Diario del proyecto Friends of Collier County Butterflies

I'm excited to announce that I have added (2) new locations for the Fall Butterfly Count line up.

Butterfly counts are a way to monitor butterfly populations, raise public awareness and spend some time with other butterfly enthusiast. Learn about local parks and nature areas.

Butterfly counts are a good way to gauge the health of our gardens and our local environment for pollinators to ensure sustainable food sourcing in our area. The data collected at our counts is submitted for scientific research through several databases and tracked year over year.

You can join as many counts as you wish:
November 12, Gore Education Center
November 18, Collier County Parks
Choose 1 Park: Sugden, North Collier Regional, Conner Park
December 1, Villagewalk of Bonita Springs

On this form you will also be able to sign up for FREE Training Sessions.

Nearly 35 species of butterflies have been observed during previous counts. Collier County has about 80 documented butterflies, so we still have a ways to go.

Ages 16 and up are invited to participate. Registration is required.

Your participation will help expand our understanding of the abundance and diversity of butterflies in our beloved natural areas!

Questions: Connie Nagele 239.248.8272 / cnageleart@gmail.com

SIGN UP FORM: https://forms.gle/vKPULkbE38TsPPmd8

Join in our celebration of pollinators by volunteering for a butterfly count at either Conner Park, North Collier Regional Park, or Sugden Regional Park on Saturday, June 24th, 9:30 am.

These citizen science surveys are a fun way to get to know the Parks and the butterflies!

Nearly 30 species of butterflies have been observed during previous counts. Both numbers of individuals and different species will be recorded.

Volunteers age 16 and up are invited to participate. Individuals with previous experience participating in one of these butterfly counts will serve as group leads.

Newcomers are encouraged to assist as data recorders or butterfly spotters (no previous experience is required; training will be provided.).

Your participation will help expand our understanding of the abundance and diversity of butterflies in our beloved Parks!

Email Connie Nagele - cnageleart@gmail.com

Training -
Identification - May 24th 6:30pm
Overview - May 31, 6:30pm
Identification - June 14 2:30pm

Bonita Village Walk
9:00am
15291 Latitude Drive
Bonita Springs, FL 34135

RSVP Required - cnageleart@gmail.com

Please join us for a casual Butterfly Walk. This is part of our continuing education and practice for identifying butterflies. This will not be an official count. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - you'll learn as we go.

This is a beautiful Garden it is made up of 10 different gardens and they are all volunteer maintained by the residents of Bonita Village. It covers about 2 acres with an emphasis on Natives and Pollinator Plants.

Please bring water, sunscreen, bug spray, and any butterfly identification tools you favor.

Our next "Official Butterfly Count" will be June 24th, 2023 - details to follow

Please join us for Earth Day Celebrations at a Collier County Park On April 22, 2023.

We will have a Butterfly Hunt Game in the garden and a self guided Butterfly Walk at the Park. There will be games and native plants for sale as well as Native Milkweed Giveaway.

Friends of Collier County Butterflies is looking for people to join us for Butterfly Walks and Butterfly Counts here in Collier County.

Did you know that we have identified and counted over 30 different kinds of butterflies on Collier County Parks & Trails?

Saturday, February 25, from 10:00am to 1:00pm

Hosted by the Friends of Collier Butterflies...

Please join us for a casual Butterfly Walk. This is part of our continuing education and practice for identifying butterflies. This will not be an official count. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - you'll learn as we go.

If you have not visited the Crew Trails - please see their website for more information. These trails are some of my favorites and are definitely worth the drive. Although I have not used these trails for butterfly walks.

Please bring water, sunscreen, bug spray, and any butterfly identification tools you favor.

After the walk - we invite you to join a meeting of the Friends of Collier County Butterfly Group for a Q&A discussion about butterflies, information about our iNaturalist project, and help anyone who wants to start using the iNaturalist app.

Join our iNaturalist Project

You are encouraged to invite your friends. Please RSVP with additional names.

Our next "Official Butterfly Count" will be June 24, 2023 details to follow.

I look forward to seeing you there.