Midlands Chapter Event
Wannamaker Nature Preserve
Wannamaker Nature Preserve 33.636649, -80.706006This property is owned by the Columbia Audubon Society and is located 3.5 miles east of St. Matthews, South Carolina on SC 6. It is not open to the general public. There is a pavilion and bathroom on site. The target species is the second brood of the Harvester. Caroline Eastman, the "original" organizer, is […]
Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve
Crackerneck WMA 33.286, -81.781Jackson, SC, Aiken County. Please visit their website for directions. This area is only open during designated dates and times. Meet at the gate where you will have to sign in and out. We may carpool on the property leaving the other cars in the parking area. We will drive to various areas to look […]
Parris Island, South Carolina
Parris Island Gateway 32.375001, -80.716649This is a very rare opportunity to butterfly on Parris Island. The walk will be LIMITED TO THE FIRST 10 PEOPLE who sign up by September 9 either on the CBS website or by contacting Marty Kastner at kastners@aol.com. When you register, you will need to PROVIDE YOUR fULL NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH. This information will […]
SI Group
SI Group 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC, United StatesThis is a joint trip with SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists). The address is 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115. Come in the second entrance after crossing the railroad tracks coming from Hwy. 301. Look to your right and go towards the tree line. We will line our cars up near the tree […]
CANCELLED – Carolina Sandhills NWR, Cheraw SP and Horseshoe Mountain
Carolina Sandhills NWR 23734 US-1, McBee, SC, United StatesCANCELLED Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and out of an abundance of caution, this walk has been CANCELLED. A group use permit is required for us to visit the Carolina Sandhills NWR and, based on Governor McMaster's state of emergency proclamation, said permit has been withheld by the issuing authority. All of these locations are […]
CANCELLED – Sumter National Forest, Enoree District
Sumter National Forest, Enoree District - Piggly Wiggly 26490 SC-121, Whitmire, SC, United StatesCANCELLED Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and out of an abundance of caution, this walk has been CANCELLED. We will explore areas of the Sumter National Forest. Meet in the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly in Whitmire. The address is 26490 SC-121, Whitmire, SC 29170. GPS is 34.507138, -81.601602. Dennis Forsythe will be our […]
Wannamaker Nature Preserve
Wannamaker Nature Preserve 33.636649, -80.706006This is a joint walk with SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists) and, as of 6/10/20, they still intend on meeting and exploring. Wannamaker is owned by the Columbia Audubon Society and is located 3.5 miles east of St. Matthews on SC 6. It is not open to the general public. There is a pavilion […]
Chandler and Ashmore Heritage Preserves
SAVE THE DATE This is a joint trip with SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists). Both areas are in Greenville County. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Kathy Boyle will lead. katherine.boyle@ymail.com
CANCELLED – Gum Swamp Road
Kathwood Lakes 33.337279, -81.843453CANCELLED Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and out of an abundance of caution, this walk has been CANCELLED. This is in Jackson, South Carolina near Aiken. Our target species are Texan Crescent and Tawny and Hackberry Emperors. We will meet at the Kathwood Lakes parking area of the Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary. We […]
Edisto Island including Roxbury Park and the Hutchinson House
Roxbury Park 4494 Hwy 174, Meggett, SC, United StatesNote that this trip is scheduled for Sunday (instead of the normal Saturday). Our target species will be the Great Southern White. The Midlands Chapter of the Carolina Butterfly Society will hold a walk on Edisto Island on Sunday, August 30. Due to Covid-19, social distancing will be practiced. Please have a mask at hand […]