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May 4, 2026 On May 4th, nine WBA members enjoyed a memorable survey in the Cushman area of Olympic National Forest: Tanna Knouse, Karen Holtrop, Jeannette Barreca, Travis Thurber, Cathy Clark, Dan Dunphy, Melanie Weiss, Paulette Murphy, and Liz Kuehn.…
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Cowiche Canyon, Yakima, Field Trip and Outreach Report
April 25, 2026 By David James The Cowiche Canyon Conservancy in Yakima has held an Annual Earth Day celebration of nature in the canyon for many years. For at least 15 of those years, I have had the pleasure of…
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Juniper Dunes, Field Trip Report
April 29, 2026 By David James Following on from our WBA field trip in April 2025 seeking proof of life for the Columbia Basin segregate of the Juniper Hairstreak, we again made a trip on April 29, 2026 to the…
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WBA on the Radio!
Where on the dial: KPTZ, 91.9 FM, podcast #760 “Butterflies of Washington, Part 1”When: Recorded 9 February 2026; first aired 11 February 2026Who from WBA: Dan Dunphy, Regina Johnson Representatives from your butterfly association were invited to the KPTZ studios…
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Bring Back the Butterflies – One Year at Magnuson Park
One Year at Magnuson Park By Liz Kuehn and Julie O’Donald Earth Day 2026 marks the one-year anniversary of the WBA Magnuson Park Butterfly Meadow and Garden Restoration. Beginning with Earth Day 2025, WBA volunteers have pitched in to help…
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President’s Message May 2026
Hello butterfly fans, Living on the west side of the Cascades, and with my continued attempts to lure butterflies to my garden with their favorite nectar plants, I only get a few species every year. However, this year, to my…
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Butterflies at Olympia’s Procession of the Species
Photos by Regina Johnson Butterflies are popular creations at Olympia’s annual Procession of the Species. A preschooler as a Monarch, and an infant sibling as the chrysalis. And check out the wood duck and peacock in the background. This is…
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Who Calls Who?
By Melanie Weiss A friend recently asked me, “Who calls who? I think flowers seduce butterflies.” It’s a good question. Yes, flowers seduce butterflies, but their relationship is a two-way dance of attraction and exchange. It’s all about reproduction and…
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2026 WBA Annual Study Weekend, Goldendale, Washington
Wings Over Goldendale June 12-14 This year’s conference will be in the Goldendale area where we expect to see butterflies not common in the rest of the state, including the large, black Indra Swallowtail, as well as the Propertius Duskywing…
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Chase, Tag, Adopt: The Evolution of Tracking Monarch Migration in the Pacific Northwest
Dr. David James Monthly Program presentation May 6, 2026 Dr. David James will present an overview of the history of tracking monarch migration in the Pacific Northwest from Bob Pyle’s pioneering ‘chasing’ of monarchs in the late 1990s, to the…
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Conservation, genomics, and conservation genomics: the case of a curiously isolated and endangered butterfly
Dr. Zachary MacDonald Monthly Program presentation April 1, 2026 For decades, a small population of hairstreak butterflies in Waterton Lakes National Park was assumed to be the Half-moon Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna), even though it occurs more than 400km from the…
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2026 WBA Field Trips
Field Trip Descriptions: Note: A date range is given for some of the trips. The precise date will be determined by the leader based on weather and the season’s progression. Contact the trip leader to sign up and be notified…
