I have included information on our classes here that may be sent as widely as
you wish.

The dates are July 13-15 for Moths of California workshop taught by Jerry
Powell and myself, while Evi and I will teach the Butterflies of the Sierra
Nevada from July 9-13. The NABA-sponsored Yuba Pass butterfly count will be on
Saturday, July 7, 2012.

Reservations and deposits for the workshop and class must be made with J.R.
Blair of San Francisco State (jrblair@sfsu.edu).


Moths of California

An
informal introduction for studying and observing moths. Emphasis will be on
collecting and processing adult moths and recording observations based on the
techniques described in our book, Moths of Western North America. The
workshop is recommended for persons interested in moths or those studying
insect/plant relationships, or managing biodiversity conservation.

P. Opler & J. Powell July 13-15 $250


Biol 315
Butterflies of the Sierra Nevada
(1)

Introduction to the natural history and ecology of butterflies. Lectures and slide talks cover the fundamentals of butterfly biology. We travel (carpool)to a
wide variety of local Sierra Nevadan habitats to identify and observe adult
butterflies and their behavior, their larvae, and their host plants.

P. Opler & E. Buckner July 8-13 $348

If you wish to participate in the butterfly count on July 14, please make arrangements with Paul Opler, paulopler@comcast.net

Paul

Butterflies of the Sierra Nevada

This is the 11th year that my wife Evi and I will teach our class on Butterflies of the Sierra Nevada for San Francisco State University. The class will be taught from July 13-17 at the Sierra Nevada Field Campus [www.sfsu.edu/~Sierra] near Bassetts, Sierra County. At this point, registration for the class is open and we have 8 persons already registered. We usually find at least 60 butterfly species during the week during our daily hikes to different localities and habitats. For each butterfly we find we provide information on behavior, nectar plants, caterpillar plants, and life hisotry. Our longest walk is about 1.5 miles in length. We have a combination of morning and evening lectures and day-time trips, usually at least a short distance by car, sometimes on gravel roads. We are also somewhat knowledgeable about other animals and plants and point out quite a few of these during the week. We are sensitive to the goals of our students and try to help each person learn the information. Students have the option of taking the class for credit.

We recommend that our students have one good book on western butterflies, either Brock and Kaufman or Opler. It is not required but students may wish to have either Sierra Nevada Natural History or Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. We invite any inquiries about the class and encourage folks to take any of the high quality classes that might be still available.