The Idalia Society of Mid-American Lepidopterists is committed to keeping you updated about club events and activities.
Please take a few moments to review the list of upcoming events.

If you have any questions, or want more information on something you see on the calendar, please contact us at mail@idaliasociety.org or 816-554-1956. We look forward to hearing from you!

Saturday, March 12, 2011
5:30-8:30PM - Prairie Village Community Center - ’Got Milk? Gardening for Monarchs’ Lenora Larson, Caterpillar Foodplant feature writer for NABA’s Butterfly Gardener Magazine, will share her photographs and experiences with growing milkweeds, gained over 15 years of planting for caterpillars on her 4 acre butterfly garden in Paola, KS. The garden is certified as Monarch Waystation™ #875 and NABA #77, as well as a Backyard Habitat™ and Pollinator Habitat™.

Saturday, May 7, 2011
8:00AM-3:00PM - Foley Hall - West Campus of the University of Kansas - The Annual Monarch Watch Open House in Lawrence. Tour Monarch Waystation #1 and buy native plants for your garden!

Saturday, May 14, 2011
5:30-8:30PM - Prairie Village Community Center - Trials and Tribulations of Rearing Caterpillars by Brett Budach.

Saturday, July 16, 2011
All day field trip - Butterfly Walk with Donna Brunnet. at Prairie Garden Trust prairie in New Bloomfield, MO. Contact Mike Stoakes at 816-554-1956 for carpool info.

Sunday, September 4, 2011
Pot Luck Dinner and Blacklighting at Steve and Marilyn Koshland’s
Dinner at 7:00 - Main dishes and salads only -- hosts will provide beverages and dessert. Blacklighting beginning at 9:00. Directions: 24406 Timberlake Trail. Take US Hwy 50 east of Lee’s Summit to Smart Rd. Go south ~2.5 miles on Smart Rd. to Timberlake Trail (don’t turn too early on Timberlake Dr.), turn left, first house on left. LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED. 816-537-5988

Saturday, September 17, 2011
5:30-8:30PM - Prairie Village Community Center - Missouri Arachnids by Shelly Cox. Common, and not so common, spiders, scorpions, and other creepy critters. Shelly will bring her tarantulas, cockroaches, and anything else she may have at the time!

Saturday, November 12, 2011
5:30-8:30PM - Prairie Village Community Center - Butterflying and Mothing in Honduras by Betsy Betros.