NC Native Plant Society Calendar - Holly Shelter butterfly walk with Jeff Pippen

Society Events

Event Details:

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Holly Shelter butterfly walk with Jeff Pippen

(1 P.M. - 3 P.M.)
Event Sponsor: South East Coastal Chapter

Jeff Pippen, Instructor and Associate in Research in the Environmental Sciences & Policy department at Duke University, will lead a field trip at Holly Shelter Game Land. Celebrate spring with a look at butterflies and their dependence on native plants as both nectar sources and larval host plants. Please note that the trip will be cancelled for cold or rainy weather when butterflies are not out. Therefore check back for an update in case of inclement weather.

Meet at the parking lot of Holly Shelter Game Land - Southeast Gate at 1 P.M. Please be on time. We will begin promptly at 1.

Directions from Wilmington: Take US 17N, staying right where the road divides, following the signs to Topsail Island/Jacksonville/New Bern. At the intersection with NC 210, continue on US 17N for 4 miles. The entrance gate is on your left immediately after Topsail Baptist Church. Park in the lot to the left of the gate. You will see a NC Wildlife Commission sign at the gate.

Please bring a hat, appropriate footwear, suncream, insect repellant and water. There are no rest rooms.

Share this event with others!