2016 WBA Field Trips

DateDestination/DescriptionTrip Leader/Contact
March 26 (April 2)Schnebley Coulee. We’ll look for some of the earliest butterflies-green hairstreaks, desert marbles, plus other wildlife.Maureen Traxler
April 30North Fork Cowiche Crk with Cowiche Canyon Conservancy. This is a new CCC-WDFW managed site at the interface of shrub steppe and higher elevation forest. Potential for very interesting mixture of butterfly fauna from the 2 landscape zones. Field trip will help CCC compile a comprehensive inventory of butterfly species for the site.David James
May 14Black Canyon Trail. Trail is 7.0 miles round trip, 1250′ elevation gain, but our goal will be to find butterflies, so we probably won’t go to the end of the trail. More info about the trail https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/black-canyonMaureen Traxler
May 21Snow Mtn Ranch, Yakima. Joint WBA-CCC trip focusing on catching and tagging Coronis Fritillaries for research. David James and Cowiche Canyon Conservancy are studying Coronis migration from the shrub steppe to the mountains. Study has been going on for 3 years; with WBA involvement we could tag a lot of Coronis!David James
May 21National Parks Bio Blizes. Survey butterflies at Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.Regina Rochefort
June 4Wenas, Manastash with possible diversion to Coleman Creek depending on conditions.David Nunnallee*
June 4Dishman Hills, Spokane. A mixed ages group in honor of the conservation legacy of Tom Rogers.John Baumann
June 11Tronsen Ridge Trail. Total trail is 8 miles round trip, 1000 feet elevation gain, but we probably won’t hike the entire trail, depending on where the butterflies are. More info about the trail at http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/tronsen-ridgeMaureen Traxler
July 9Highway 97 ExplorationMaureen Traxler
August 5-7Annual Conference, Wallowa Mtns 
Aug. 13 or 20Monarch Tagging, VantageDavid James
Aug. 20 or 27Sheep Lake, Chinook PassMelanie Weiss