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Collapse ▲2025 Carolina Butterfly Society Symposium
Saturday, September 13
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Stanford M. Adams Training Facility at Jordan Lake
2832 Big Woods Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Photos by Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension.
Featured Presentations
My Experiences as a Relatively and Perpetually New Butterflier, or How to Take Up Butterflying Without Feeling Overwhelmed and Intimidated
Alison Smith, CBS Past-President and Current Secretary
Our Wild Butterflies: Monitoring Diversity and Trends through Community Science
Jeff Pippen, Research Specialist Georgetown University and Director, Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Network
Monarchs and Migration in North Carolina
Brian Bockhahn, Education Specialist, North Carolina State Parks
Butterflies of Western NC Post-Helene
Heather Rayburn, Western NC Chapter Coordinator
(Mostly) Native Pollinator Gardens for Butterflies
Debbie Roos, Sustainable Agriculture Agent for the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Tour of the “Pollinator Paradise” Demo Garden led by Debbie Roos
After the Pollinator Garden Tour, there is an optional visit to Rachel’s Native Plants just a few miles away.
Book Signing Session
Bring your copies of:
- Butterflies of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia – Jeff Pippen and Harry LeGrand
- The Flora and Fauna of Edisto Island and the Lowcountry Sea Islands – Tom Austin
Optional Pre-symposium Walk:
Friday, September 12 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Jeff Pippen will lead a walk at Mason Farm Biological Reserve
Optional Post-symposium Walk:
Sunday, September 14 from 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Brian Bockhahn will lead a walk at Jordan Lake Trailrace and Deep River State Natural Area
Lodging can be found in Chapel Hill and Apex, NC
Please bring plants or seeds to share. The cost will be a donation to CBS.
The symposium cost is $20 which includes lunch, drinks and snacks. Registration deadline is September 10. This symposium is open to the public.
Register for the Carolina Butterfly Symposium
Email Marty Kastner if you have any questions about this event.
Visit the Carolina Butterfly Society website.

Gray hairstreak caterpillar on native dwarf indigo bush (Amorpha herbacea). Photo by Debbie Roos.