Marylou Rethman (Class of 2009), Trish White (Class of 2002), Susan Boyd (Class of 2003) & Lee Day (Class of 2001 for her husband Joel) provide scale on 9-25-2009 at Captain Forster Preserve. This photo was taken adjacent to the…
Category: butterfly nectar plant
Marvelous migration
Great southern white butterflies (Ascia mounte) are especially abundant this year, as they migrate northward. Archbold Biological Station Executive Director Dr. Hilary Swain noted their abundance at the 25th anniversary celebration for Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge held by the Friends…
Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail
Nancy Soucy (Class of 2010) led the last walk of the 2016 Season for the Indian River Land Trust at their Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail on Saturday, 4-2-2016. Nancy is pictured in the center of the group photo taken by Ken Gonyo…
Buckeye Belle
Butterflies love common beggarticks (Bidens alba), a native but weedy member of the aster family.
Mangrove Buckeye butterflies were enjoying the unseasonably warm weather while collecting nectar from the flowers alongside the trail at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA).