Pequest Wildlife Management Area

• Date: Wednesday July 22 (Friday July 24)
• Location: Liberty and Mansfield townships, Warren County
• Leaders: Wade and Sharon Wander (973) 271-0051

This trip is timed to coincide with the peak emergence of swallowtails partaking of the abundant Wild Bergamot nectar. We will visit a few fields filled with flowers, and a small dirt parking area that is often frequented by anglewings, snouts, and emperors.

Meet at the Resource Education Center parking lot at 605 Pequest Road, Oxford Twp. at 9:30. (The parking lot can also be accessed directly from Route 46.) Inside bathrooms available.

Club annual picnic at Kittatinny Valley State Park

• Date: Saturday, August 1 (no rain date)
• Location: Andover Twp., Sussex County
• Field-trip Portion - 9:30, Leader: Tom Halliwell (973) 713-2147
• Picnic begins at noon

We will meet at the dirt/grass parking lot at the park entrance off Goodale Road (not Limecrest Road) and walk the roads and trails through large flower-filled meadows. Those arriving only for the picnic meet at the large parking lot on Limecrest Road about 1 mile off Route 206. Port-a-potty available at Goodale Road entrance, and inside bathrooms at the picnic area.

Note to picnic attendees: It is not too late to volunteer to bring a dish to the festivities. Please fill out the google spreadsheet if you are planning to bring food to be shared with the group. If you have trouble accessing the google sheet, you can email butterflyclubnj@gmail.com and we will update the sheet.

Participants are responsible for bringing their own beverages. In addition, folks should bring their own chairs if possible, in the event that the picnic tables are not conveniently located to facilitate conversation and camaraderie.

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, and Kay Environmental Center

• Date: Friday, AUGUST 7 (no rain date)
• Location: Chester Twp., Morris County
• Leaders: Bill Lynch of the NJCF and a mob of club members.

A Friday trip with the NJ Conservation Foundation. We usually see about 15-20 species of butterflies on these trips, which are open to the public. This is a great chance to share our knowledge of butterflies and other taxa to novices, including children. Indoor bathrooms. We will have a late lunch at the nearby Kay Center and visit its butterfly garden and walk some trails.

Meet at the main building (down the steps from the large gravel parking lot) at 170 Longview Road, Far Hills. The Bamboo Brook portion of this trip begins at 9:30 and normally ends around noon. Indoor bathrooms available.

We will then have a late lunch at the nearby Kay Center, visit its butterfly garden, and walk some trails.

Assunpink Wildlife Management Area

• Date: Saturday, August 15 (August 16)
• Location: Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County
• Leaders: Joyce Cloughly and Tom Jawidzik

See site description on the club website. Lots of good stuff here especially if the explosion of Little Yellows and Cloudless Sulphurs continues from previous years. Meet at the large parking lot on the south side of Lake Assunpink. Port-a-potties available.