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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Sumter NF Long Cane District (Edgefield\, SC)
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED – Due to the forecast for rainy and overcast weather all weekend\, this trip has been “officially” CANCELLED.\nThe 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 Heritage Preserve areas. Our target species are Tawny-edged Skipper and Twin-spotted Skipper\, as well as other early-season butterflies. Prunella vulgaris should be blooming. \nOn Saturday\, meet at the Lick Fork Creek parking lot on Lick Fork Creek Road\, GPS coordinates 33.7298\, -82.0407. There is a $3 per day self-pay parking fee for the area but this is only if you leave your car. We do not plan to start here so do not pay the fee. The fee is waived if you have the Federal “America the Beautiful” Pass as that covers Federal Recreation Areas as well as National Parks. The Sunday meeting location will be determined after the Saturday walk. \nDIRECTIONS: \n\nFrom I-20 get off at Exit 1 to Martintown Road (SC-230) and head north until you see the sign to turn right for Lick Fork Creek Recreation Area. If you get to the SC 23 intersection with SC 230 you have gone just a tad too far (less than 0.5 miles).\nIf you are coming up SC 125 from the south\, take it to Martintown Road (SC-230) and head north. You will go over I-20 and then follow the directions above.\nFrom the square in downtown Edgefield\, travel south on Hwy-23 for 8.3 miles. Bear left onto Hwy-230 and travel for 0.4 miles. Turn left onto Lick Fork Lake Road (S 19-263) and travel 1.9 miles. The entrance is on the right.\n\nThere are bathrooms near the meeting area. There is no cell service in the areas we will be exploring. John Demko will lead. Either register on the CBS website (using the “Register” link above) or RSVP to John 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/sumter-nf-long-cane-district-edgefield-sc/
LOCATION:Lick Fork Creek Parking Lot\, 33.7298\, -82.0407
CATEGORIES:Midlands Chapter Event
ORGANIZER;CN="John Demko (leveljohn7)":MAILTO:leveljohn7@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Historic Bethabara Park (Winston-Salem\, NC)
DESCRIPTION: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 Pollinator Garden was not planted by the Moravians\, but this new garden preserves their tradition and values of respecting and understanding of the balance of nature. The entire park encompasses 183 acres of preserved wildlife\, historic buildings and grounds\, walking and birding trails\, and protected wetlands but we will initially be exploring the garden listed above. Refer to the website below for a map and additional information. \nThe park address is 2147 Bethabara Road\, Winston-Salem\, North Carolina 27106 (or for those who prefer GPS coordinates\, 36.15470\, -80.29618). Please RSVP to Bernyce Pritchard at the email address below if you plan to participate.
URL:https://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/event/historic-bethabara-park-winston-salem-nc-2/
LOCATION:Historic Bethabara Park\, 2147 Bethabara Road\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Triad Chapter Event
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SUMMARY:Carolina Sandhills NWR (Hairstreaks - near McBee\, SC)
DESCRIPTION: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 well. \nPlease meet in the parking lot at the visitor center of Carolina Sandhills NWR. The main entrance is on US Highway 1\, about 4 miles northeast of McBee\, SC. The address is 23734 U.S. Highway 1\, McBee\, SC 29101\, and the GPS coordinates are 34.5026\, -80.2237. \nThere are restroom facilities at Lake Bee\, but we will not be near there until later in the day. There are also gas stations in McBee. We will drive to different sections of the NWR and stop to look for butterflies. Walking will be minimal and should be easy\, but some fields may be overgrown. 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/carolina-sandhills-nwr-hairstreaks-near-mcbee-sc/
LOCATION:Carolina Sandhills NWR\, 23734 US-1\, McBee\, SC\, 29101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Midlands Chapter Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Marty Kastner":MAILTO:kastners@aol.com
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