Wateree River HP & WMA (Eastover, near Columbia, SC)
Wateree River HP & WMA 15001 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC, United StatesThe Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the 3,674-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. Our target species is Southern Dogface, but we will also be looking for other late-season butterflies as well. We will drive to various areas, walk some of the […]
Reynolda Gardens 2024 (Winston-Salem, NC)
Reynolda Gardens 100 Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesOn Saturday, October 19, 2024, the Triad Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at the FORMAL GARDENS area of Reynolda Gardens. After the CBS walk through the formal gardens, attendees are welcome to stay a little longer and visit other areas of the 134-acre grounds. These other areas include two miles […]
Tillman Sand Ridge HP & WMA (Jasper Co., SC)
Tillman Sand Ridge HP & WMA Kiosk 32.499295, -81.1999621Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area is a preserve of about 2 square miles in the Outer Coastal Plain of western Jasper County, adjacent to the Savannah River. It was established to protect one of the northernmost populations of Florida gopher tortoises, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, and many rare plant species. The preserve […]
Webb Wildlife Center WMA (Hampton Co., SC)
Webb Wildlife Center WMA 32.59086, -81.31240The Webb Wildlife Center, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, is a management and research facility designed to demonstrate multiple-use wildlife and timber management. Meet in front of the WMA offices/visitor center. The restrooms are inside the visitor center which is closed on weekends. Directions: From Columbia take Highway 321 […]
Wateree River HP & WMA (Eastover, near Columbia, SC)
Wateree River HP & WMA 15001 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC, United StatesDATE CHANGE - Originally Saturday, March 8, 2025 The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the 3,674-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. We will be looking for early-season butterflies, as well as a possible over-wintering Mourning Cloak or Southern Dogface. We will […]
Peachtree Rock and Shealy’s Pond HPs (Brown Elfin – Lexington Co., SC)
Peachtree Rock HP (back entrance) 33.8334, -81.2012DATE CHANGE - Originally Saturday, March 1, 2025 The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the 460-acre Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve and, if time permits, Shealy’s Pond Heritage Preserve. Our target species at Peachtree Rock is the Brown Elfin, but we will also be looking […]
Coosawhatchie HP & WMA (Frosted Elfin – Yemassee, SC)
Coosawhatchie HP & WMA 32.6916, -80.9193The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the 10,879-acre Coosawhatchie Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. We will look for lupine and Baptisia tinctoria (horsefly weed) and a new population of Frosted Elfin, as well as other early-season butterflies. The walking is mostly on level ground […]
Southern 8ths Farm (Chesterfield, SC)
Southern 8ths Farm Learning Center 34.79584, -80.15313On Saturday, March 22, 2025, there will be a joint field trip between CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) and SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists). The trip leader for both groups will be Tom Austin, President of CBS and Database Manager for SCAN, and staff from Southern 8ths Farm. Southern 8ths Farm staff will escort us […]
Southern 8ths Farm & Cheraw SP (Chesterfield Co., SC)
Southern 8ths New Property 34.6604, -79.8907On Sunday, March 23, 2025, tentative plans are for Tom Austin to lead a second-day SCAN trip to a new Southern 8ths property from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Brad Turley, the Southern 8ths Farm owner, is in the process of buying land in Chesterfield County, adjacent to Cheraw State Park, located roughly at GPS […]
Western North Carolina (River Road, Hot Springs, NC)
Broadwing Farm 20 Berry Wills Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesThe Carolina Butterfly Society Western NC Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, March 29, 2025, hiking on River Road along the French Broad River outside of Hot Springs, NC. We will be looking for the Olympia Marble and other early butterflies. This area was hard hit by Hurricane Helene, so we’re not sure […]