• NABA Count – Congaree National Park

    Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SC
    NABA Butterfly Count

    Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center where we will divide into smaller groups.  Some will have longer areas to walk.  Some trails will have roots and may be overgrown.  There are no restaurants nearby.  Contact David Shelley if you can help with this important count.  You do not have to be an expert to […]

    Free
  • NABA Count – Congaree National Park

    Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd, Hopkins, SC
    NABA Butterfly Count

    Meet at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center where we will divide into smaller groups.  Some will have longer areas to walk.  Some trails will have roots and may be overgrown.  There are no restaurants nearby.  Contact David Shelley if you can help with this important count.  You do not have to be an expert to […]

    Free
  • Congaree Creek HP and Timmerman Trail

    Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve 634 Old State Road, Cayce, SC, United States
    Midlands Chapter Event

    TENTATIVE We will meet in the parking lot of Congaree Creek HP located at 634 Old State Road, Cayce, SC 29033; the GPS coordinates are 33.942633, -81.032142. We will explore areas in part of the Heritage Preserve and along Old State Road and the Timmerman Trail. Our target species are Goatweed Leafwing and Texan Crescent. […]

    Free
  • South Tibwin Trail – Francis Marion NF (near Charleston, SC)

    South Tibwin Hiking Trail 33.07048, -79.52006
    CBS Walk

    The first CBS butterfly walk of the year will be held on March 5 at South Tibwin Trail in the Francis Marion National Forest. Target species will be the Falcate Orangetip. South Tibwin (both the trail and a road) is directly off Highway 17 approximately 3 miles southwest of McClellanville, South Carolina. The entrance is […]

    Free
  • Wateree River HP & WMA – Henry’s Elfin (Eastover, near Columbia, SC)

    Wateree River HP & WMA 15001 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC, United States
    Midlands Chapter Event

    DATE CHANGED TO SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022 Due to a weather forecast for heavy overnight rains on Friday extending into the morning of Saturday, March 19, 2022, this walk has been RESCHEDULED to Sunday, March 20, 2022.  We will meet at the same location listed below but, due to cooler temperatures, will delay starting by […]

    Free
  • Manchester State Forest – Frosted Elfin (Wedgefield, SC)

    Manchester SF - Staging Area - St. Mark's Episcopal Church 33.74781, -80.51217
    Midlands Chapter Event

    TIME CHANGE - Start moved back to 10:30am On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at Manchester State Forest near Wedgefield, South Carolina, to look for lupine, the Frosted Elfin, and other early butterflies. There will be a fair amount of driving, mostly on […]

    Free
  • Sumter National Forest, Enoree District – Harvester (Clinton, SC)

    Sumter National Forest, Enoree District - BP Gas Station 3536 Whitmire Hwy, Clinton, SC, United States
    Midlands Chapter Event

    POSTPONED (originally scheduled for April 16) Due to predicted rain at or near 100%, this walk, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 2022, has been POSTPONED and rescheduled for Sunday, […]

    Free
  • Etheredge Mill Pond – Aaron’s Skipper (North, SC)

    Etheredge Mill Pond - North, SC 33.62726, -81.04808
    Midlands Chapter Event

    On Saturday, May 21, 2022, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at Etheredge Mill Pond near North, South Carolina, to look for Aaron's […]

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

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

    On Saturday, July 9, 2022, NABA (North American Butterfly Association) will hold a butterfly count in the CSRA (Central Savannah River Area) 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 […]

  • Gum Swamp Road (Jackson, SC in Aiken County)

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

    On Saturday, August 6, 2022, the Midlands Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk along Gum Swamp Road in Aiken County near Jackson, South Carolina, to […]

    Free