and so long male Diana's for the season (in some areas). Looks like the females are hanging out in the trees. Not many sightings right now.
Hello everyone:)
I just wanted to send you our ‘end of pollinator month’ update and say Thank-you for all of your help thus far. The Diana Project is in planning mode until Spring 2025 except for social media monitoring and interacting.
Here is a look at what WE accomplished this year so far! A heartfelt “Thank-you” to everyone who supported, encouraged, volunteered, input, critiqued, suggested or just wanted to help! We have accomplished allot in a year. Whew! As Randy Rowland told me, this is not a 5k, it is a marathon. So the next several months will be me organizing files, photos, etc., and sending out a new email list sign up option. Once I get organized we will start planning for Pollinator Month 2025.
Identification education and interp
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If you haven’t seen the Facebook page it is worth a gander. There are some great pictures. It has been a good tool for teaching identification of The Diana there as well as used it for a springboard to enhance citizen science and AMN. The most popular post so far was by Jane Steinkraus who saw 4 males in West Fork; It has almost 3000 views! I hope to do more on instagram this coming year.
Citizen science
Partnership impact
Outreach and pollinator education
6 monthly meetings
2 training sessions
2 NIT sessions
3 radio interviews
38 presentations, meetings or interp tables
1 summer camp (ONSC)
Installed interp as Diana Patch installations (gardens installed with signs forthcoming)
Thank you each and everyone for supporting this project. It truly means the world to me.
Advocate for the voiceless,
Ms. Shawn Hunter
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I took a casual walk out in my backyard last last Thursday only to find a single Diana female enjoying nectar from my flowers! First one I have seen in my garden so it was quite exciting for me.
Mary
Hi Mary! I did not see your observation on iNaturalist. Did you by any chance get a picture?
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