On September 16, we participated in the Burke Museum’s annual Bug Blast, with many youngsters and their parents coming by our exhibit. WBA member Louise Kulzer worked with the Washington Native Plant Society to paint faces with butterflies and other designs.

On October 10, David Nunnallee traveled to Tacoma and the South Sound chapter of the WA Native Plant Society, where he gave a presentation on Butterflies and Native Plants. Of course there were many many gorgeous photos of butterflies on their host and nectar plants. Unfortunately many of the sites where the photos were taken burned this sum- mer. The meeting was well attended by an appreciative audience, with lots of questions for David.

On November 3 Al Wagar worked in Discovery Park with Park Steward David St. John and nine Discovery Corps teen- agers from the Pacific Science Center to improve butterfly habitat, removing exotic grasses and seeding with wildflowers that will serve as both hosts for larvae and nectar sources. The grasses were apparently planted to feed the horses during the early days of the former Fort Lawton. Some other WBA members hoped to participate but had commitments they couldn’t duck.