Where Diversity Has Wings

WBA’s Fifth Annual Conference will be held July 16-18, 2004 in Omak, Washington. Join us as we focus on the butterflies of Okanogan County, the county with the most species in our state. Our field trips will move from valley to mountain habitats, so we’ll see species from a variety of life zones. July in the Okanogan should be a great place to enjoy the bounty of mid-summer butterflies. Come along and see for yourself!

Fritillary enthusiasts will enjoy searching out the Northwestern (Speyeria hesperis), Silver-bordered (Boloria selene), Zerene (Speyeria zerene), Mormon (Speyeria mormonia), and Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona). You may have a chance to see the Queen Alexandra’s (Colias alexandra) and Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior). This would be a likely spot to find Garita Skipperlings (Oarisma garita)), Peck’s Skippers (Polites peckius), and Tawny-edged Skippers (Polites temistocles).

Keynote Address “Glaciation and Speciation” by Jon Pelham.

Some area campgrounds:

Conconully State Park, near the town of Conconully, about 22 miles from Omak 82 sites, showers, no reservations

Leader Lake Campground (DNR), about 8.5 miles west of Okanogan off of Hwy 20 Campsites and restrooms, no reservations

Scotch Creek Wildlife Area (WDFW), about 10 mi. NE of Omak, on the road to Conconully Primitive undeveloped campsites

Eastside Park, in Omak on Omak Ave. (Hwy 155) 72 sites, showers, RV hook-ups, no reservations

Legion Park, in Okanogan on Second Ave. (Hwy 215) No hook-ups, no reservations

Okanogan Fairground Campground, between Okanogan & Omak, off Hwy 97, third off-ramp to the west RV hook-ups, no reservations