The board has selected the Okanogan Valley as the site for our next conference. Okanogan County is one of the best areas in Washington for butterfly diversity so the field trip destinations will be exceptional. The date and venue have not been determined yet, but Omak and Oroville are candidate locations. The time will be in June or July – depending on the winter and spring season we will have between now and then. Specific information will be forthcoming. We did a conference there seven years ago and went to great sites at Moses Meadow in the Colville Reservation on the east side of the Okanogan River and the Sinlahekin Valley west of the Okanogan River. This time equally classic butterfly sites such as Mount Hull, east of the Okanogan River, and Long Swamp, in the high elevation country west of the Okanogan River, may be field trip destinations. This will be something you won’t want to miss. The area should be appealing to members from all parts of the state. We hope it will also be attractive to local folks as well who may not be aware of the great butterfly world in their backyard. Keep an opening clear in your summer calendar for a great conference in the Okanogan!

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Richard Youel

WBA Founding Member, Past Board President and Secretary, and Field Trip Leader