I couldn’t decide how to start this blog post, so I turned to Google for help. I started by asking “what is a blog”, and this is what Google informed me: “A blog is a Web site containing the writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links.” …
We at National Moth Week, would like to wish everyone a very happy Moth’ers day. It is a happy Moth’ers day for us and all NMW participants and collaborator. As of today there are over 150 moth week events registered in 6 countries, 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. Our collaborators include moth and …
On Thursday night, the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (www.friendsebec.com) welcomed Seabrooke Leckie to the East Brunswick Cultural Arts Center as part of her east coast book tour. Seabrooke is the co-author of the amazing new Peterson Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America and this was her only book tour …
From: The Scientist An evolutionary biologist’s posthumous publication restores the peppered moth to its iconic status as a textbook example of evolution. By Cristina Luiggi | May 1, 2012 4 Comments SALT AND PEPPER: Camouflage is the key to peppered moth predator avoidance.Michael Majerus It must have seemed terribly ironic to late University of Cambridge …
Seabrooke Leckie, co-author of the “New Peterson Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America“, and a sponsor of National Moth Week, will present this newest title in the Peterson Field Guide Series in a series of presentations during an upcoming book tour. Here is what she posted on her blog on April 20th, 2012: I head …
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On 20-21 April, 2012, join Discover Life for the Spring Natural History Survey, and help collect data on species and their interactions. This 24-hour multi-site event will celebrate the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opening their Nature Research Center’s new wing. This spring survey is a stepping-stone towards building a permanent network of study …
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Discover Life recently published some exciting new tools for analysis of moth data. Check out the Simple protocol for monitoring moths. Please also see: 1) An example of the new phenology tool. This page compares across years the dates when four species of moths with different numbers of generations were photographed. You can change the …
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National Moth Week has teamed up with leading nature-writers to give participants a unique opportunity to win a signed copy of their books. The details on how to win are being worked out and will be announced shortly. But in the meantime, to whet your whistle, or light your sheet, or sugar bait your trail, …
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6th Annual National Pollinator Week, June 20-26th Brings Action for Vital Pollinators This June, celebrate the first day of summer by taking part in the 6th Annual Pollinator Week, an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. The week of June 18-24th will spotlight a unique opportunity …
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National Moth Week is pleased to announce that Dan Ford has joined our team. Dan is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Entomology, Agriculture and Natural Resource Studies, and Wildlife Ecology. Dan is currently employed as an Environmental Scientist with EcolSciences, Inc., an environmental consulting firm in Rockaway, …
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