• Mount Mitchell SP, Commissary Road Trail (Burnsville, NC)

    Mount Mitchell SP Meeting Location in Asheville 96 Holland Street, Asheville, NC, United States
    Western NC Chapter Event

    This will be the first field trip for the newly created Western NC Chapter! Attendees will meet at 11:00 am at 96 Holland Street, Asheville, 28801 (GPS coordinates 35.60645, -82.55455) and carpool to the Tourist Information Center at Mount Mitchell State Park (MOMI). The drive from Asheville to MOMI takes about an hour, mostly on […]

    Free
  • DATE CHANGE – Western North Carolina (River Road, Hot Springs, NC)

    Broadwing Farm 20 Berry Wills Road, Hot Springs, NC, United States
    Western NC Chapter Event

    DATE 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, […]

    Free
  • Purchase Knob (Haywood Co, NC)

    Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center 35.58602, -83.07328
    Western NC Chapter Event

    On Saturday, August 23, 2025, the Carolina Butterfly Society Western NC Chapter has special permission to visit the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center (AHSLC) at the Purchase off Hwy 276 in Haywood County near Waynesville, NC. GPS coordinates of the AHSLC are 35.58602, -83.07328. This gorgeous 235-acre property sits at 5086 feet and became part […]

    Free
  • Butler Mountain Bald (Buncombe Co, NC)

    Butler Mountain Bald meeting location (Ingles Grocery) 35.55105, -82.47340
    Western NC Chapter Event

    On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the Carolina Butterfly Society Western NC Chapter will visit Butler Mountain Bald in Buncombe County near Fairview, NC. Our target species is the Incognito Crescent and the trip leader is Sparrel Wood. We will meet at Ingles Market, 225 Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803. GPS coordinates of the Ingles Market […]

    Free