Volunteer Opportunities

 2010 Habitat Restoration Schedule
 
10 A.M. Saturday Mar 27th Taylor's checkerspot butterfly site: Swantown Road & West Beach Rd.
10 A.M. Saturday Apr 10th County-owned property at the South uplands of Swan Lake 
10 A.M. Saturday, Apr 24th Taylor's checkerspot butterfly site: Swantown Road & West Beach Rd.
10 A.M. Saturday, May 1st County-owned property at the South uplands of Swan Lake 
10 A.M. Saturday, May 15th Taylor's checkerspot butterfly site: Swantown Road & West Beach Rd
10 A.M. Saturday, Jun 5th County-owned property at the South uplands of Swan Lake 
Wear sturdy shoes, a hat and sun screen.

Habitat Restoration

We will continue to work on the Taylor's checkerspot butterfly project for habitat restoration with the clearing of noxious weeds and planting micro-habitat plots. The last 2009 group event was on October 18, 2009. We planted our first micro-habitat plot with various larval and nectaring host plants used by the butterfly. We will be monitoring the plants to see whether they can survive the eastern cottontail rabbits.
 
 
October 2009 - first micro-habitat plot in foreground.
May 2009 - in the beginning.

Taylor's checkerspot butterfly references, with butterfly pictures:
SeattleTimes
Conservation NW

If you would like to help, contact us via the following email:
volunteer@swanlake-preservation.org
 
"Many hands make light work"