You may remember Bill Oehlke as a 2012 NMW supporter. Well, Bill has signed on again as a 2013 NMW supporter too! Bill grew up in New Jersey (the birthplace of National Moth Week!) and became interested in moths and butterflies over sixty years ago via an introduction by his father, Don Oehlke. Bill’s mothing set-up …
2012 NMW Supporter Bill Oehlke is back for 2013! Read More »
National Moth Week is now partnering with the Vermont Atlas of Life, a group dedicated to cataloguing biodiversity in the Green Mountain State. Here’s what the group is about (from their page): “It started with a simple question. How many species occur in Vermont? You’d think we’d know this for a small state steeped in …
NMW’s newest partner is the Encyclopedia of Life, a website dedicated to providing global access to knowledge about life on earth. EOL is a collaborative effort among scientists, citizen scientists and the general public to share millions of pages of information and multimedia about species, including moths! NMW participants can share photos of moths from …
HEXAPODA is a brand new collection of nature-related artwork from multi-medium artist Mielle Harvey. Launched in 2012, the collection extends Harvey’s lifelong fascination with nature and insects. As a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Harvey unsurprisingly approaches her work from a fine art …
We’re pleased to introduce NMW’s newest international partner: Biodiversity Bhutan. Follow the link to visit (and like!) their facebook page. BioDiversity Bhutan (established 2012), is a Citizen Science project initiated by the Department of Science at Mendrelgang Middle Secondary School in Tsirang, Bhutan under the supervision of Mr. Irungbam Jatishwor Singh. The Biodiversity Bhutan project aims …
NMW has become a truly global event, and we’re welcoming new international partners weekly. This week we’re proud to introduce our newest partner: the Moth Study Group of the Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the Russian Entomological Society. The group has 4 members: Stanislav Korb: A long-time butterfly collector, Stan has participated in many collecting trips in the …
As NMW expands, we’re adding a new member to our team – welcome Sandy! Sandra Lanman has worked as a writer and communicator since the 1970s. A New York City native, she began her career as a print journalist with The Home News in New Brunswick, where she won awards for opinion and creative writing, and for reporting …
Meet our New NMW Team Member – Welcome Sandy Lanman! Read More »
Lots of us love spending our free time browsing pictures of moths on the internet. Flickr has some great moth photography groups out there but we wanted to make sure everyone knows about our very own NMW flickr page. If you’ve got a flickr account, definitely join our group and share your images.
You may recall that in 2012 49 states participated in NMW. Do you remember what the missing state was? Today, we are super-pleased to announce that 2013’s NMW will include events in North Dakota! Folks, this is a big get for us. Dr. Carl Barrentine of Grand Forks, ND is more than making up for …
NMW supporters for you to check out: UK Moth Night: Organised by Atropos and Butterfly Conservation, Moth Night is the annual moth recording throughout Britain and Ireland by enthusiasts with local events aimed at raising awareness of moths. This year’s theme for UK Moth Night is Tiger Moths. Pacific Northwest Moths: Info, photos and ID guides for over 1,200 species of moths …
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