POSTPONED: BEAT Celebrates National Moth Week
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This event was originally scheduled on July 29 but was postponed. The event will now be held on Aug. 5. The time and location has not changed.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), Matthew Rymkiewicz, and Carla Rhodes for a night of mothing (i.e., using a light to attract and look for moths) on Saturday, July 29 for a hands-on experience and become a Community Scientist by contributing scientific data about moths.
Every year, during the last week of July, National Moth Week celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths and helps spread awareness of these essential insects whose global populations are rapidly declining.
People of all ages and abilities are encouraged to learn about, observe, and document moths in their backyards, parks, and neighborhoods.
This event invites people of all ages and backgrounds to learn about, observe, and document moths as a way to celebrate National Moth Week. Two moth sheets will be illuminated with bright lights to attract moths and other cool insects. Moths will begin to accumulate once it gets dark, and as the night goes on, the larger moths will make their way to the sheets. Participants will take a closer look at them as they gather and try to identify who is who. This is a free event, open to all.
The demonstration will take place at MassWildlife's Flat Brook Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in West Stockbridge from 8:30 – 11:30 PM on Saturday, July 29.
The rain date is the following Saturday, August 5. Meet at the WMA parking area on Baker Street. Participants are welcome to join at any time and leave whenever they want.
Learn more & RSVP: https://BEAT-Moth-Night-2023.eventbrite.com
This free educational event is organized by Berkshire Environmental Action Team. BEAT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Pittsfield. They work with the community to protect the environment for wildlife in support of the natural world that sustains us all.
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