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Main Meeting Field Trips for Friday 9 June and Sunday 11 June
Main Meeting Field Trips for Friday 9 June and Sunday 11 June
Our main meeting field trips will be divided into two general areas and participants can alternate Friday or Sunday.
Our main meeting field trips will be divided into two general areas and participants can alternate Friday or Sunday.
The area east of Staunton at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains contains the sinkhole pond complex known as Big Levels which includes Maple Flats. This area was studied and the odonate fauna described by S. Roble in 1999. This paper with species list can be accessed here or on the References page. Be sure to see the addendum to the species list of the site here. All the ponds are described in the paper here.
The area east of Staunton at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains contains the sinkhole pond complex known as Big Levels which includes Maple Flats. This area was studied and the odonate fauna described by S. Roble in 1999. This paper with species list can be accessed here or on the References page. Be sure to see the addendum to the species list of the site here. All the ponds are described in the paper here.
West of Staunton are a considerable number of river and small pond sites to visit in the George Washington National Forest plus a variety of other public and private lands. Species we will look for include Gomphus descriptus (Harpoon Clubtail) and Calopteryx angustipennis (Appalachian Jewelwing). This area includes Highland County, a sparsely settled and high elevation county. Cell phone reception west of Staunton may be poor to non-existent.
West of Staunton are a considerable number of river and small pond sites to visit in the George Washington National Forest plus a variety of other public and private lands. Species we will look for include Gomphus descriptus (Harpoon Clubtail) and Calopteryx angustipennis (Appalachian Jewelwing). This area includes Highland County, a sparsely settled and high elevation county. Cell phone reception west of Staunton may be poor to non-existent.
See descriptions of these sites on the Where to look for Odonates page.
See descriptions of these sites on the Where to look for Odonates page.
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