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*** 2024 Fall Meeting ***
Hats and T-shirts - Our new tees and hats will be for sale at the meeting! Hats are $20, tees are $25. Cash or check only please. * * * Help with butterfly sightings * * *
It should be noted that our Records Compiler, Mark Fairbrother, has reported that he has entered over 200,000 sighting records. We thank Mark for his work in entering all the data from several sources and ensuring the accuracy of that data. Great job Mark!! * * * NABA Butterfly Garden Contest * * * NABA is pleased to introduce the inaugural Lana Edwards Garden of the Year Contest, named in honor of a long-time NABA member and supporter who passed away on November 2, 2023. Lana was one of the founders of the NABA-Atala chapter in Palm Beach County, FL, and a passionate butterfly gardener. The contest will highlight spectacular butterfly gardens from throughout North America. Click here for more information. * * * Hessel's Hairstreak Project * * * The statewide Hessel's Hairstreak search is gearing up! Do you want to hike through cool swamps, shake trees and get outside? Are you willing to submit hike logs to help Natural Heritage with their database? Email Danielle Desmarais to get on the master email list! Flight season is April-May.
* * * 2024 Spring Meeting * * *
* * * Hats and T-shirts * * * We have new official Massachusetts Butterfly Club T-shirts and Hats available for purchase. Please click on the Club Merchandise link on the left menu.
* * * Rare butterfly seen after restoration * * *
On December 3 we hosted Robert Gallardo speaking on Butterflies of Honduras. Robert is building a nature reserve and working on a complete guide to Honduran butterflies, and has made several discoveries of new species in the process.
A link to the recording of this talk is here: https://youtu.be/jZHgYwnwuCc.
**** Please Donate **** The Massachusetts Butterfly Club sponsors state-wide butterfly activities to promote education, conservation, interpretation, and fun! We invite people of all ages and levels of expertise to attend our meetings, programs, field trips, and butterfly counts and to become members of our club.
If you care about our butterflies and the club's efforts to support them, please consider making a donation to our club.
***** Butterflying Code of Ethics *****
Sign up to get e-mail from Massachusetts butterfly enthusiasts!If you wish to receive periodic e-mail messages about butterflies in Massachusetts and to report your own butterfly sightings, consider joining the MassLep list server. Butterfly watchers from around the state send messages listing the butterflies they see, describing butterfly behavior, posing questions, and answering them. Joining the list server is a great way to find out what's flying and to get to know others who share your interests!
If you have questions about MassLep or its operations, send an email to moderator Mark Faherty, msfaherty@yahoo.com. MassLep is independently operated in coordination with the Massachusetts Butterfly Club. ***** Report your sightings to our Records Compiler ***** If you do not report your sightings on MassLep or Facebook and would like to report your sightings to our records compiler directly, you can download the spreadsheet below and email to Mark Fairbrother at mark@massbutterflies.org. Note: Please DO NOT use this form if you report your sightings on MassLep or Facebook. This website is a work in progress.
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