• Historic Bethabara Park (Winston-Salem, NC)

    Historic Bethabara Park 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
    Triad Chapter Event

    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 […]

    Free
  • Carolina Sandhills NWR (Hairstreaks – near McBee, SC)

    Carolina Sandhills NWR 23734 US-1, McBee, SC, United States
    Midlands Chapter Event

    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 […]

    Free
  • NABA Butterfly Count (CSRV, Aiken County, SC)

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

    On Saturday, July 12, 2025, 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 […]

    Free
  • Gum Swamp Road (Jackson, SC)

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

    The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, August 9, 2025, to areas near Aiken, South Carolina.  We will drive along Gum Swamp Road and stop at various locations along the road to explore areas of interest (or wherever we see butterflies). Our target species are the Texan Crescent, Tawny […]

    Free
  • Marie Poteat’s Property (Jamestown, NC)

    Marie Poteat's Property - Guilford County, NC 1111 Bales Chapel Rd, Jamestown, NC, United States
    Triad Chapter Event

    Please mark your calendars for our next butterfly outing on Saturday, August 23rd to Marie Poteat’s property in Jamestown, NC. Of all the triad butterfly reports this year, Marie by far has had the most butterflies. In large part, this is because Marie has spent years reintroducing caterpillar host plants and butterfly nectar plants on […]

    Free
  • Coastal North Carolina, Dare County (NC)

    Alligator River NWR Meeting Location 35.61382, -75.83282
    CBS Field Trip

    This full Carolina Butterfly Society 2-day field trip will be held in coastal North Carolina where we plan on visiting several different locations. Our target butterfly species varies by location and are listed below. The leaders are Harry LeGrand and Lori Arent. Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge - Meet at […]

    Free
  • CLOSED – Pre-Symposium Walk – Mason Farm Biological Reserve (Chapel Hill, NC)

    Mason Farm Biological Reserve Trailhead 35.89233, -79.01647
    CBS Walk

    CLOSED - We have had an overwhelming response to this year's symposium and must close registrations due to resource limitations. This is a pre-symposium butterfly walk but anyone is welcome whether they plan on attending the symposium or not. We will meet at the parking lot at Mason Farm Biological Reserve trailhead. There is no […]

    Free
  • SI Group Hundred Acre Woods (Goatweed Leafwing – Orangeburg, SC)

    SI Group 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC, United States
    Midlands Chapter Event

    The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the SI Group Hundred Acre Woods in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Our target species will be the Goatweed Leafwing (we believe there is an existing, ongoing colony), but we will also be looking other fall butterflies. The walk will […]

    Free
  • Reynolda Gardens 2025 (Winston-Salem, NC)

    Reynolda Gardens 100 Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
    Triad Chapter Event

    On Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Triad Chapter of CBS (Carolina Butterfly Society) will hold a butterfly walk at the FORMAL GARDENS area of Reynolda Gardens. After the CBS walk through the formal gardens, attendees are welcome to stay a little longer and visit other areas of the 134-acre grounds. These other areas include two […]

    Free
  • RESCHEDULED – Wateree River HP & WMA (Southern Dogface – Eastover, SC)

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

    THIS WALK HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED - Due to the weather forecast for rain, wind, low temperatures and no sun on October 11, this walk has been moved back 1 week to October 18. The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter will hold a butterfly walk on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the 3,674-acre Wateree River Heritage […]

    Free