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  • CANCELLED – Sumter NF Long Cane District (Edgefield, SC)

    Lick Fork Creek Parking Lot 33.7298, -82.0407
    Midlands Chapter Event

    CANCELLED - Due to the forecast for rainy and overcast weather all weekend, this trip has been "officially" CANCELLED. The Carolina Butterfly Society will hold butterfly walks on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11, 2025, at the 123,360-acre Long Cane District of the Sumter National Forest in the Lick Fork Lake and Stevens Creek […]

    Free

  • Historic Bethabara Park (Winston-Salem, NC)

    Historic Bethabara Park 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
    Triad Chapter Event

    On Saturday, May 24, 2025, the Triad Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at the Historic Bethabara Park Butterfly Garden. The Bethabara Gardens are beautiful, historically significant places to explore. When the Moravians settled Bethabara in the early 1750s, one of the first things they established were the gardens. The […]

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  • Carolina Sandhills NWR (Hairstreaks – near McBee, SC)

    Carolina Sandhills NWR 23734 US-1, McBee, SC, United States
    Midlands Chapter Event

    The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the 47,850-acre Carolina Sandhills NWR (National Wildlife Refuge) in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Our target species will be all the Hairstreaks, including Banded, Coral and King’s, but we will also be looking for other late spring butterflies as […]

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  • NABA Butterfly Count (CSRV, Aiken County, SC)

    Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary 4542 Silver Bluff Road, Jackson, SC, United States
    NABA Butterfly Count

    On Saturday, July 12, 2025, NABA (North American Butterfly Association) will hold a butterfly count in the CSRV (Central Savannah River Valley) at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center in Jackson, South Carolina. Audubon’s Silver Bluff Sanctuary is a 3,400-acre woodland overlooking the Savannah River. Here you’ll find extensive pine forests and bottomland hardwood forests; beautiful […]

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  • Gum Swamp Road (Jackson, SC)

    Kathwood Lakes (meeting location for Gum Swamp Road) 33.33728. -81.84345
    Midlands Chapter Event

    The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, August 9, 2025, to areas near Aiken, South Carolina.  We will drive along Gum Swamp Road and stop at various locations along the road to explore areas of interest (or wherever we see butterflies). Our target species are the Texan Crescent, Tawny […]

    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

  • Marie Poteat’s Property (Jamestown, NC)

    Marie Poteat's Property - Guilford County, NC 1111 Bales Chapel Rd, Jamestown, NC, United States
    Triad Chapter Event

    Please mark your calendars for our next butterfly outing on Saturday, August 23rd to Marie Poteat’s property in Jamestown, NC. Of all the triad butterfly reports this year, Marie by far has had the most butterflies. In large part, this is because Marie has spent years reintroducing caterpillar host plants and butterfly nectar plants on […]

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  • 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

  • Coastal North Carolina, Dare County (NC)

    Alligator River NWR Meeting Location 35.61382, -75.83282
    CBS Field Trip

    This full Carolina Butterfly Society 2-day field trip will be held in coastal North Carolina where we plan on visiting several different locations. Our target butterfly species varies by location and are listed below. The leaders are Harry LeGrand and Lori Arent. Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge - Meet at […]

    Free

  • CLOSED – Pre-Symposium Walk – Mason Farm Biological Reserve (Chapel Hill, NC)

    Mason Farm Biological Reserve Trailhead 35.89233, -79.01647
    CBS Walk

    CLOSED - We have had an overwhelming response to this year's symposium and must close registrations due to resource limitations. This is a pre-symposium butterfly walk but anyone is welcome whether they plan on attending the symposium or not. We will meet at the parking lot at Mason Farm Biological Reserve trailhead. There is no […]

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