Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas
Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 pm
The October meeting will be conducted via Zoom.
(no in-person meeting)
Starts 6:30 pm for social time; 7:00 pm for program.
Here is the link for the meeting on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4168201898?pwd=MzBpZ2hvUVFMckw4anlldTh6Tkh3dz09
October 18 Program:
News from the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas
Marianna Wright, Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, will provide an update on conditions at the Center. Drought, warm nights, and future aerial applications of pesticide are some of the current challenges. In August, the overnight temperatures were only low enough to reach the dew point on two days, which is a significant problem. Without the moisture, butterflies cannot shed their chrysalids.
Also, more land in the area is being converted to growing cotton, other farming, and new state laws will allow three prophylactic aerial applications of pesticide to "prevent" boll weevils on cotton, before a single weevil is ever detected.
More information at the Center's website and YouTube:
National Butterfly Center, Mission Texas - YouTube
Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of the month and start at 6:30pm for social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm.