LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Volunteers are being recruited to participate in Kentucky’s role in a national butterfly census.
University of Louisville biology professor emeritus Charles Covell and other butterfly specialists will lead the count in Oldham County on July 1.
They’ll also teach volunteers how to identify the winged insects they see in the fields and woods of UofL’s Horner Wildlife Sanctuary and other nearby property.
The experts will supply nets but counters also can use cameras, binoculars and notebooks to gather information. Children and adults are welcome.
The count will be done in a specified area from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., but participants can leave when they wish. Participants are urged to wear sturdy hiking shoes, hats, long pants and long-sleeved shirts and bring lunch, water, sunscreen and insect repellent.
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