Our mission is to educate the public about butterflies through butterfly gardening and conservation in Palm Beach and Martin Counties.
In Loving Memory of Lana Edwards
1941-2023
Co-founder of Atala Chapter of NABA (1995)
Her love of butterflies and social justice carries on with all who knew her! She will be greatly missed!
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The Atala Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) was founded in the summer of 1995. Since that time, we have held NABA 4th of July Butterfly Counts every year, countless field trips throughout Florida and quarterly meetings featuring various nature-related topics.
Check calendar for upcoming meetings and butterfly walks.
Meetings are 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Mounts Building Auditorium at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Fl 33415, unless otherwise noted. The Mounts Auditorium is at the front of the Garden at the Military Trail entrance. Directions to Mounts Botanical Garden
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Free and Open to the Public
Mounts Auditorium
Mounts Botanical Garden
531 North Military Trail
West Palm Beach, Fl 33415
Saturday, November 9, 2024
1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Colors in the Wind
Butterfly Program by Dr. Peter Lekos
Meetings are free and open to the public.
Mounts Building Auditorium at Mounts Botanical Garden
531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Fl 33415
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​Thank you to all who participated in this year's butterfly counts. The results will be posted on the Atala website this fall and submitted to NABA for publication in their 2024 Butterfly Report next year.
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Lana Edwards Garden of the Year
The deadline for NABA's garden contest to honor Lana Edwards was September 1. We hope you entered your garden. We look forward to hearing about the entries at NABA website Butterfly Garden Contest - North American Butterfly Association (naba.org)
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Seacrest Scrub Natural Area
3400 South Seacrest Blvd. (2 miles south of Woolbright Road),
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
This butterfly hike is an Adopt A Natural Area program in partnership with Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management (ERM).
Registration opens September 18. Free to the public. Register at Palm Beach County ERM Eventbrite.
Adventure Awaits - Butterfly Hike Registration, Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Or email nabapalmbeach@gmail.com to register.
Remember to post your butterfly sightings at
NABA Recent Sightings
For more information about our local chapter, please contact us!
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