizing the date, program, and possible field outing. It will be joint event with other organizations. Pyle is the author the Audubon Butterfly Field Guide among others. More details with next newsletter. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER.

 

 

 

2011 Butterfly Counts

 

All counts for 2011 are complete.