Flowers, trees, amphibians, butterflies, oh my! Step outside and start recording the fascinating world around you, and share your observations with a growing network of "citizen scientists." Curiosity required, no experience necessary. All programs are free of charge and begin at the Forest Center at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP. Parking is available at the Billings Farm & Museum on Old River Road in Woodstock. From the Billings Farm & Museum parking lot, cross Rt. 12 to the park, turn right and take the carriage road into the woods to the Forest Center. These family-friendly events are organized by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and feature walks into the Park and demonstrations of how to contribute data to the Vermont Atlas of Life. Bring a smartphone or digital camera if you have one. Load the free app and register for an iNaturalist - Vermont Atlas of Life<http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/vermont-atlas-of-life> account beforehand or we can help you get one so you can start contributing your observations. If you have a smartphone, come with the handy data collection app on it. iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inaturalist/id421397028?mt=8 Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.android Come to any or all of the scheduled programs or just come explore and find things on your own. We will cap off the day with an evening celebration of National Moth Week <http://nationalmothweek.org/>. Stick around after the final program for a chance to find some of these nighttime residents. * **Schedule * * **July 20th* * *Natural History Walks and Surveys 8:00 AM Vermont eBird 10:00 AM General Natural History Survey 12:00 PM Bumblebees 1:00 PM Plants 8:00 PM Moths iNaturalist Workshops: 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM Follow this link to connect to the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP data center on iNaturalist and the Vermont Atlas of Life!<http://www.inaturalist.org/places/marsh-billings-rockefeller-national-historical-park-woodstock-vt-us> ____________________________ Kent McFarland Vermont Center for Ecostudies PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055 802.649.1431 x2 [image: VCE Logo] <http://www.vtecostudies.org/> Visit Our Pages: [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vermont-Center-for-Ecostudies/56930912454> [image: YouTube] <http://www.youtube.com/user/VCE14> [image: Blogger]<http://vtecostudies.blogspot.com/>