[Bristol-Birds] FW: Butterfly Counts Being Held

This is the press release I sent out.

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loaferboss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Butterfly Counts Being HeldDate: Wed, 9 Jul 
2008 18:55:52 -0400



The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) 
BUTTERFLY COUNT, 2008
 
The 34th annual NABA Butterfly Count will be held this summer. There are 
several scheduled 
in the Tri-Cities area. The Roan Mountain Count wil be Saturday, July 19th and 
will meet at 
the Visitors Center at Roan Mountain State Park at 10 am. The Elizabethton 
Count will be 
Sunday, August 3rd and will meet at Sycamore Shoals State Park at 9 am. For 
more information 
on these counts contact Don Holt at (423) 483-0470.  The Greenville Count will 
be Sunday, 
August 10th with the meeting time and place TBD.
 
The Mountain Empire Butterfly Club will have many of its members participating 
in the counts.
If you would like more information on the club or how to join contact Larry 
McDaniel at
(423) 773-9234 or e-mail larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx
 
These counts are fun-filled but also track the butterfly populations of North 
America. 
Volunteers select a count area with a 15-mile diameter and conduct a one-day 
census of all 
butterflies sighted within that circle. These counts are usually held in the 
few weeks before 
or after early July. 
 
The North American Butterfly Association organizes the counts and
publishes their annual reports. These reports provide important information 
about the
geographical distributions and population sizes of the species counted. 
Comparisons of
the results over the years monitor changes in butterfly populations and reveal 
effects of
weather and habitat change on the different species.
 
 In some years the butterfly count shows dramatic changes in butterfly 
populations, while 
other years indicate little fluctuation in butterfly numbers. Either way, the 
butterfly counters 
are always curious about what next year's results will be! No matter how much 
or how little 
butterfly watching you've done, the results of butterfly counting can be 
surprising and interesting.
 
 

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