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Sept Lep Club: Global change and Lepidoptera: Who are the winners, who are the losers?

When
24 Sep 2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
6908 Belair Rd, Natural History Society of MD

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We will explore elements of global climate change and their impact on moths and butterflies. How have habitat destruction, urbanization, climate change, light pollution, invasive species, pesticides, and other elements of global change imperiled Lepidoptera here and around the world? Explore what we can do to mitigate these changes and help our moths and butterflies.

Mike is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. His degrees include a BS and MS from Rutgers University and a PH.D. from University of Maryland, College Park. He has received a dozen national and international awards for writing, scholarship, and scientific outreach. Mike is a regular expert guest on television and radio and has appeared on all major television networks in this country and several abroad with media luminaries including Dr. Oz, Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Hoda Kotb, and Jay Leno. He has been featured on National Geographic, Science Channel, Lehrer News Hour, PBS and consulted for the BBC and television series Bones. He is a regular guest on the Weather Channel. His “Bug of the Week” website, www.bugoftheweek.com and Youtube channel www.youtube.com/user/BugOfTheWeek reach tens of thousands of viewers weekly in more than 200 countries around the world. His most recent book “26 Things that Bug Me” introduces youngsters to the wonders of insects and natural history while “Managing Insect and Mites on Woody Landscape Plants” published by TCIA is a standard for the arboricultural industry.

The NHSM Lepidoptery Club meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6908 Belair Rd. Register to receive email updates about this month’s program.

If you love butterflies and moths, consider joining the NHSM Lep Club. Made up of novice and expert lepidopterists who meet to exchange knowledge and support concerning habitat, threats, food sources, identification, and life cycle of butterflies and moths, the Lep Club encourages the sharing of knowledge for the raising and breeding of moths and butterflies through hands-on lessons and guest speakers. Club members are also involved in outreach in the greater Baltimore community through educational programs and service projects. If you have questions

Annual NHSM membership is $35 for individuals, $50 for families; Lep Club membership is an additional $5 for individuals and $10 for families. Although you don’t need to be a member to attend our meetings, your membership dues support our programs and give you access to exclusive field trips and other events.

If you are not yet a member of NHSM, click here to join. When you join as a new member, you can add the club membership(s) of your choice to your registration. Current NHSM members who wish to join any clubs should email the Community Coordinator at rbaldwin@marylandnature.org

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The mission of the Natural History Society of Maryland is to foster stewardship of Maryland’s natural heritage by conserving its natural history collections, educating its citizenry, and inspiring its youth to pursue careers in the natural sciences.