Massachusetts Butterfly Club

These links are to articles and videos that have appeared in the media. They are about our MBC friends or are articles related to Massachusetts butterflies.

Fall 2011 - The Fall 2011 issue of NABA's Butterfly Gardener magazine has an excellent article on the Massachusetts Butterfly Club written by Steve Moore.
Click here to see the article.

Winter 2011 - The Winter 2011 issue of NABA's Butterfly Gardener magazine has a book review of Ellen Sousa's The Green Garden.
Ellen Sousa lives in Spencer, MA.
Click here to see the review.

January 12, 2012 - The PBS series Ask This Old House visits the butterfly garden at Broad Meadow Brook. Martha Gach gives Roger Cook and the viewer a tour of the garden.
The episode starts with a video on upgrading an electrical panel. You can skip by this section by dragging the video status/time bar to the right. The butterfly garden video begins near the envelope icon that is just below the status/time bar.
Click here to see the video.

August 25, 2011 - Andover Townsman article about Howard Hoople (by Judy Wakefield)
For Howard Hoople, colorful insects tickle his fancy.
"Howard Hoople is a butterfly aficionado who is all business when he talks about his passion."   Click here to read more.
Two corrections to the information in the article:
1) Howard is currently Vice President (East) of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club not the North American Butterfly Association.
2) Howard's website is andoverbutterflies.net

August 19, 2011 - RadioBoston article about Sam Jaffe (by Meghna Chakrabarti)
Making Butterflies: Preserving New England’s Caterpillars.
"Thousands of people walk along the Blue Hills’ gravel paths every summer."   Click here to read more.

August 11, 2011 - Boston.com interview of Sam Jaffe (by Mark Sweeny)
His art can creep up on you.
"The idea of getting some little kid to ask about mimicry and camouflage was exciting."   Click here to read more.

July 24, 2011 - Metrowest Daily News article about Sam Jaffe (by Chris Bergeron)
A kaleidoscope of caterpillars at Children's Museum.
"For starters, Sam Jaffe gets children looking for caterpillar poop."   Click here to read more.

July 26, 2011 - Springfield Republican article written about local butterflier Betsy Higgins (by Kathryn Roy)
Raising butterflies both fun and educational.
"Butterfly enthusiasts often make special excursions, with guide books and binoculars in hand, looking for the pretty winged creatures."   Click here to read more.

June 28, 2011 - Worcester Telegram and Gazette article about Steve Moore and Barbara Volkle (by Paula J. Owen)
Northboro couple on a quest to eye all butterflies.
"The couple has seen almost every bird species in North America."   Click here to read more.

May 4, 2011 - Westover Air Reserve Base website article on the visit by members of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club for a Frosted Elfin survey
Butterfly Club survey.
"Nine members of Massachusetts Butterfly Club surveyed on base April 29."   Click here to read more.

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