Category: WBA News
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Charles A. Rogers December 22, 1941 – September 14, 2020
Every summer that I attended the Washington Butterfly Association Study Weekend, I was certain to have a conversation or two or three with Charles Rogers. I never saw Charles at a field trip, but he was always at the weekend. Sometimes he would drag along a daughter or his wife. More often he was there…
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Inaugural E-Butterfly Survey
And the winners are: Wait, I am not going to reveal the answers that quick. First, thank you to all who participated! Second, we are still in August and there is also September: get out there and start reporting! We would love to add your name in our next report. We were hoping for a…
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Washington State Butterflies on iNaturalist
WBA has a Project on iNaturalist for those who don’t want to do an actual survey. As of publication time, we have 6 project members, and 52 species posted. Three quarters of our observations are Research Grade, which means they are included in the iNaturalist Research-Grade Observations dataset. Anyone on iNat can download this data…
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2019 WBA Outreach Events
Members of WBA have participated in 5 tabling events in the Seattle area since the beginning of the year: These events are very rewarding. People young and old are very curious to know more about butterflies. We get many more requests for events than we can staff. There are often elementary schools asking us to…
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Five Eastern WA Butterflies In Need of Monitoring
Washington’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is a comprehensive plan for conserving the state’s fish and wildlife and the natural habitats on which they depend. It is part of a nationwide effort by all 50 states and 5 U.S. territories to develop conservation action plans and participate in the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants (SWG)…
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Spring 2016 WBA Outreach
Spokane Community College’s class Spokane Community College’s class, “Finding Inland Northwest Butterflies”, posted a remarkable field day May 12th. Seven students were able to identify 27 butterfly species in a short, 2.5 mile hike, spending 3 1/2 hours in the field at Rutter Canyon, near the Little Spokane River. Students were delighted with sightings of…
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Idie Ulsh Young Naturalists Scholarship
Vic Ulsh, Idie’s nephew, has been pleased to announce that the estate of our founder will begin supporting several scholarships this summer for young people with a strong interest in nature study! I could scarcely be happier. The funds will pay registration, lodging and transportation for three students, ages 10 -17, and their accompanying parent…
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Tom O’Connell – Marty Witt
Tom O’Connell, 1925-2015 One of the original founders of WBA, died on Tuesday, October 20 at the age of 90. Tom was active in the club until about 5 years ago. He had been living on the assisted living floor at Bayview Manor for the last couple of years and was in their nursing unit…
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Military Pet Fair, DuPont
WBA had a booth at the Military Pet Fair held in May in DuPont, across the freeway from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. We were visited by many kids, dogs, parents, and young service members. Al Wagar and Regina Johnson talked to people about butterflies and our organization. Butter- flies in plexiglas were a hit with the…
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We Remember Idie
Idie Ulsh, president and cofounder of WBA, was found dead of apparent heart failure at her cabin in Kitsap County on June 11. Nephew Victor Ulsh visited her cabin after difficulty in contacting her and increasing concern about her health. As John Baumann stated for all of us, she was a beloved grandmother spirit to…
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Important and Exciting Changes for WBA
As of April 1 WBA will operate as an independent organization separate from the North American Butterfly Association (NABA), of which we have been a chapter since our beginning in 1999. Last fall, NABA sent newly revised bylaws for all chapters to sign. They included substantial changes from the previous bylaws with greater centralized control…
