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Reply The Jamieson Biodiversity Lab at Oakland University, led by Biology Professor Mary Jamieson, is conducting pollinator surveys in Oakland County and Oakland Township parks and natural areas this summer. (Photo courtesy Mary Jamieson) The Jamieson Biodiversity Lab at Oakland University, led by Biology Professor Mary Jamieson is conducting pollinator surveys in Oakland County and Oakland Township parks and natural areas this summer to help evaluate how land management strategies are influencing plant and insect biodiversity. These surveys will also contribute data to the Michigan Butterfly Network as well as national and international pollinator monitoring efforts. Jamieson is a regional coordinator for the Michigan Butterfly Network and co-chair of the Urban Pollinator Taskforce for the Pollinator Partnership, an international organization that aims to protect pollinators through collaborative efforts by scientists, land managers, policymakers, and citizens. ....
Ranger Steve’s new species “Brilliant Virgin Tiger Moth”, Grammia brillians, By Ranger Steve Mueller With Howard Christensen Nature Center (HCNC) closing in 2005, opportunities allowed me to contribute in my own small way. My research continued at Bryce Canyon National Park on moths that summer. I discovered a new species of moth that became named Grammia brillians. Karen and I spoke personal wedding vows on Aug. 10, 1977 by Water Canyon Falls and our official wedding was on Sept. 10, 1977. Twenty-three years later I discovered the new species at the site in August 2005. A Lepidopterists said I am likely the only person on Earth to discover a new species at the site where I previously spoke wedding vows. Satisfying studies continued. Only a couple dozen moth species were scientifically documented for Bryce Canyon when my research began; 301 species were collected. Including butterflies, nearly 400 species are now documented. ....