On Tuesday, July 3^rd, Karner blue butterflies of the second brood were observed at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park.  There are several trails in the Preserve & Park where you can observe these small blue, endangered butterflies. The most accessible are at Camp Saratoga where the trail leaves from parking lot #1 on Scout Road.  The other trails are Old Gick Farm and Fox which are accessed from parking areas off of Route 50, just north of King Road.There are many opportunities for guided nature walks to look for the butterflies.  These walks will take place on Wednesdays starting on July 11^th and continuing through August 1st.  The walks will be offered twice a day, at 11:00 am and again at 4:00 pm.  The walks leave from the parking area for the Saratoga Sandplains Wildlife Management Area Old Gick Farm on Route 50 which is just under 4 miles past Wilton Mall. The walks should last about an hour and cover a mile of gently rolling terrain.The next few weeks will be ideal for seeing many of the newly emerged butterflies as they search for nectar and mates in the open pine/oak savannah that is their habitat in the Saratoga Sandplains.  The walks will not take place if there is rain.  Please dress appropriately for weather and insects.The endangered Karner blue butterflies spend the winter as an egg, hatch into their larval stage to feed on wild blue lupine, and emerge as the first brood starting in late May. They then mate and lay eggs that become the butterflies of the second brood that are now emerging. They will lay eggs that will overwinter and become next year’s butterflies.For more information about the walk and to register, please contact the Park Office at 518-450-0321 or email info@wiltonpreserve.org.  For up to date program trail and program information, visit the website at www.wiltonpreserve.org.  The Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park is a non-profit organization that conserves ecological systems and natural settings while providing opportunities for environmental education and outdoor recreation.