NABA South Texas Contacts

About Us / Membership

Contact Us / Acknowledgements / Officers / Butterfly Park

About Us

NABA South Texas is a chapter of the non-profit North American Butterfly Association. It is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of South Texas, America's Butterfly Capital.

The strategic location between tropical and temperate zones makes this area one of the most biologically diverse regions in the United States. As many butterfly species can be seen in the LRGV four county area as in the entire Eastern region of North America. Simply put, it is the best place in the country to watch butterflies year-round and to build a world-class Butterfly Park. Located between the Chihuahua Desert on the west and the Gulf of Mexico on the east, the Valley is an area of contrasting climatic and biotic influences. Temperate and tropic climates meet here and so do the major Mississippi and Central bird flyways. Eleven different biotic communities serve as habitat to well over 300 species of butterflies. 

Membership

If you would like to join NABA South Texas, please attend our monthly meetings at 11:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month at the Butterfly Park in Mission, Texas.

Members receive/participate in: American Butterflies Magazine, Butterfly Gardener Newsletter, 4th of July Butterfly Count, Biennial Meetings, Local Chapters Discount at www.butterflybuzz.com

Contact us at:

President: Kim Garwood (kimgrwd@sbcglobal.net) 956-580-3889

Web Boss: gilquintanilla@gmail.com

Acknowledgement:

Special Thanks to the Former Web Dude and founder of NABA South Texas website.

Mike Quinn, (entomike@gmail.com), Austin, TX - Photo

 

NABASoTx gratefully acknowledges the major photographic contributions of nature photographer,
Bill Bouton of San Luis Obispo, California. Photo and Short Biography.

 

Officers:

President: Kim Garwood (kimgrwd@sbcglobal.net) 956-580-3889 

Vice President: Dave Hanson (k9zvz@juno.com)

Secretary: Jan Dauphin (dauphins@sbcglobal.net)

 

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