Walk Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Salleyland – Late-Summer Butterflies (Salley, SC)
Salleyland 2838 Firetower Rd, Salley, SC, United StatesThe Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at Salleyland near Salley, South Carolina, to look for late-summer butterflies. Please note that this is a Sunday walk. Salleyland is an approximately 100-acre undeveloped (except for a small cabin) tract of land that includes a hardwood forest, a sandhills area, a […]
NABA Count – Congaree National Park (Hopkins, SC)
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SCOn Saturday, September 16, 2023, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will participate in a NABA (North American Butterfly Association) count at Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina, to look for mid to late-season butterflies. Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center (GPS coordinates 33.82984, -80.82343) where we will divide into smaller […]
Kalmia Gardens and Cheraw State Park – Hessel’s Hairstreak and Elfins (Hartsville, SC)
Kalmia Gardens 34.3654, -80.1175, United StatesSTART TIME CHANGED TO 11:00 am We will begin the day at Kalmia Gardens. The address on their website is listed as 1624 West Carolina Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550, but that is the mailing address for the building in the center of the gardens. We will meet in the parking lot; the entrance to the […]
CANCELLED – Western North Carolina – Duskywings, Elfins, Hairstreaks
Due to the forecast for rainy weather all weekend, this trip has been CANCELLED. This full CBS 2-day field trip will be held in western North Carolina where we will visit two different locations. Our target species will be Duskywings, Elfins, Hairstreaks, Cobweb Skipper and, if we're lucky, possibly a "late" Olympia Marble. Pete Dixon […]
NABA Count – Congaree National Park (Hopkins, SC)
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SCOn Saturday, July 20, 2024, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will participate in a NABA (North American Butterfly Association) count at Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina, to look for mid-season butterflies. Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center (GPS coordinates 33.82984, -80.82343) where we will divide into smaller groups. Some […]
NABA Count – Congaree National Park (Hopkins, SC)
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SCOn Saturday, September 14, 2024, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will participate in a NABA (North American Butterfly Association) seasonal count at Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina, to look for mid to late-season butterflies. Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center (GPS coordinates 33.82984, -80.82343) where we will divide into […]
Bio Way Farm & Tall Pines WMA (Ware Shoals & Cleveland, SC)
Bio Way Farm 197 Bio Way, Ware Shoals, SC, United StatesSaturday September 21, 2024 – Bio Way Farm We will meet at Bio Way Farm at 9:00 AM and explore until around 3:00 PM. The address is 197 Bio Way, Ware Shoals, SC 29692 (or GPS coordinates 34.46988, -82.25832). The GPS coordinates for the driveway entrance on Bio Way are 34.47029, -82.25867. We will walk […]
CANCELLED – Post-Symposium Walk – Jordan Lake Tailrace and Deep River State Natural Area (Moncure, NC)
Jordan Lake Tailrace 2060 Jordan Dam Road, Moncure, NC, United StatesCANCELLED - Due to damage, flooding and road closures from hurricane Helene, the CBS Board has decided to cancel the October 5 symposium and this walk that was scheduled for Sunday, October 6. This is a post-symposium butterfly walk but anyone is welcome whether they plan on attending the symposium or not. We will meet […]
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 […]
DATE CHANGE – Western North Carolina (River Road, Hot Springs, NC)
Broadwing Farm 20 Berry Wills Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesDATE CHANGE - Due to forecasted weather, the date for this walk has been changed to Friday, March 28, 2025 (from Saturday, March 29, 2025). The Carolina Butterfly Society Western NC Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Friday, March 28, 2025, hiking on River Road along the French Broad River outside of Hot Springs, […]