National Moth Week 2013, July 20-28, will kick off in East Brunswick, N.J., where it was founded last year and quickly went global, engaging citizen scientists around the world in observing and documenting moths in their backyards, parks and communities. As of July 9, all 50 US states will be participating in National Moth Week, […]
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Moth Week Takes Wing
Keep those porch lights burning! National Moth Week is July 20 to 28, and it promises to be a fluttering good time. It’s no surprise this burgeoning celebration of the mysterious creatures of the Lepidoptera order started in East Brunswick. The critter…
What’s in Your Attic? Freecycling Event Scheduled for May 5 in East Brunswick
If you got a NutriBullet for Christmas and now your old blender is collecting cobwebs or if that old lampshade looks hideous in your newly painted room, then Freecycling is for you, without the guilt of throwing away otherwise perfectly good items. This year, the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission will hold their […]
Local Environmental Groups with Rutgers Connections Host Farmers Markets
The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (EBEC), a non-profit organization dedicated to local environmental education and conservation founded in 2005 by David Moskowitz and Liti Haramaty, has deep roots in Rutgers University. A naturalist, Moskowitz is completing a Ph.D. in entomology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences while Haramaty is a […]
Encyclopedia of Life Podcast Examines National Moth Week
It’s night in the woods. Numerous flashlight beams dart through the trees. Moonshiners? A cult? Neither. It’s Moth Night and a bevy of moth seekers armed with flashlights are illuminating the wondrous nocturnal Lepidoptera alighting on the trees. This scene can be witnessed often in East Brunswick, NJ. Thanks to local Moth Nights, sponsored by […]
