Leader Needed and Field Trip Added

[kstei...@aol.com]

Hi all -- 

Is anyone interested in leading a MA Butterfly Club field trip to Mt. Tom this weekend? It would involve meeting people at the parking lot, helping folks with butterfly identifications, and reporting findings (or designating a participant to do so) here on masslep. If interested, please reply to me or Carol (ca...@massbutterflies.org) by Thursday at midnight. If we don't hear from anyone, we'll cancel the trip and try again next year. Here's the trip description. Please also read on for a new trip just added.

Saturday April 25, 2026 10am
Mt. Tom, Holyoke     

Mt. Tom State Reservation is in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley. We will search for Mourning Cloaks, Eastern Comma and Compton Tortoiseshell. We will look for Broad-winged Hawks as well. Meet at the Bray Lake parking lot. Use the Route 5 entrance NORTH of Holyoke, opposite the old SKI OUTLET STORE.  No rain date.  

Leader Needed:

Happy news: the Camp Edwards field trip is back and will be added to the 2026 trip roster soon. Here are the details:

Saturday, July 11, 10am

Camp Edwards Training Site, Bourne

Join the MA Army National Guard's Natural Resources Manager Jake McCumber in a search for numerous species of Hairstreaks and other butterflies in a diverse pine barrens habitat. As many as six different hairstreaks - including Acadian, Coral, and the appropriately named Edwards - may be seen along with a wide variety of other butterflies and moths. Camp Edwards is an active military training installation with restricted access so registration and background check are required. To register, please send an email to: emily.d.k...@army.mil with your name and telephone number. A confirmation email will be sent with further information including directions, base access, meeting place and parking.  For additional information please contact trip leader Jake McCumber at Jacob.M...@mass.gov or 339-202-9343.

For more information on MBC field trips and July Counts, please visit http://www.massbutterflies.org and check out the 2026 schedule.

Thanks!

Kristin

Kristin Steinmetz