Dave Czaplak


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> Date: September 14, 2010 1:28:00 PM EDT
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> Subject: Re: [VA-MD-DE-Bugs] The Splendor of Euthamia
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> I wanted to extend an invitation to any who live in the Washington  
> Metro
> Area (specifically, driving distance to Seneca State Park in  
> Montgomery
> County) to our Habitat Restoration Project to see a remarkable  
> occurence of native
> flora and fauna interacting in a spectacular way.
> While we are still working on increasing the diversity
> of species on the Project, the numbers of fairly common species of  
> smaller
> butterflies is truly astounding. And, for them all to be massed on  
> top of a 10
> square-foot clone of Euthamia graminifolia is all the more awesome.
>
> With the weekend moisture, delightful September weather,
> and the growing resiliency of our native habitat composed of native  
> flora
> and fauna, there are some sights to be seen throughout the project.
> One of those sights is the drift of Euthamia that was planted
> last year.
>
> On that Euthamia, yesterday we had hundreds of Butterflies (Skippers,
> Pearly Crescents, Buckeyes, Hairstreaks, Blues, the occasional  
> Fritillary and
> Eastern Tiger Swallowtail) and bees and wasps and beetles and moths.  
> It was
> truly a spectacle. With the rain, the nectar is utterly dripping  
> from the
> flowers and the pollinators are in their glory. It is, with fail,  
> absolutely
> remarkable to witness the symmetry between these two kingdoms  
> (native flora and
> native fauna) and to see them in action.
> If any are able and interested, I will be on sight to
> give a tour if you would like to observe. The peak time for numbers  
> seems to
> be around noon to four in the afternoon.
> I will be available on Wednesday if any are interested.
> We will also be on site on Sunday but I cannot promise that the  
> phenomenon
> will continue until then. Please contact me for information and  
> directions.
> Randy Pheobus
> Native Grassland Conservancy
> 301-440-8915
>
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