CBS Walk
Pre-Symposium Walk – Santee Coastal Reserve WMA
Santee Coastal Reserve WMA Meeting Location 734 South Santee Road, McClellanville, SC, United StatesSantee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area 220 Santee Gun Club Road McClellanville, SC 29458 GPS Coordinates: 33.147765, -79.396188 Meeting Location Lily Pond Baptist Church 734 South Santee Road McClellanville, SC 29458 GPS Coordinates: 33.152602, -79.410820 Driving Directions From Charleston or Mt. Pleasant: Drive north on US 17. Once past the small town of McClellanville, turn […]
CANCELLED – Timmerman Trail of the Cayce Riverwalk
Timmerman Trail 33.934482, -81.037010CANCELLED Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and out of an abundance of caution, this walk has been CANCELLED. This walk will begin at 11:00 (to allow the sun to get up over the trees) and end between 3:00 and 4:00. The GPS coordinates on their website is for a different location than where we will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
South Tibwin Trail – Francis Marion NF (near Charleston, SC)
South Tibwin Hiking Trail 33.07048, -79.52006The first CBS butterfly walk of the year will be held on March 5 at South Tibwin Trail in the Francis Marion National Forest. Target species will be the Falcate Orangetip. South Tibwin (both the trail and a road) is directly off Highway 17 approximately 3 miles southwest of McClellanville, South Carolina. The entrance is […]
CANCELLED – Mecklenburg County, NC Dusted Skipper Blitz
Latta Plantation Gar Creek Kayak Launch Parking Lot 35.349679, -80.924043CANCELLED This walk has been cancelled because 3 of the 4 areas we planned to search have been burned and there is no grass around. This walk may be rescheduled for 2023 or 2024. ========== Join us on May 7, 2022, in search of the elusive Dusted Skipper. This skipper seems to be rapidly declining […]
Mount Pisgah, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Mount Pisgah - Buck Spring Overlook 35.416017, -82.748378This will be a joint outing with SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists) to Mount Pisgah, located in the North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Information from SCAN is included below. ===== Start of SCAN Information ===== We will meet at the first Mount Pisgah parking lot to enjoy the views at Buck […]
Wateree River HP & WMA – Southern Dogface (Eastover, near Columbia, SC)
Wateree River HP & WMA 15001 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC, United States=== DATE CHANGE === Due to Hurricane Ian's predicted landfall in South Carolina (along with the expected accompanying rain and possible flooding and tree damage due to high winds), the date of this walk has been changed to October 22. This is a full CBS walk and a joint outing with SCAN (South Carolina Association […]