CLOSED – We have had an overwhelming response to this year’s symposium and must close registrations due to resource limitations. If you were not able to join us this year, we look forward to maybe seeing you next year in South Carolina.

Come and join us for the Carolina Butterfly Society 2025 Symposium that will be held on Saturday, September 13 at the Stanford M. Adams Training Facility in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Check-in will be from 9:00 am to 9:30 am. The cost to attend is $20.00 per person, which includes lunch, drinks and snacks. Please return your registration and lunch form (available using the Symposium Registration and Lunch Form 2025 link below) and payment (see note below) so we receive them by September 10.

Featured Presentations

• “My Experiences as a Relatively and Perpetually New Butterflier, or How to take up Butterflying without feeling overwhelmed and intimidated” – Alison Smith, CBS Past-President and Current Secretary
• “Our Wild Butterflies: Monitoring Diversity and Trends through Community Science” – Jeff Pippen – Research Specialist Georgetown University and Director, Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Network
• “Monarchs and Migration in North Carolina” – Brian Bockhahn – Education Specialist, North Carolina State Parks
• “Butterflies of Western NC Post Helene” – Heather Rayburn – CBS Western NC Chapter Coordinator
• “(Mostly) Native Pollinator Gardens for Butterflies” – Debbie Roos – Agriculture Agent of the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension

There will also be a book signing session. Bring your copies of:

• Butterflies of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia – Harry LeGrand, Jeff Pippen
• The Flora and Fauna of Edisto Island and the Lowcountry Sea Islands – Tom Austin

Walk – Tour of the “Pollinator Paradise” Garden in Pittsboro, NC, led by Debbie Roos. Directions can be obtained using the Symposium and Walk Directions 2025 link below. Hard copies will also be available at the symposium.

Additional Optional Opportunity – Visit Rachel’s Native Plants nursery in Pittsboro, NC. Directions can be obtained using the Symposium and Walk Directions 2025 link below. Hard copies will also be available at the symposium.

Symposium Registration and Lunch Form – Either click on or copy and paste the following link into your browser of choice – Symposium Registration and Lunch Form 2025

Directions

Symposium – Stanford M. Adams Training Facility
2832 Big Woods Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517-7657
> 35.77721, -79.04465 = GPS Coordinates for driveway entrance at Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
> 35.77419, -79.04146 = GPS Coordinates for Stanford M. Adams Training Facility parking lot
— From US Hwy 64, travel north on Big Woods Road for 2.8 miles to the entrance of Jordan Lake Educational State Forest.
— Turn right (east) into the State Forest and follow the dirt road for 0.3 miles. The road will end at the parking lot for Stanford M. Adams Training Facility.

Symposium Walks – Either click on or copy and paste the following link into your browser of choice – Symposium and Walk Directions 2025

Lodging can be found in Chapel Hill and Apex, NC.

Additional Butterfly Walks have also been planned for Friday, September 12, from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in Chapel Hill, NC, and Sunday, September 14, from 9:30 am until 2:00/3:00 pm at Jordan Lake Tailrace and Deep River State Natural Area in Moncure, NC. Please refer to the Events Calendar on these specific dates for full details. Directions can be obtained using the Symposium and Walk Directions 2025 link above. Hard copies will also be available at the symposium.

Make plans now to bring a friend and join us.

Payment can be made by check (contact Marty Kastner at the email address below for instructions) or via PayPal (which possibly includes credit cards) using the following link.

PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ADUK6USRRXKJG