Share Your Sightings
Data collected by volunteers is important to help us learn more about butterflies in New Hampshire
Welcome to NH Butterfly Monitoring Network
The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network is a collaborative effort to engage volunteers in counting and identifying butterflies across New Hampshire. Data collected by volunteers can contribute to our understanding of long-term trends in butterfly populations and inform conservation actions for both common and declining species.
Find a Count
Join a local count circle to help collect valuable data on New Hampshire's butterflies.
Events
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Feb126:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Join Mark Ellingwood, wildlife biologist and volunteer with the Harris Center for Conservation Education, for a training on New H a.m.pshire’s butterflies.
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Feb266:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Did you know that many butterflies have host plant preferences that bring them to certain habitats for most of their life cycle? In this webinar, we will focus
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Mar126:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Most people think of meadows and gardens when it comes to butterflies but there are some species that live and breed in our woods. Join Levi Burford, Errol
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Mar266:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Join us for an informative webinar designed to train volunteers in identifying field and grassland butterflies across New H a.m.pshire. During this session, Amy
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Apr96:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network (NHBMN) is a collaborative effort, led by NH Fish & a.m.p; G a.m.e and UNH Extension, to engage volunteers in counting and
Blog
There is a lot we don’t know about the over 130 species of butterflies that occur in New Hampshire, but that is slowly changing – thanks to organizati...
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A six-part online training series hosted by the NH Butterfly Monitoring Network will provide information on butterflies in New Hampshire, butterfly bi...
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July was a busy month for butterfly enthusiasts in New Hampshire, with over 130 participants gathering for day-long butterfly monitoring surveys organ...
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