“Blooms and Butterflies” at Fenwick Mines in Craig County with Bill Hunley
Date/Time
Saturday, June 9, 2018
All Day
Location
Orange Market - Salem
Categories
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Orange Market in Salem at the corner of Thompson Memorial Blvd and Rte 311.
Bring a lunch, bug juice, rain gear and walking shoes. This area offers level walking on a boardwalk through a wetland, a waterfall and a variety of flowers and butterflies.
Examples of possible sightings are fire pink, Bowman’s root, Chrysogonum, meadow beauty, Northern three-squared sedge and lance-leafed violet. Butterflies may include silver-spotted skipper, great spangled fritillary, red-spotted purple, tiger, zebra, and spicebush swallow tails. With some luck we may see Diana and Appalachian brown.
Bill Hunley is an excellent naturalist. He is a splendid birder and botanist. You are guaranteed to learn something new and have a fun day. Contact Butch Kelly (540) 384-7429