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SUMMARY:Wateree River HP & WMA (Eastover\, near Columbia\, SC)
DESCRIPTION:DATE CHANGE – Originally Saturday\, March 8\, 2025 \nThe Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday\, March 1\, 2025\, at the 3\,674-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. We will be looking for early-season butterflies\, as well as a possible over-wintering Mourning Cloak or Southern Dogface. We will drive to various areas\, walk some of the trails and quite possibly “bushwhack” through fields. Some areas may be a little overgrown\, but the walking is mostly on level ground and easy. \nMeet at the first kiosk that is located on the right\, about 0.45 miles along Goodwill Road after entering the property. GPS coordinates for the kiosk are 33.9495\, -80.6530. The HP / WMA entrance is located at 15001 Goodwill Road\, Eastover\, SC 29044 (GPS coordinates 33.9435\, -80.6555) on the north side of Garners Ferry Road\, US Highway 378\, just across from Goodwill Baptist Church. \nNo restrooms are available on the property. Dave and Marty Kastner will lead. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to Marty at the email address below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. Sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended. \nSee the website link below for hiking trails and other information about the Wateree River Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/wateree-river-hp-wma-eastover-near-columbia-sc-3/
LOCATION:Wateree River HP & WMA\, 15001 Goodwill Road\, Eastover\, SC\, 29044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Midlands Chapter Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Marty Kastner":MAILTO:kastners@aol.com
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SUMMARY:Peachtree Rock and Shealy’s Pond HPs (Brown Elfin - Lexington Co.\, SC)
DESCRIPTION:DATE CHANGE – Originally Saturday\, March 1\, 2025 \nThe 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 for other early-season butterflies as well. \nMeet in the parking area next to Bethel United Methodist Church. The church address is 811 Peachtree Rock Road\, Lexington\, SC\, and the GPS coordinates are 33.8334\, -81.2012. \nThere are no facilities at this site\, but gas stations and restaurants are nearby. Dave and Marty Kastner will lead. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to Marty at the email address below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. Sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/peachtree-rock-and-shealys-pond-hps/
LOCATION:Peachtree Rock HP (back entrance)\, 33.8334\, -81.2012
CATEGORIES:Midlands Chapter Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Marty Kastner":MAILTO:kastners@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T100000
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SUMMARY:Coosawhatchie HP & WMA (Frosted Elfin - Yemassee\, SC)
DESCRIPTION:The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Sunday\, March 16\, 2025\, at the 10\,879-acre Coosawhatchie Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. We will look for lupine and Baptisia tinctoria (horsefly weed) and a new population of Frosted Elfin\, as well as other early-season butterflies. The walking is mostly on level ground and easy. \nMeet at the Pocotaligo Road kiosk that is located about a quarter mile into the property. The property entrance on Pocotaligo Road is located at GPS coordinates 32.6916\, -80.9193. Directions from I-95\, take SC-68 West in Yemassee\, exit#38. Turn onto Simmons Road and follow it to Pocotaligo Road. \nNo restrooms are available on the property. Refer to the SCDNR website link below for additional information and a map of the property. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to our leader\, Tom Austin\, at the email address below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. Sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/coosawhatchie-hp-wma-frosted-elfin-yemassee-sc/
LOCATION:Coosawhatchie HP & WMA\, 32.6916\, -80.9193
CATEGORIES:Midlands Chapter Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Austin":MAILTO:tomaustin.pro@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Southern 8ths Farm (Chesterfield\, SC)
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 22\, 2025\, there will be a joint field trip between CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) and SCAN (South Carolina Association of Naturalists). The trip leader for both groups will be Tom Austin\, President of CBS and Database Manager for SCAN\, and staff from Southern 8ths Farm. Southern 8ths Farm staff will escort us throughout the property. Southern 8ths Farm is a private conservation property and the home of the Carolina Wildlands Foundation. Southern 8ths Farm is located on the SC/NC border primarily in Chesterfield County\, SC with a portion of the property extending into Anson County\, NC. The property sits on Thompson Creek in an ecoregional and geological boundary straddling the fall line just above the Sandhills. This unique geology has birthed a rich diversity of native plant communities and Coastal Wildlands Foundation has done extensive work to restore prairie habitat across the property. CBS is working with Southern 8ths Farm to help them create an introductory field guide on their butterfly diversity for their outreach and education programs. \nTarget Species include: Common Sootywing\, Falcate Orangetip\, Orange Sulphur\, Clouded Sulphur\, Harvester\, and Southern Skipperling. CBS is working with Southern 8ths Farm to catalogue and document as many butterfly species as we can on the property. So\, an emphasis for the day will be placed on adding news species to the site’s biodiversity list in addition to surveys for target species. \nLearn More about Southern 8ths Farm and the Carolina Wildlands Foundation at the website listed below. A video about Thompson Creek and the geology of the region can be viewed at: https://vimeo.com/1002041941 \nThere are restrooms on site. On-site camping is permitted. There are 10 RV pads available on site with power hook-ups (no wastewater) and the ability for on-site camping. There are two guest rooms available at Southern 8ths Farm\, which can be rented for $149/night. (Contact Southern 8ths Farm directly to reserve.) The nearest hotels are 20-30 miles away in Cheraw SC\, Rockingham NC\, and Monroe NC. \nAs previously stated\, Tom Austin will lead. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to Tom at the email address below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. Sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended. \n Participants will need to sign a waiver with Carolina Wildlands Foundation in order to participate.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/southern-8ths-farm-chesterfield-sc-2/
LOCATION:Southern 8ths Farm Learning Center\, 34.79584\, -80.15313
CATEGORIES:CBS Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Austin":MAILTO:tomaustin.pro@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Southern 8ths Farm & Cheraw SP (Chesterfield Co.\, SC)
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 23\, 2025\, tentative plans are for Tom Austin to lead a second-day SCAN trip to a new Southern 8ths property from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Brad Turley\, the Southern 8ths Farm owner\, is in the process of buying land in Chesterfield County\, adjacent to Cheraw State Park\, located roughly at GPS coordinates 34.6604\, -79.8907. He is interested in getting some eyes on that property while we’re in the area. A specific meeting location will be provided later. \nAfterwards\, those who wish can head over to Cheraw State Park in Patrick\, SC on Society Hill Road.  The GPS coordinates for the meeting location are 34.6196\, -79.9452. The target species are Brown Elfin\, Henry’s Elfin\, Hessel’s Hairstreak and Great Purple Hairstreak. There is also an option\, if time permits and there is interest\, to go to Carolina Sandhills NWR to look for Frosted Elfin. Walking is off trail and easy. \nThere are no restroom facilities. Tom Austin will lead the Southern 8ths walk and Dave and Marty Kastner will lead the Cheraw State Park walk and\, if we go\, Carolina Sandhills NWR walk. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to Tom or Marty at one of the email addresses below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. For any of these walks\, sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/southern-8ths-farm-cheraw-sp-chesterfield-co-sc/
LOCATION:Southern 8ths New Property\, 34.6604\, -79.8907
CATEGORIES:CBS Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Austin":MAILTO:tomaustin.pro@gmail.com
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UID:6932-1743154200-1743170400@www.carolinabutterflysociety.org
SUMMARY:DATE CHANGE - Western North Carolina (River Road\, Hot Springs\, NC)
DESCRIPTION:DATE CHANGE – Due to forecasted weather\, the date for this walk has been changed to Friday\, March 28\, 2025 (from Saturday\, March 29\, 2025).\nThe 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\, NC. We will be looking for the Olympia Marble and other early butterflies. This area was hard hit by Hurricane Helene\, so we’re not sure what we will find. We’ll caravan and get out of the cars to explore different sections on foot. \nMeet at Broadwing Farm\, 20 Berry Wills Road\, Hot Springs\, NC. Park in front of the “event venue” building that’s located at 165 Broadwing Farm Lane\, Hot Springs\, NC (GPS coordinates 35.9008\, -82.8291). Use the following link\, https://www.broadwingfarmcabins.com/the-farm/directions/ for additional information and specific directions from nearby cities. \nWalking is easy to moderate. There’s a composting toilet available where we stop for lunch. Pete Dixon will lead.  Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to Pete at the email address below if you plan to participate. Please bring water\, lunch\, binoculars\, cameras and field guides. Sunscreen\, bug spray\, long pants and close-toed shoes are highly recommended.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/western-north-carolina-river-road-hot-springs-nc/
LOCATION:Broadwing Farm\, 20 Berry Wills Road\, Hot Springs\, NC\, 28743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Western NC Chapter Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Pete Dixon":MAILTO:pete555eliot@gmail.com
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