Butterflying at NC Museum of Art, Goodnight Park 2026-0721

BUTTERFLYING at the NC Museum of Art, Ann & Jim Goodnight Museum Park

TUESDAY JULY 21, 2026, 10:00 AM - NOON

NC Museum of Art: Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh.
Meet near the Welcome Center (near the tall brick smokestack ) at the southern end of the parking lot.
Leader is **Jeff Pippen, jeffpippen9@gmail.com**
Habitat includes field, forest, and pond, native plants, and outdoor art.
For great info on NC butterflies, visit Jeff Pippen's page at:
https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/nc-butterflies.htm

Length is about 1.5 miles, in two hours. Limit is technically 20 people.

More information on the North Carolina Museum of Art trails at this website: https://park.ncartmuseum.org/

Map of the 164-acre Museum Park:
https://park.ncartmuseum.org/assets/pdf/Park-Map-Web.pdf

Turn RIGHT when you enter via Reedy Creek Road entrance for the NC Museum of Art. Meet in upper parking lot close to the big smokestack and Welcome Center (southern end of the main lot). Bring binoculars if you have them. There are public restrooms beside the Welcome Center.. Note that the NCMA is closed on Tuesdays but the Goodnight Art Park is open,

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Ebird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L21844918
See you there!