Karner Blue Butterfly Walks
Dates: July 8th, 15th and 22ndTime: 10:30 amPlace: Old Gick Farm trailCome to the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park for a nature walk to look for the endangered Karner blue butterflies. The walks will leave from the parking lot on Route 50 which is just under four miles past Wilton Mall and take place on the Old Gick Farm trail. The walks should last about an hour and cover a mile of gently rolling terrain. We will be looking for butterflies from the 2nd brood. They have just recently emerged and we will see if we can find them as they search for nectar and mates in the open pine/oak savannah that is their habitat in the Saratoga Sandplains. The butterflies that are in the second brood will lay eggs that will overwinter and hatch next spring once the wild blue lupine that they feed on has come up again. The walk will not take place if there is rain. Please dress appropriately for weather and insects.