Huge thanks to the hosting organizations!

• TUESDAY SEP 2, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Duke Gardens, Durham, NC
  10:00am - 11:30am
  Event is FREE and is designed for Duke Gardens volunteers
  This all-outdoors workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!


• TUESDAY AUG 26, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Cashiers Library, Cashiers, NC
  2:00pm - 4:00pm
  Event is FREE and is co-hosted by the Oconee Bell Chapter of the NC Native Plant Society and the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. We will be indoors for about an hour for a PowerPoint presentation and outdoors for about 45 minutes searching for butterflies and practicing a survey. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  For more information and to register, click here.
  Click here for Workshop Flyer


• THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Praire Ridge Ecostation, NC Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
  10:00am - Noon
  Event is FREE and you do not have to be a Museum member to attend.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. We will be in the classroom for about an hour and outdoors for about 45 minutes searching for butterflies and practicing a survey. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  For more information and to register, click here.


• SATURDAY MAY 31, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - New Hanover County Arboretum, Wilmington, NC
  1:00pm - 3:00pm
  Event is FREE and is hosted by the NC Native Plant Society.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. We will be in the classroom for about an hour and outdoors for about 45 minutes searching for butterflies and practicing a survey. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Registration is limited. Please contact Charley Winterbauer for more information or to sign up.


• FRIDAY MAY 16, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, Asheville, NC
  1:00pm - 3:00
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to conduct weekly butterfly surveys. We will spend time indoors for a presentation and outdoors searching for butterflies and running a survey. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  This event is organized by Claire Burnet, Community Volunteer Ambassador for the Blue RIdge Parkway . Registration is limited. Please contact Claire for more information or to sign up.


• FRIDAY MAY 9, 2025: BUTTERFLY WALK and SURVEY - Carvers Creek S.P. Sandhills Access, NC
  3:00pm - 4:00pm
  This butterfly walk will introduce folks to local butterflies in the NC Sandhills, how to identify butterflies, and how to conduct a butterfly survey for the Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program.
  Bring a camera and/or close-focus binoculars if you have them.
  This butterfly walk will be part of the Carvers Creek State Park BioBlitz.


• WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Chapel Hill, NC
  1:00pm - 3:00pm
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to conduct weekly butterfly surveys. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  This event is organized by Janet Staats and Linda Spallone at Culp Arbor Clubhouse for members of the Culp Arbor, Master Gardener, and Master Naturalist communities. Attendance is by registration only.


• TUESDAY APRIL 15, 2025: OUR MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLIES: MONITORING DIVERSITY AND TRENDS THROUGH COMMUNITY SCIENCE - Virtual Presentation for the National Park Service Voluntgeer Partners
  3:00pm - 4:00pm
  This online talk will introduce some of North Carolina's native butterflies and the native plants they use, as well as the Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. We will also discuss how the data are used across the continent.
  This event is for Blue Ridge Parkway Volunteers and is hosted by the Blue Ridge Parkway Volunteer Program.


• WEDNESDAY APRIL 9, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Carolina Arbors Clubhouse, Durham, NC
  7:00pm
  This talk will introduce some of North Carolina's native butterflies and the native plants they use, as well as the CarBMP and how to become a community science butterfly monitor.


• SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2025: OUR WILD BUTTERFLIES: MONITORING DIVERSITY AND TRENDS THROUGH COMMUNITY SCIENCE - Virginia Beach, VA
  2:00pm - 3:00pm
  This talk will introduce you to some of our local butterfly diversity, the native plants that support them, and the power of community science to monitor butterfly population trends across Virginia, the Carolinas, and beyond.
  Hosted by the Butterfly Society of Virginia and held at the Law Enforcement Training Acadey Auditorium, 411 Integrity Way, Virginia Beach, VA
  Event is free and open to the public


• WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - New Bern, Durham, NC
  12:00pm - 2:00pm
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to conduct weekly butterfly surveys. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  This event is organized by Shannon Lee for the Butterflies in Craven County group at Martin Marietta Park


• SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Duke Homestead, Durham, NC
  4:10pm - 5:00pm
  This talk will introduce some of North Carolina's native butterflies and the native plants they use, as well as the CarBMP and how to become a community science butterfly monitor.
  This event is for the NC Wildlife Federation Habitat Steward Training Certificate Program. For registration and more information click here. Note the deadline to appy to register is March 9, 2025.


• THURSDAY MARCH 20, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Dismal Swamp State Park, NC
  10:00am - 12:00 Noon
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to conduct weekly butterfly surveys. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  This event is organized by Ranger Katie Sanford. Please contact Jeff Pippen for more information or to sign up.


• MONDAY MARCH 10, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, NC
  7:00pm
  This talk will introduce some of North Carolina's native butterflies and the native plants they use, as well as the CarBMP and how to become a community science butterfly monitor.


• SATURDAY MARCH 1, 2025: Update on butterflies of North Carolina - Umstead State Park, NC
  9:00am - 5:00pm
  Short presentation to North Carolina Biodiversity Project team on the annual status of the NCBP butterfly website and 2024 records contributed by community scientists with CarolinaLeps and the Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program.
  Co-presented with Harry LeGrand and Tom Howard


• TUESDAY JAN 28, 2025: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Aquarium, Pine Knoll Shores, NC
  1:00pm - 3:00pm
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to conduct weekly butterfly surveys. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Due to space limitations, event is currently restricted to Aquarium staff and volunteers


• TUESDAY December 3, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION, NATIVE PLANT USE, AND MONITORING - Croasdaile Village, Durham, NC
  10:00am - 11:00am
  This talk is for Croasdaile Village Armchair Naturalists and will introduce butterfly diversity and identification, the CarBMP and how to conduct a survey, and how the data from the program are used at both the state and national levels.


• MONDAY OCTOBER 21, 2024: CAROLINAS BUTTERFLY MONITORING PROGRAM workshop - Chalk Banks Unit, Lumber River S.P., NC
  Time POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY SPRING DUE TO STATE PARKS ALL HANDS HURRICANE HELENE RESPONSE
  This workshop is for State Park Staff and will introduce the CarBMP and how to conduct a survey, and we will set up some survey routes.


• TUESDAY Sep 24, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
  9:30am - 11:30am
  This event is for NCBG Docents
  Event will take place at the NC Botanical Garden off Old Mason Farm Rd. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  For details and registration contact Elisha Taylor at the Botanical Garden if you are a docent.


• WEDNESDAY JUL 10, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - White Deer Park Classroom, Garner Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources, Garner, NC
  10:00am - 12:00 Noon
  Event is FREE.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Click here for details and registration


• TUESDAY JUNE 18, 2024: CAROLINAS BUTTERFLY MONITORING PROGRAM workshop - Carvers Creek S.P., NC
  10:00 - Noon
  This workshop is for State Park Staff and will introduce the CarBMP and how to conduct a survey.


• THURSDAY JUNE 13, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Aquarium, Ft. Fisher, NC
  10:00am - Noon
  Event is FREE.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  To register, contact Gail Lemiec at the NC Aquarium


• Wednesday May 8, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Harris Lake County Park, Wake County, NC
  1:30 - 3:30pm
  Event is for Wake County Park, Recreation, and Open Spaces staff.
  Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  To register, send an email to Jeff.


• Saturday May 4, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Praire Ridge Ecostation, NC Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
  1:30 - 3:30pm
  Event is FREE and you do not have to be a Museum member to attend.
  Event will take place at the Museum's Prairie Ridge Ecostation off Edward's Mill Rd. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Click here for details and registration.


• MAY 2, 2024: Field Training for National Park Service - 9:30am Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center at The Purchase, NC
  This field experience will include training on how to identify butterflies, select a survey route, conduct a Pollard Walk butterfly survey, and enter data to the national databsse.
  Program is BYO lunch and by invitation.


• WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Valle Crucis Community Park, Valle Crucis, NC
  Tentatively 11:00am
  Event is FREE.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. This will be an all-outdoor event and last about an hour. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  To register, contact Paul Laurent and Jeff Pippen


• SUNDAY APR 14, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - White Deer Park Classroom, Garner Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources, Garner, NC
  1:30 - 3:30pm
  Event is FREE.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Click here for details and registration


• MONDAY APR 8, 2024: CAROLINAS BUTTERFLY MONITORING PROGRAM workshop - Dismal Swamp S.P., NC
  9:00 - 11:00am
  This workshop is for State Park Staff and will introduce the CarBMP and how to conduct a survey.


• WEDNESDAY MAR 20, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Aquarium, Manteo, NC
  1:00 - 3:00pm
  Event is FREE.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a community science butterfly monitor. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  To register, contact Rachel Veal at the NC Aquarium


• FRIDAY JAN 19, 2024: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Comfort Inn South Oceanfront, 8031 South Oregon Inlet Rd., Nags Head, NC
  ~7 - 8pm
  Event is the Friday night keynote talk for the Annual Carolina Bird Club Winter Meeting
  Click here for details and registration


• October 27, 2023: Introducing the Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program: Using Citizen Science to Assess Insect Population Trends on a Continental Scale - Biology Dept. Seminar, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC
  12:15pm - 1:30pm


• October 5, 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Blue Ridge Conservancy, Blowing Rock, NC
  1:30pm - 3:30pm
  Event is free, and you do not have to be a member to attend.
  Event will take place at the Blue Ridge Conservancy at 416 Aho Rd off US 321 between Boone and Blowing Rock. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them.
  Click here for details. To register, please send an email to Guy McGrane ("badgerboy AT wilkes.net")


• August 26, 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
  10am - Noon
  You do not have to be a member to attend.
  Event will take place at the NC Botanical Garden off Old Mason Farm Rd. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Click here for details and registration


• Aug 9 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, NC
  10am - Noon
  Event is FREE
  Event will take place at the Weymouth Woods Visitor Center, 1024 N Fort Bragg Rd, Southern Pines, NC. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Click here for more information.
  To register, send an email to jeffpippen9@gmail.com and indicate you'd like to register for the Aug 9, 2023 Weymouth Woods Workshop.


• July 29, 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
  10am - Noon
  Event is FREE and you do not have to be a Museum member to attend.
  Event will take place at the Museum's Prairie Ridge Ecostation off Edward's Mill Rd. Bring close-focus binoculars if you have them!
  Click here for details and registration.


• MAY 18, 2023: Field Training: how to conduct a Pollard Walk butterfly survey - 11am Hot Springs, NC
  This field experience will walk you through how to set up a survey route and conduct a butterfly survey
  Program is BYO lunch and will be followed by an afternoon butterfly walk


• MAY 17, 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
  Event is FREE and you do not have to be a Museum member to attend.
  Event will take place at the Museum's Prairie Ridge Ecostation off Edward's Mill Rd.
  Click here for details and registration.


• MAY 16, 2023: Field Training: how to conduct a Pollard Walk butterfly survey - 10am Quail Roost, Durham, NC
  This field experience will walk you through how to set up a survey route and conduct a butterfly survey
  Program will include a butterfly ID walk


• MAY 10, 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
  Event is FREE and you do not have to be a Museum member to attend.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a citizen science butterfly monitor.
  Click here for details and registration.


• MAY 3, 2023: CAROLINAS WILD BUTTERFLIES: IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING - NC Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
  Event is FREE and you do not have to be a Museum member to attend.
  This workshop will introduce you to some North Carolina butterfly diversity, how to identify butterflies, and how to become a citizen science butterfly monitor.
  Click here for details and registration.