Great Basin Outdoor School

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Before you reach for anything, look at what you're actually looking at. Seven of the most common caterpillars in American gardens and yards — and the butterfly or moth each one becomes. 🌿

Seven transformations to recognize:

Black Swallowtail — the green caterpillar with bold black bands and yellow-orange spots on your dill, parsley, or fennel. Leave it. The adult is one of the most striking butterflies in the country.

Mourning Cloak — black with red spots and branched spines, often found on willow, elm, and cottonwood. One of the longest-lived butterflies in North America — adults overwinter and emerge in late winter.

Red Admiral — spiny dark caterpillar on stinging nettles or false nettle. The adult's orange-red wing bands are unmistakable.

American Lady — bristly dark caterpillar often found on pearly everlasting and pussytoes. The adult has distinctive eyespots on the hindwing underside.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell — black and spiny with yellow side spots, found on stinging nettles. Northern species, vivid orange and dark wings.

Cloudless Sulphur — smooth bright green, nearly invisible on its host. Becomes one of the most vivid large yellow butterflies in the US — common from the Great Plains to the Atlantic coast.

Tomato hornworm — the large green caterpillar with diagonal white stripes and a curved rear horn. It becomes the Five-spotted Hawkmoth — a substantial moth with pink and grey patterning and a wingspan approaching five inches. 🌱

Every caterpillar is a future pollinator. Observe before you react.

School's almost out. Have you registered kids for summer day camp yet? HURRY! https://www.greatbasin-os.org/day-camp

📣Calling ALL Teachers!!! 📣

Great Basin Outdoor School is offering a Teacher Development Workshop!

Earn credit hours while spending the day by the Truckee River to learn and gain additional resources to incorporate in your classroom!

Interested in signing up? Visit our website:
https://www.greatbasin-os.org/workshops

Or, contact Emily at [email protected]

We are still looking for Summer Naturalists to help lead games, activities, and crafts at our Summer Adventure Day Camp!

Ready to apply? Email your resume, CL, and the contact information for three professional references to [email protected].

The delightful family who joined our family hike Saturday was great at identifying and photographing the plants and lizards. Washoe Lake State Park, NV Interpreter Kim was super as always. If you don't have our local pocket field guide yet, order at https://www.greatbasin-os.org/field-guide-page and your purchase supports our programs for kids and families.

Join us Saturday from 10-noon for our scenic family hike at Washoe Lake State Park up Dead Man's Creek Trail to the gazebo. State Park fees are waived for us, but donations are appreciated. Turn left from the entry to the parking lot near the Miners Maze and Frisbee Golf. Invite friends, and sign up at https://www.greatbasin-os.org/guided-hikes

Kudos to the Nevada Land Trust for another great Banff Film Festival, for your work protecting Nevada's beautiful places, and for the chance to share Great Basin Outdoor School programs for kids and families. To teach, volunteer, or serve on our board, contact Emily at [email protected] and see more on our website at www.http://greatbasin-os.org.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is always a special treat for outdoor lovers and supports a great cause, the Nevada Land Trust working every day to protect public lands. Join us Saturday and visit our Great Basin Outdoor School table.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is always a special treat for outdoor lovers and supports a great cause, the Nevada Land Trust working every day to protect public lands. Join us Saturday and visit our Great Basin Outdoor School table.

Epic peaks. Wild landscapes. Stories that move you.
The BANFF Mountain Film Festival is coming to Reno on Saturday, April 18, from 3-7 pm and tickets are ON SALE NOW for $27.50. VIP tickets and VIP tables are available!
Join Nevada Land Trust at the Downtown Reno Ballroom for an unforgettable afternoon of award-winning mountain films, craft brews, raffle prizes, and community all supporting the protection of Nevada’s wild spaces.
🎟️ Get your tickets today: nevadalandtrust.org/banff-film-festival
Click the link in our bio to learn more about NLT projects.
📷: Banff Contre Mountain Film Festival
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival