Point Mugu State Park Field Trip (Canceled)

Point Mugu State Park
Mugu State Park Field Trip CANCELED ~ The NABA field trip to Point Mugu planned for August 21, 2010 has been canceled. No new date has been set. Please check back.

NABA 4th of JULY BUTTERFLY COUNT

NABA 4th of JULY BUTTERFLY COUNT ~ Rescheduled to Saturday, July 3rd 9:00 a.m.
at O'Neill Regional Park
Meet in 1st parking lot on the right of main entrance!

Butterfly Field Trip - Caspers Regional Wilderness Park

NABA Orange County's Butterfly Field Trip to Caspers Regional Wilderness Park, Orange County -  Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Anyone interested in learning more about our local native butterflies is invited to join.  

Meet at 9:00 a.m. at Caspers Park in the parking area just inside entrance Kiosk. Day parking fee required. We will walk 2-3 miles along the trail overlooking San Juan Creek from 9:00 am. to 12:30 a.m.  After the hike, we will have lunch at Nature Center and observe the butterflies within the Butterfly Gardens around the Nature Center. 


Contact Gary at 949 218-7575

Click here to see some of the local Orange County butterflies you might see on the hike.

Hope to see you there,
Vickie
OC NABA Field Trip to Barton Flats has been CANCELED DUE TO FIRES/SMOKE CONDITIONS

Barton Flats - Butterfly Field Trip

OC NABA Field Trips:
September 5, 2009
Trip to Barton Flats - San Bernardino National Forest.
Meeting in the Vons parking lot, intersection of Lincoln and Tustin, in the city of Orange at 7:00 am. Contact Gary for information 949-218-7575

OC NABA Founder - Don Mitchell


The butterfly community lost one it's greats, Don Mitchell, Founder of the Orange County Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association.

November 17, 1936 - August 16, 2009

Don Edward Mitchell passed away at University Of California Irvine Hospital due to complications from cancer.

He was a lover of butterflies, traveled the world, was a gifted writer, avid gourmet cook, gourmand eater, reader of all things, collector of knowledge and lover of life.

We will miss you Don, now go be with the butterflies.