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Firefly Watch
Spotting fireflies is a special part of any warm summer night, because we so rarely see them. Are fireflies disappearing from our landscape? If so, why? What can we do about it?
This Citizen Science website helps researchers determine why fireflies seem to be declining, and it offers the general public an opportunity to learn how to collect scientific data in a manner that is both useful to firefly researchers and fun for the whole family.
Using your own backyard as a data collection site, chart the occurrence of fireflies from May to August. Each week, you can upload your observations to the website, joining the data from hundreds of other citizen scientists to track the status of fireflies in your area.
Becoming a citizen scientist is easy and fun, and your collective data is essential to helping scientists learn why firefly numbers are declining, as well as what can be done to reverse the trend. Whether you participate as an individual or family, it is a great way to foster a lifelong interest in science and a greater understanding of natural history.
Follow the links above to find out more, and join today!
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