New Jersey Butterfly Club
A chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
Upcoming Events
Next Meeting Presentation
Register Here if you plan to attend our September meeting via Zoom.
- Topic: Take a tour around Butterfly World, the largest Butterfly Park in the world
- Description: Originating as both a research facility and public attraction, Butterfly World houses around 20,000 butterflies, many exotic bird species, and features a Bug Museum and Zoo
- Presented By: Steff Aisenman, Club Vice President
- Date & Time: Tuesday, September 30th (fifth Tuesday), Time: 6:30
- Location: Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ and via Zoom
If you missed any of our prior meetings, you can view videos of some of these meetings on our YouTube Page.
Upcoming Field Trips
The next few field trips are shown below. Trips normally begin promptly at 9:30 unless otherwise noted. Refer to our Complete List of Trips to see all our outings and information about how our trips are conducted. Check back often as details change as the season progresses.
Cape May
- Overnight weekday trip: 9/23 and 9/24
- Location: Various locations around the Cape
- Leaders: Jack Miller and other colleagues from the Cape area
This always-popular getaway to the Cape is the capstone to our butterfly season. (Now that specific dates have been determined it would be wise to immediately arrange for lodging/camping.) This is a chance to confer, consult, and otherwise hobnob with our friends from south Jersey.
As usual we will meet at Cape May Point SP by the hawk watching platform at 9:30 AM on 9/23. We will butterfly the SP, have lunch overlooking the water, and then caravan to good butterfly spots during the afternoon.
Dinner the first night (9/23) will take place at Teresa Knipper's lovely home in Cape May. Activities and dinner on the 24th will be arranged during the trip based on both butterfly and weather conditions.
Special Note: Please email Wade Wander at wec2293@gmail.com if you are coming on this trip and more importantly if you plan to attend the evening festivities on September 23 at the home of our gracious host Teresa Knipper. All our friends and colleagues, both north and south, are encouraged to attend both the trip and the party on the 23rd.
4th of July Butterfly Counts
No weekend field trips are scheduled for late June and July because many members participate in Fourth of July Counts, which are held on weekends during this period. If you are interested in participating, contact the count leader.
Here are the butterfly counts for 2025.
- Sandy Hook - June 26, Leader: Henry Kindervatter, (267) 401-2699, hkinderv@gmail.com
- Great Swamp - June 28, Leader: Ben Barkley, (908) 285-4362, benbarkley92@gmail.com
- Springdale - July 5, Leaders: Wade and Sharon Wander, (973) 271-0204 or 271-0051, wec2293@gmail.com
- Mercer - July 6, Leader: Jim Springer, (908) 334-3412, springer@naba.org
- Raritan Canal - July 13, Leader: Mike Gochfeld, (732) 233-5864, gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
- Bowman's Hill - July 19, Leader: Mary Anne Borge, (609) 397-9684, maborge@yahoo.com
- Duke Farms - July 26 (rain date, July 27), Leader: Mike Gochfeld, (732) 233-5864, gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
