Pequest WMA

• New date!
• Date: Saturday, August 3 (August 4), 9:30
• Location: Liberty and Mansfield townships, Warren County
• Leaders: Wade and Sharon Wander (973) 271-0051

This trip is timed to coincide with the peak emergence of swallowtails partaking of the abundant Wild Bergamot. We will visit a few fields filled with flowers, and a small dirt parking area that is often frequented by anglewings, snouts, and emperors.

Meet at the Resource Education Center parking lot at 605 Pequest Road, Oxford Twp., at 9:30. (The parking lot can also be accessed directly from Route 46.) Inside bathrooms available.

Club annual picnic at Kittatinny Valley State Park

• Date: July 27
• Location: Andover Twp., Sussex County
• Field-trip Portion - Leader: Tom Halliwell (973) 713-2147

The field-trip portion will begin at 9:30, followed by the picnic at noon. We will meet at the parking lot at the park entrance off of Goodale Road (not Limecrest Road) and walk the roads and trails through large flower-filled meadows. Those arriving only for the picnic meet at the large parking lot on Limecrest Road about 1 mile off of Route 206. Port-a-potty available at Goodale Road entrance, and inside bathrooms at the picnic area.

Note to picnic attendees: It is not too late to volunteer to bring a dish to the festivities. Please fill out the google spreadsheet if you are planning to bring food to be shared with the group. If you have trouble accessing the google sheet, you can email butterflyclubnj@gmail.com and we will update the sheet.

Participants are responsible for bringing their own beverages. In addition, folks should bring their own chairs if possible, as we have found out that only a few picnic tables are available and they are not conveniently located to facilitate conversation and camaraderie.

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center

• Date: Friday, AUGUST 9 (no rain date), 9:30
• Location: Chester Twp., Morris County
• Leader: Bill Lynch of the NJCF and a mob of club members.

Friday trip with the NJ Conservation Foundation. We usually see about 15-20 species of butterflies on these trips, which are open to the general public. This is a great chance to share our knowledge of butterflies and other taxa to novices, including children. Indoor bathrooms.

Meet at the main building (down the steps from the large gravel parking lot) at 170 Longview Road, Far Hills. These trips begin at 9:30 and normally end around noon. Afterwards many members go to the adjacent Willowwood Arboretum to eat lunch and walk through the gardens and fields. Bathroom available.

Crosswicks Creek Greenway

• Date: August 10, 9:30
• Location: Upper Freehold Twp., Monmouth County
• Leaders: Greg Prelich and Jeanine Apgar

A new trip inspired by a number of excellent reports on the Recent Sightings page. See site description on this website. Details to be arranged.