Lowcountry – Francis Marion NF
Francis Marion NF Dog Swamp Road 33.074667, -79.736444On Saturday, May 15, there will be a walk in the Francis Marion National Forest near Huger, South Carolina. The walk will start at 10:00 AM and everyone should meet at the intersection of Dog Swamp Road (dirt road) and 3047 Steed Creek Road. The GPS coordinates of the meeting place are 33.074667, -79.736444 (or […]
Edisto Memorial Gardens
Edisto Memorial Gardens 218 Riverside Drive, SW, Orangeburg, SC, United StatesThe Edisto Memorial Gardens is owned and operated by the City of Orangeburg. There is No Admission Fee. Come see this South Carolina treasure and hopefully we will spot some butterflies too! Suggestion: Park in the Upper Parking Lot and park toward the far end. Restrooms are located to the far-right upper corner of the […]
Carolina Sandhills NWR
Carolina Sandhills NWR 23734 US-1, McBee, SC, United StatesThe Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on FRIDAY, June 11 to Carolina Sandhills NWR (National Wildlife Refuge) in South Carolina. This is the walk that was rescheduled due to an unfavorable weather forecast on June 5. Please meet in the parking lot at the visitor center of Carolina Sandhills NWR. […]
POSTPONED – Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head, SC
Coastal Discovery Museum 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head, SC, United StatesTHIS WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED - Check back for the reschedule date. The walk will be led by Carlos Chacon who is a butterfly expert, both for our native butterflies as well as those in his native country of Costa Rica. In addition, he is knowledgeable about host and nectaring plants. Members have the option […]
Greensboro Arboretum
Greensboro Arboretum 401 Ashland Drive, Greensboro, NC, United StatesJoin us on June 26, Sat., at 9:30 for our CBS Triad butterfly walk in the Greensboro Arboretum. It should be very comfortable for us. The long range forecast is that it will be mostly cloudy and around 74 degrees with the chance of a passing shower when we get started and a temperature of […]
Harriet McCarthy Home Butterfly Garden
Harriet McCarthy has invited the Triad CBS Chapter to visit her home butterfly garden on Saturday, July 3, beginning at 9:30. She lives at 704 Surrey Path Trail, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. Some of you will recall that we visited there several years ago and had a great time in her beautiful garden. Regarding restrictions due […]
CANCELLED – Pat Holder’s Garden Walk
Pat Holder's Garden 1895 Lake Country Dr. Ext., Asheboro, NC, United StatesThis is to let you know that the butterfly garden visit this coming Saturday is CANCELLED for the time being. We hope to postpone it to a later date. We have been keeping an eye on the status of COVID-19 in the Triad. New cases are rising dramatically. If we are going to ere, we […]
J.C. Raulston Arboretum
JC Raulston Arboretum 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesFor this CBS walk, we are hoping to reorganize the Triangle Chapter of the Carolina Butterfly Society beginning with a garden walk followed by a field trip in the Raleigh-Durham area. On Friday, August 6, we will meet in the parking lot of the J.C. Raulston Arboretum at 10:00 am for some easy butterflying in […]
NABA Count – Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SCMeet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center where we will divide into smaller groups. Some will have longer areas to walk. Some trails will have roots and may be overgrown. There are no restaurants nearby. Contact David Shelley if you can help with this important count. You do not have to be an expert to […]
Waterfowl Impoundment Areas in NC
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 5094 Old Oxford Rd, Durham, NC, United StatesThis trip was previously scheduled on Saturday, August 7. On Sunday, August 29, we hope to explore the Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment (5094 Old Oxford Road, Durham, NC 27712) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and, time permitting and the heat situation, the Brickhouse Road Waterfowl Impoundments (5416 Brickhouse Road, Bahama, NC 27503) after 12:00 […]