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Seattle, WA 98103

At last!!!

The Dave Nunnallee/David James new book, Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies is now available for purchase at the Seattle Audubon Nature Center. It is getting rave reviews!!

Their extended holiday hours are 12 noon to 4:00 tomorrow, Sunday, and 10:00 to 7:00 this Monday through Friday. 10:00 to 4:00 on Christmas Eve day. Members of any Audubon chapter can receive a 20% discount.

Seattle Audubon is located at 8050 35th Avenue NE.

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Field Trips

The field trip season runs from late March to early September. See full field trip page for more information on signups and meeting places.

March 31	Schnebly Coulee - near Vantage outside the Gingko Petrified Forest State Park difficulty = 2-3		Dave Nunnallee (425) 392-565 nunnallee@comcast.net
May 19	Umtatum Ridge (4WD required) difficulty = 2		Dave Nunnallee (425) 392-565 nunnallee@comcast.net
June 2 (9)	Snow Mountain Ranch difficulty = 2-3		David James David Droppers
June 22-23	Oroville Conference (probably Mt. Hull) Sign up difficulty = 1-2		Dave Nunnalle Bob Hardwick
June 30	4JBC - Fourth of July Butterfly Count at Chumstick Mountain near Wenatchee difficulty = 2		Al Wagar (206) 546-8251 jalanwagar@gmail.com
July 14	Reecer Creek Canyon difficulty = 2		Bob Hardwick
Tuesday July 24	Hurricane Ridge Olympic National Park near Port Angeles Joint trip with Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society and Native Plant Society Olympic Peninsula difficulty = 1-2		Idie Ulsh (206) 364-4935 idieu@earthlink.com
August 4	Quartz Mountain difficulty = 3		Maureen Traxler
August 11	Sauk Mountain difficulty = 4-5		Colin Doan
August 18	Pelhams' Boneyard (near Swakane Wildlife Area) difficulty = 1-2		David Droppers
August 25	Ellensburg Overlook and Snoqualmie Pass difficulty = 1-2		Al Wagar (206) 546-8251 jalanwagar@gmail.com
Sept 1 (8)	Sheep Lake difficulty = 2-3		Bob Hardwick

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2012 Annual Conference in Oroville WA

June 22 - 24

This year’s annual conference will headquarter at the Eden Valley Guest Ranch, 10 miles east of Oroville. (See February 2012 Newsletter for registration form.)

Field trips are planned for Mount Hull. Alternatives, depending on whether we have an early or late season, are the Mary Ann Creek area of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area a bit further east and the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area to the west. Mary Ann Creek is generally higher than the Mt. Hull area, and the Sinlahekin is lower, providing some flexibility in adjusting for an early or late season.

Since the habitat may well be past its prime by July, we scheduled in June, recognizing a somewhat increased risk of rainy or cool weather. Some of the June species we might see are Peck's Skipper, Garita Skipperling, Tawny-edged Skipper, Common Alpine, Chryxus Arctic, and the Silver-bordered Fritillary, as well as many other species. Also, consider visiting Moses Meadows, Long Swamp, or 30-mile Creek on way to or from the conference for more chances of seeing the Meadow Fritillary and Freija Fritillary.

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