[SEMCO] Butterfly Count July 19, Falmouth

[Alison Robb]

The " 4th of July" butterfly counts are under way.

Sunday, July 19 is the Falmouth County.  We need participants to  
hellp us count, so please come to the Crane Wildlife Management Area  
on Rte 151.

Below are the directions and schedules of three counts.  All are  
welcome, beginners or experts.

Alison Robb



Nature's Circle
(Box 186, Woods Hole, MA 02543

http://vsb.cape.com/~nature

nature at cape.com

Alison Robb  508-564-4331)



Press  Release


July Butterfly Count

             Since 1975 the annual butterfly count has been held in  
the U.S., and now in Canada and Mexico as well.  Each count area is a  
circle 15 miles in diameter and the count is a one-day census of all  
butterflies observed within that circle.

             The count promotes interest in butterflies, and provides  
results useful to scientists who are monitoring butterfly populations  
and habitats.  An official report is available in the Spring of the  
following year.  Everyone is encouraged to participate either as a  
member of the group that visits sites selected by the count leaderor  
as an observer in their own garden.

             This year we hope more volunteers will join us.   The  
number of butterflies counted has decreased each year since then.   
The sites we will visit are the same sites we visited in past years,  
so that a comparison can be made.   There are many reasons for  
population changes; weather, insecticide use, and habitat decrease or  
increase.

             Knowledgeable butterfliers are needed on the count, and  
others who want to have the experience to get started are also  
welcome.   We do important work, and we also have a good time out  
among the wildflowers.  Anyone who would like to join us by treking  
with the group or by counting in their own garden should call to sign  
up. Do join us.   You should wear long pants and socks, bring water  
and lunch or a snack. Alison Robb, 508-564-4331,  nature at cape.com.





4TH JULY BUTTERFLY COUNTS ON THE CAPE, 2009.


TRURO.  July 6, 2009,  Monday,  (July 7, rain date) .  9:00 am.     
Truro.
Tor Hansen, leader,  508-648-1515,   Alison Robb, co-leader,   
508-564-4331,  nature at cape.com   Please register ahead of time if  
possible.  We shall visit several sites in Truro and Provincetown.
Directions:   North Truro.  Rte 6, Highland Light exit. Go east on  
Highland Rd.  Meet at the first parking lot for Highland Light.


FALMOUTH.  July 19, 2009,   9:30 am to 3:00pm.    Falmouth.  Alison  
Robb, leader.
508-564-4331.   nature at cape.com .  Tor Hansen, co-leader.   Please  
register ahead of time if possible.
Directions Crane WMA, Rte. 151, Falmouth.   Turn north between the  
baseball field and the Nickelodeon theater.  Go to the farthest  
parking area.


BREWSTER.  July 25, 2009,  Saturday,  (July 26, rain date).  9:00 am  
to 3 pm..    Brewster, for the Cape Cod   Museum of Natural History.   
We shall visit sites in Brewster and Harwich.
Alison Robb, leader;  Please register with Alison Robb, 508-564-4331  
or nature at cape.com.   Directions:   Take Exit 9B off Rte 6 and follow  
Rte 134 North to Rte 6A, then turn right and follow 6A to The Museum,  
on the left at # 869 Rte. 6A, Brewster.


BARNSTABLE.  August 1,  2009,  Saturday,  (August 2, rain date),  
9:00  am to 3 pm.
Barnstable, for the  Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary.
Alison Robb, leader; Ian Ives, co-leader.  Please register if  
possible.  iives at audubon.org.
Directions:  From Rte. 6, Cape Cod, take exit 7 north toward Yarmouth  
Port, going one mile north on Willow Street,  Go left 1 mile west on  
6A, and right on Bone Hill Rd.  Go 1/3  mile north on Bone Hill Rd  
(until you can see the ocean) then take your next left to the Audubon  
Long Pasture headquarters.




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