Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association, NABA Chapter
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Meetings
Tuesday, October 23, 7 p.m. 2012: An Extraordinary Year in Butterflies! with Mike Reese
Mostly yes! Mike Reese will provide the overview. Mike Reese receives reports on many thousands of butterflies and photos from all over the state at his award-winning website, wisconsinbutterflies.org, and scours the state to find and photograph Wisconsin butterflies. Everyone is welcome to attend this free program. The meeting will last from 7 to 8:45 p.m. We will have displays, books, handouts and plenty of time afterward to enjoy refreshments, and talk with our speakers and other butterfly enthusiasts. DIRECTIONS: On Madison's north side, from the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Northport Drive (= Hwy 113) go west on Northport Drive for about 1/4 mile, then turn south into Warner Park. Turn immediately right into the Community Center parking lot. When you enter the Community Recreation Center, we will be in the meeting room on the left. Past Programs April 25 7 p.m. in Madison at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Drive. Kyle has been passionate about the natural world his entire life, and has been researching butterflies, moths, and other insects since the age of five. His studies (including his Masters thesis) focus on distributions, habitats, natural history, and conservation of boreal species especially those of bogs and fens. Kyle is President of the Wisconsin Entomological Society. Wednesday, Photo Show and Tell Election of Officers. If you are interested in serving as an officer of SWBA for the next year, or would like to nominate someone else, contact the Nominating Committee Chairperson Tod Highsmith at (608) 242-1168 or at todhighsmith@me.com Past Meetings: April 25 7 p.m. in Madison at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Drive. Kyle has been passionate about the natural world his entire life, and has been researching butterflies, moths, and other insects since the age of five. His studies (including his Masters thesis) focus on distributions, habitats, natural history, and conservation of boreal species especially those of bogs and fens. Kyle is President of the Wisconsin Entomological Society. November 3, 2011 Programs: 2011: The Year in Butterflies, speaker: Mike Reese and Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, speaker: Karl Legler November 3 (Thursday), 7 p.m. Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Drive The Year in Butterflies will be a half-hour presentation that is a retrospective and summary of the amazing sightings and some of the most remarkable photographs that wisconsinbutterflies.org received during 2011. Some species were unusually abundant while others were scarce (some populations "crashed"). What southern strays turned up along Lake Superior? How did endangered species do this year? What was being seen in butterfly gardens? Was 2011 a very good butterfly year? Mike Reese will provide the overview. Mike receives reports on many thousands of butterflies and photos from all over the state at his award-winning website, wisconsinbutterflies.org, and scours the state to find and photograph Wisconsin butterflies. Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley will be a half-hour presentation by Karl Legler on why this area has the most butterfly diversity in the United States, a survey of the butterflies that make up that diversity, resources that provide more details, butterfly hotspots, including the NABA National Butterfly Center, and the best time to go to Texas. Handouts will be provided. Karl Legler is a long-time birder and butterflyer, author of Dragonflies of Wisconsin, and sometime visitor to Texas. Everyone is welcome to attend this free program. The meeting will last from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. We will have displays, books, handouts and plenty of time afterwards to enjoy snacks and refreshments, and talk with our speakers and other butterfly enthusiasts. Directions: On Madison’s north side, from the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Northport Drive (= Hwy 113) go west on Northport Drive for about 1/4 mile, then turn south into Warner Park. Turn immediately right into the Community Center parking lot. When you enter the Community Recreation Center, we will be in the meeting room on the left. |
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