Category: Conservation/Research/Surveys
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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 with the restoration work parties at Magnuson Park. The transformation is becoming more evident with…
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Magnuson Park Butterfly Meadow Habitat Restoration Work Party, Seattle, Washington
A hands-on volunteer conservation project to help make a substantial difference in our urban ecosystem About In collaboration with the Magnuson Environmental Stewardship Alliance and Green Seattle Partnership the Washington Butterfly Association is organizing work parties to restore and maintain the butterfly garden at Promontory Point Pavilion and the meadow in Kingfisher Basin. We welcome…
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WBA-WDFW Butterfly Conservation Project
David James Twenty-one of Washingtons ~150 species of butterflies are on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) list. In common with most of our butterfly species, we know very little about the biology and ecology and threats to these 21 species. This project is aimed at supporting…
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Wolf Haven Prairie Survey Completed
WBA volunteers returned to the beautiful Wolf Haven Patrick Dunn Prairie in Thurston County for two additional surveys this spring. We performed 3 surveys in 2023 beginning in late May, but the timing excluded early spring fliers. On our first return visit in April, the flower show was magnificent. Camas and Golden Paintbrush were in…
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Washington Butterfly Conservation Updates
“Washington Butterfly Conservation Updates and Observational Reporting Methods” with Julie Combs, Ross Winton, and Regina Johnson Summary: This talk is a collaborative presentation by Julie Combs and Ross Winton of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and our own WBA Treasurer and G’num editor Regina Johnson. Julie and Ross are the leads for WDFW…
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WBA Butterfly Survey at Evan’s Creek Preserve
Seven enthusiastic WBA volunteers conducted nine butterfly surveys throughout the 2023 spring and summer season at Evan’s Creek Preserve in Sammamish, WA. This 213 acre preserve offers areas of lush forest with abundant mosses and lichens, several wetlands, and large meadows. Surveys were conducted two to four weeks apart from April through September. Visits were…
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WBA Prairie Survey at Wolf Haven
This summer WBA volunteers performed three butterfly surveys at Wolf Haven’s Patrick Dunn Prairie in Thurston County. The last survey for the 2023 season was on August 12, when most flowering plants had senesced. We hope to return once or twice earlier in the spring of 2024 when additional butterfly species and flowering plants are…
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WBA Volunteers Survey Evan’s Creek Preserve
The 179 acres of Evan’s Creek Preserve is a hidden gem in King County. The land was gifted to the City of Sammamish over twenty years ago and includes areas of mossy forest, meadows with native lupine, wetlands, and of course, wildlife. Restoration work is in progress. Volunteers from WBA will be surveying the preserve…
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Endangered Island Marble Butterfly
“Current Status of the Endangered Island Marble Butterfly” with Sarah Hanson and Walt Andrews Join Sarah Hanson, Executive Director of On Sacred Ground, to learn about the history of Island Marble Butterfly as well as recent changes for its recovery plan due to its listing as an endangered species in 2020. Walt Andrews, Island Marble…
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Butterflies of the Mountain Loop Highway
Butterflies (and other pollinators) of the Mountain Loop Highway: How a Project on the National Forest Evolved David Droppers and Phyllis Reed In this tag-team presentation, David Droppers, along with Phyllis Reed, North Zone Wildlife Biologist with the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, will present updates from his final season of researching butterflies on the Mountain…
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County Big Days – WBA Citizen Science Project for June, July, August, and September
Butterflying in the time of CoronaCitizen Science Opportunities abound! Here at WBA we take both our field work and our data collection seriously. The field trips WBA leads help us monitor presence/absence and relative abundance of Washington’s butterflies. Citizen science, based on your active participation, is key to helping WBA meet our objectives of education,…
