1/11 Spokane – 7 pm – Spokane Pollinators: Their Habitat, Food and Behavior
January 18, Spokane: Dave Nunnallee’s “Buckwheats and the Butterflies They Host” video
January 21, Seattle: Winter Party
WBA had it’s annual winter party on January 14, 2017 at the beautiful home of Ed and Ann Lipkin. We thank them profusely for hosting this event! The party was marked by great food and great camaraderie among the 23 attendees. As in recent years, the carnivores among us en- joyed the great smoked turkey provided by WBA. Omnivores and herbivores all enjoyed the great selection of other tasty dishes. The number of attendees may have been down slightly from other years because the Se- attle Women’s March also occurred that day; several people attended the March before the party. Nonetheless, we easily exceeded the critical mass for a tumultuous white elephant exchange, and had more than our usual amount of “stealing” of white elephants. Although some whining was heard, and some people weren’t very happy to have their gift taken from them, no one came to physical blows and all had a great time. The special “Richard Lindstrom” butterfly shirt (in its third year as a winter- party gift tradition) made its appearance and will be spending the next year with Carolyn Shelby, a new member from the Olympia area.
We missed those who couldn’t come and we wish all a happy 2017!
February 1, Seattle: David Jennings on Bumble bees
February 15, Spokane: Jeanne Dammarell and her photos
March 1, Seattle: Dave Nunnallee on South Pacific Islands
March 6, Yakima Arboretum, Native Plant Society: David James on Moxee Bog and the Silver-bordered Fritillary
March 15, Spokane: Ann Potter on Treasure Hunting: Five Eastern Washington Butterfly Species of Conservation Concern, and what we are doing to track them. With Jon Pelham on video on Basic Butterfly Biology
April 5, Seattle: Jon Pelham “Field guides, Field marks and Identification”
April 16, Spokane: Brook Swanson on Beetle Defenses
May 3, Seattle: David James on Butterfly Boom or Bust: The Ecology of Irruptions
May 17, Spokane: David Jennings on Humble Bumblebees
July 14-17, Ellensburg: Annual Conference
September 6, 7:00, Seattle: Share the Wealth
September 20, 6:00, Spokane: Share the Wealth
October 4, 7:00, Seattle: David Droppers’ Inspiring the next generation of butterfly enthusiasts – How to make a great butterfly course.
10/18 – Spokane Meeting with Dr. Carl Barrenetine
The next meeting of Spokane’s WBA chapter will feature a fast paced and entertaining presentation by retired Biology professor Dr. Carl Barrenetine, who has recently returned to the Inland Northwest, after devoting much of his career to the study of moths of the upper Midwest. You may follow his recent posts to the WBA Facebook page if you want to get a preview to his lively program.
November 1, 7:00, Seattle: Caitlin LaBar- Selecting and preparing photos for field guides, covering composition and post-processing; and mapping and recording data.
November 15, Wednesday, Spokane: Ann Potter of WDFW, on Species of Greatest Conservation Need Findings from Summer 2017. Learn about the fortunes and frustrations of WBA volunteers who accepted the challenge of trying to find previously known colonies of these butterflies.
November 21, 28, and December 2, volunteer work parties restoring butterfly habitat at Scatter Creek Wildlife Area and Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve in Thurston County. See page 8 for more info.
December 5, Tuesday, San Juan Island, volunteer to help restore Island Marble habitat. See page 8 for more info.
December 6, Wednesday, Seattle: Jon Pelham on Guild Foodplants of Washington Butterflies.
No Spokane meeting in December.