South Carolina
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DATE CHANGE – Congaree Creek HP and Timmerman Trail (Cayce, SC)
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve 634 Old State Road, Cayce, SC, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventDUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 9, THE DATE FOR THIS WALK HAS BEEN CHANGED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 12. Also, due to the expected low temperature Monday night, the start time has been moved back to 11:00 am (from 10:00 am). The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly 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, March 16, 2024, at the 3,674-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. Our target species are Henry's Elfin and Falcate Orangetip, but we will also be looking for other early-season butterflies as well. We will drive to various areas and […]
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Kalmia Gardens and Cheraw State Park – Hessel’s Hairstreak and Elfins (Hartsville, SC)
Kalmia Gardens 34.3654, -80.1175, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventSTART TIME CHANGED TO 11:00 am We will begin the day at Kalmia Gardens. The address on their website is listed as 1624 West Carolina Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550, but that is the mailing address for the building in the center of the gardens. We will meet in the parking lot; the entrance to the […]
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Sumter National Forest Long Cane District (Edgefield, SC)
Lick Fork Lake Recreation Area 33.72642, -82.04029Midlands Chapter EventWe will walk Lick Fork Road, FS-634 to Horn Creek, and possibly Miller Branch Road. These are dirt roads with Prunella vulgaris and in some spots there are some relatives of Black-eyed Susans. We’ll meet in the Lick Fork Lake Recreation Area at the parking lot near the boat ramp. The GPS coordinates are 33.72642, […]
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Black River Cypress Preserve, Swampside Tract (Andrews, SC)
Swampside Tract - Black River Cypress Preserve 16368 County Line Road, Andrews, SC, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventThe Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will explore the Swampside Tract of Black River Cypress Preserve near Andrews, South Carolina. This preserve is privately owned and groups are admitted by appointment only. Please note that we need to have at least 6 people attend and each must sign a waiver upon arrival. The […]
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Super-Sod Farm and Surrounding Area – (Orangeburg, SC)
Super-Sod Farm 3086 Five Chop Road, Orangeburg, SC, United StatesMidlands Chapter EventThe Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will explore areas around and possibly inside the Super-Sod Farm in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Our target species is the Common Sootywing which has been recoded here in the past. Meet at the Super-Sod office at 3086 Five Chop Road, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 29115. The GPS coordinates are 33.45936, -80.74331. […]
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NABA Butterfly Count (CSRV, Aiken County, SC)
Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary 4542 Silver Bluff Road, Jackson, SC, United StatesNABA Butterfly CountOn Saturday, July 6, 2024, 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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NABA Count – Congaree National Park (Hopkins, SC)
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SCNABA Butterfly CountOn Saturday, July 20, 2024, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will participate in a NABA (North American Butterfly Association) count at Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina, to look for mid-season butterflies. Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center (GPS coordinates 33.82984, -80.82343) where we will divide into smaller groups. Some […]
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Gum Swamp Road (Jackson, SC)
Kathwood Lakes (meeting location for Gum Swamp Road) 33.33728. -81.84345Midlands Chapter EventThis is a CBS Midlands Chapter outing to areas near Aiken, South Carolina, to look for the Texan Crescent, Tawny Emperor, Hackberry Emperor and other summer butterflies. Please note that this event is on Sunday, where we will drive along Gum Swamp Road and stop at various locations along the road to explore areas of […]
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Southern 8ths Farm (Chesterfield, SC)
Southern 8ths Farm Learning Center 34.79584, -80.15313CBS Field TripThis is a full CBS field trip that will be to a new location for us in northeast South Carolina, almost to the state line with North Carolina. We will meet our host, Brad Turley, at the GPS coordinates listed below at 9:00 AM. Southern 8ths is located in an area of convergence, where the […]
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