Firefly day (tomorrow) this Saturday!
The Boston Museum of Science is sponsoring Firefly Day this Saturday at 9:00 am to kick off another summer of Firefly Watch, a citizen science project dedicated to tracking the appearance of fireflies throughout the summer months. Throughout the day, visitors to the museum can learn more about fireflies, meet the team of scientists sponsoring this citizen science opportunity, and watch their kids march in the Firefly Parade!
Spotting fireflies on warm summer nights mesmerizes all of us each year, but the population of fireflies seems to be dwindling with each summer. Firefly Watch is a citizen science project that hopes to understand where fireflies live and thrive. This information can be used to create habitats to promote firefly survival. To learn more about fireflies, get started by checking out the wealth of information found on the museum’s webpage or this post by Backyard Nature. This is a great project for families to do together after a summer BBQ or before bedtime. (more…)












