On Saturday, July 20th at 7:30 pm at the Rincon Heights Community Garden on 8th and Fremont a group of entomology graduate students will be giving a presentation on blacking lighting in conjunction with a hands on black lighting set up. Black lighting is a method of insect collection where a black light is set …
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Thanks to Carl Barrentine, NMW supporter, the town of Grand Forks, ND is already celebrating National Moth Week. Click on the link below to find a few photos from ‘Moth Month’ education activities at the Grand Forks Public Library, July 11, 2013. http://dakotanaturalist.com/photos-of-local-nmw-activities Carl explains how he uses a light trap to catch local moths while …
Saturday July, 27 – A public presentation will be held at the amphitheater on the Loop Road. The public presentation will be about the Remarkable Endemism of Moths at White Sands National Monument, and what we can learn about plants from moths. The public presentation begins at 8:00 pm and ends at 9:00 pm. Visitors …
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Lepidopterist Eric Metzler will host two events in New Mexico. Eric was one of the first supporters of NMW in 2012, and the two 2013 events he is organizing are the first NMW events in USA National Parks. The first event will be held on Friday, July 26 at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The …
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FRIDAY NIGHT July 19, 2013 (The night before Moth Week Starts:) Naturalist Expeditions: Moth Watch MOTH WATCH WITH THE NATURALIST Kick off National Moth Week (July 20th to July 28th), join Catawba Science Center’s Lead Naturalist Bruce Beerbower for a nighttime field trip. Participants in this adventure will leave CSC at 7 pm and travel …
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As of today, National Moth Week will officially be marked with events in all 50 US states. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks agency has registered activities at its Rapid City Outdoor Campus during National Moth Week for its Young Naturalist Program for ages 5 to 7. Children will be learning the differences between …
Moth Night at the VIC Monday, 22 July As part of National Moth Week, a global celebration of moths and biodiversity, the VIC will host a naturalist-led crepuscular/evening walk along Heron Marsh from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This is an interesting time to be in the field, because daytime animals are moving between daytime …
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Behind-the-scenes tours of the National Insect Collection will be offered at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., July 20-26 Dr. John Brown, research entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will offer one hour-long tour per day from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday of that week. Tours will be limited to …
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The Garth and Jerri Frehner Museum of Natural History is proud to announce “Moth Madness 2013,” as part of their National Moth Week events. The Museum is part of Southern Utah University. During Moth Madness participants will learn why moths are attracted to light at night as participants assist Dr. Jackie Grant in a night …
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Richard Parsons is hosting mothing events every night of NMW at Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve near Quito, Ecuador. Bellavista is a certified ecolodge and 700 ha private reserve. There is a huge diversity of moths in this cloud forest (at 2000-2200 metres elevation, 7000-7500 feet) and many species are yet to be identified … for …
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