Raise a Caterpillar Workshop at WBU

Wild Birds Unlimited 1806 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Learn how to raise an Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar into a butterfly during this 45 minute workshop conducted by Lori M. Carlson of Backyard Butterflies and hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited in Chapel Hill. Workshop fee includes one critter cage, one caterpillar, host plant, booklet and free after workshop support. All ages welcome, but children […]

$25.00

Annual Open House & Plant Swap 2019

Backyard Butterflies 1507 US HWY 70A East, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join us for our 3rd Annual Open House & Plant Swap on the Summer Solstice! How the Open House works We open our habitat to allow members of our community to come see how we created our garden and habitat, maintain it, changes we make, and what we continue to learn from observing it in […]

Annual Open House & Plant Swap 2019

Backyard Butterflies 1507 US HWY 70A East, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join us for our 3rd Annual Open House & Plant Swap on the Summer Solstice! How the Open House works We open our habitat to allow members of our community to come see how we created our garden and habitat, maintain it, changes we make, and what we continue to learn from observing it in […]

National Moth Week: Adult Moth Night

Backyard Butterflies 1507 US HWY 70A East, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join us at Backyard Butterflies for Adult Moth Night in celebration of National Moth Week! We are firing up our moth lights in the backyard! Come see what we attract to our collecting sheet! Please bring a flashlight or wear a headlamp. You may wish to apply bug repellent. We recommend wearing sturdy shoes and […]

Free

National Moth Week: Family Moth Night

Backyard Butterflies 1507 US HWY 70A East, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join us at Backyard Butterflies for Adult Moth Night in celebration of National Moth Week! We are firing up our moth lights in the backyard! Come see what we attract to our collecting sheet! Please bring a flashlight or wear a headlamp. You may wish to apply bug repellent. We recommend wearing sturdy shoes and […]

Free

NABA Count: Orange County

Join us for the 3rd conduction of the Orange County NABA Count! If you are not familiar with what is a NABA count, please visit the NABA website for more information. All butterfly identification skill levels are welcome to participate. We welcome any amount of time you can provide to cover designated areas within Orange […]

NABA Count: Hanging Rock State Park

Vade Mecum 1105 Camp Sertoma Dr, Westfield, North Carolina

Top: Hickory Horned Devil caterpillar Left to Right: Eastern Comma, Catalpa moth caterpillar, Question Mark, Northern Pearly Eye Meet up for this count is at Vade Mecum located outside of the main park area. This count will take place in areas off of trails through tall grasses, over river rocks, and on some blazed trails. […]

NABA Count: Mayo River State Park

Mayo River State Park 500 Old Mayo Park Road, Mayodan, North Carolina

  Left to Right: Silver Spotted Skipper caterpillar, dark form female Tiger Swallowtail on hoary mountain mint, puddling butterflies, Harvester Meet up for this count is in the park at the bathroom parking lot. We recommend wearing hiking shoes or boots as we will being walking through areas without trails. Long pants are recommended as […]

Central Park School for Children Habitat Tour

Backyard Butterflies 1507 US HWY 70A East, Hillsborough, NC, United States

We love conducting tours, classes, and workshops for school groups! Please visit our Education Page for information about what we offer and to schedule with us.

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