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 …
Mothapalooza will be a weekend of moth, butterfly and native plant appreciation, field trips and workshops in beautiful Adams and Scioto Counties, Ohio. The Conference will be based out of the Shawnee State Lodge in West Portsmouth, OH. Field trips will take place in various hotspots throughout the Edge of Appalachia Preserve System (owned by …
29 US states and 21 countries are registered for NMW events so far. If you attended a NMW event last year in a state or country that hasn’t yet registered an event – get in touch with the organizers and tell them you want a 2013 event too! Better yet – organize one yourself. You …
Registrations Update and DAYTIME (?!) Mothing Events Read More »
NMW’s newest partner is iNaturalist, a website where you can record your nature observations, meet other nature lovers, and learn about the natural world. iNaturalist has set up a dedicated NMW data submission page for you to submit data you collect during your NMW events. We’re excited to have iNaturalist on board! Our official participation stats for 2013 …
New NMW Partner iNaturalist & Assorted Odds and Ends Read More »
At long last and after months of us working with his wonderful staff, Senator Menendez proposed a resolution making the last week in July National Moth Week! It may never make it out of Committee but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to “Like” the resolution here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/sres70. And if you live in the USA and if …
Proposed resolution to make the last week in July National Moth Week! Read More »
So far, we’ve got NMW events registered in 27 states! We’re over halfway to having at least one event in every state. For NMW2012, we had events in 49 states and we’re determined to have participation in every state this year. Think we can do it? We’ve also got events in 13 countries and counting …
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