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Firefly Watch
Submitted by michael@sci4cits, June 14, 2009Web Address https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/
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Firefly Watch
| Participation fee: | $0 |
| Expenses: | $0 |
| Time commitment: | Small (10 minutes per night) |
| Spend the time: | Outdoors |
| Location: | Anywhere |
| OK for children: | Yes |
| OK primary school: | Yes |
| OK secondary school: | Yes |
| Teaching materials: | No |
Firefly Watch combines an annual summer evening ritual with scientific research.
Boston's Museum of Science has teamed up with researchers from Tufts University and Fitchburg State College to track the fate of these amazing insects. With your help, we hope to learn about the geographic distribution of fireflies and their activity during the summer season. Fireflies also may be affected by human-made light and pesticides in lawns, so we hope to also learn more about those effects.
- Join a network of volunteers.
- Observe your own backyard.
- Track your progress online and interact with fellow Citizen Scientists.
- Help scientists map fireflies found in New England and beyond.
- No specific scientific training required.
It's easy to participate in Firefly Watch. Basically, we want to know if you have fireflies in your backyard this summer (or in a nearby field if you don't have a backyard). Even if you don't see fireflies, your data is valuable.
Related Material:
11,800 Fireflies Spotted and Recorded by Citizen Scientists (Science Cheerleader): http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2008/09/...
Required gear:
Computer with Internet access for uploading observation forms.
How to join or get started:
We hope that you'll be able to spend ten minutes checking your backyard for fireflies, one evening a week throughout the summer. However, we realize that you lead a busy life and may not be able to collect data every week. Any information you can send us is valuable, as long as you fill out the observations form, and upload the results to us.
For details see our page on How To Participate: https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/how_to_pa...
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