What we’re about
The Washington Butterfly Association is dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation and understanding of butterflies and their ecology through education and scientific understanding.
Founded in 1999, we have members all over the state of Washington. Our monthly meetings are in Seattle. They are held on the first Wednesday of the month in September thru December, then February thru May. We invite all people interested in butterflies to attend our meetings. Kids are always welcome.
Our topics are normally related to butterflies and moths. Occasionally we will throw in a meeting about some other nature topic. Examples are: binoculars, bats, dragon flies.
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Upcoming events (3)
See all- Monitoring Yuma Skippers at Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park July 15Needs location
Contact trip leader David James for more information
tl_DavidJ@wabutterflyassoc.orgIf you like sunshine and heat and want to see one of Washingtons rarest butterflies, then maybe you will enjoy our Sun Lakes State Park (SLSP) WBA field trip next Tuesday July 15. Sun Lakes State Park (just south of Coulee City and ~20 miles north of Soap Lake) is the only WA home to the Yuma Skipper. Ten years ago, uninformed weed spraying nearly killed off all the Yuma Skippers at this location but fortunately a few survived. We now want to determine just how many Yuma Skippers still survive at SLSP, hence our field trip next week where we will count all the Yuma Skippers we see. Because of the heat (predicted high on Tuesday of 90 degrees), we plan to start our counts early and meet at SLSP at 9am although if you turned up late you would be able to find us
- Bear Creek Mountain, High Cascades near Rimrock LakeNeeds location
Bear Creek Mountain, High Cascades near Rimrock Lake
Sometime during the week of July 21-25, TBDContact trip leader David James for more information
tl_DavidJ@wabutterflyassoc.orgDavid James will lead us to a butterfly paradise at 6000-7000 ft in late July with 25-35 species in flowery meadows and on rocky slopes. Expect to hike up to 5 miles roundtrip from where we park. Participants won't need to do the entire length if they choose not to. A summer home of Coronis Fritillaries along with Hydaspe, Zerene and Arctic Fritillaries. Arctic Blues and a high elevation form of Lupine Blue may be seen on the upper slopes. I will choose a specific day about a week in advance according to weather conditions.
Sign up with david_james@wsu.edu if interested.
