South Carolina
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SI Group Hundred Acre Woods – Goatweed Leafwing (Orangeburg, SC)
SI Group 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventOn Saturday, September 7, 2024, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at the SI Group Hundred Acre Woods in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to look for the Goatweed Leafwing (we believe there is an existing, ongoing colony) and other fall butterflies. There will be a short drive on an […]
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NABA Count – Congaree National Park (Hopkins, SC)
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SCNABA Butterfly CountOn Saturday, September 14, 2024, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will participate in a NABA (North American Butterfly Association) seasonal count at Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina, to look for mid to late-season butterflies. Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center (GPS coordinates 33.82984, -80.82343) where we will divide into […]
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Bio Way Farm & Tall Pines WMA (Ware Shoals & Cleveland, SC)
Bio Way Farm 197 Bio Way, Ware Shoals, SC, United StatesCBS Field TripSaturday September 21, 2024 – Bio Way Farm We will meet at Bio Way Farm at 9:00 AM and explore until around 3:00 PM. The address is 197 Bio Way, Ware Shoals, SC 29692 (or GPS coordinates 34.46988, -82.25832). The GPS coordinates for the driveway entrance on Bio Way are 34.47029, -82.25867. We will walk […]
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Wateree River HP & WMA (Eastover, near Columbia, SC)
Wateree River HP & WMA 15001 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventThe Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the 3,674-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. Our target species is Southern Dogface, but we will also be looking for other late-season butterflies as well. We will drive to various areas, walk some of the […]
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Tillman Sand Ridge HP & WMA (Jasper Co., SC)
Tillman Sand Ridge HP & WMA Kiosk 32.499295, -81.1999621Midlands Chapter EventTillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area is a preserve of about 2 square miles in the Outer Coastal Plain of western Jasper County, adjacent to the Savannah River. It was established to protect one of the northernmost populations of Florida gopher tortoises, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, and many rare plant species. The preserve […]
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Webb Wildlife Center WMA (Hampton Co., SC)
Webb Wildlife Center WMA 32.59086, -81.31240Midlands Chapter EventThe Webb Wildlife Center, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, is a management and research facility designed to demonstrate multiple-use wildlife and timber management. Meet in front of the WMA offices/visitor center. The restrooms are inside the visitor center which is closed on weekends. Directions: From Columbia take Highway 321 […]
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Wateree River HP & WMA (Eastover, near Columbia, SC)
Wateree River HP & WMA 15001 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventDATE CHANGE - Originally Saturday, March 8, 2025 The 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 […]
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Peachtree Rock and Shealy’s Pond HPs (Brown Elfin – Lexington Co., SC)
Peachtree Rock HP (back entrance) 33.8334, -81.2012Midlands Chapter EventDATE CHANGE - Originally Saturday, March 1, 2025 The 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 […]
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Coosawhatchie HP & WMA (Frosted Elfin – Yemassee, SC)
Coosawhatchie HP & WMA 32.6916, -80.9193Midlands Chapter EventThe 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 […]
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Southern 8ths Farm (Chesterfield, SC)
Southern 8ths Farm Learning Center 34.79584, -80.15313CBS Field TripOn 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 […]
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