Jericho, Underhill, Richmond, Bolton Invertebrate Club (JURBIC)Inverting: A whole new age of exploration!
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We are seeking members to form an invertebrate club for Jericho and the three abutting towns. View the plan, join today. There are no fees.
Articles of Association
of
JURBIC
Jericho, Underhill, Richmond, Bolton
Inverting Club
We, the Subscribers, hereby associate ourselves together as a club to be known by the name of JURBIC:
Jericho, Underhill, Richmond, Bolton Inverting Club.
For the goal of:
- Establishing a permanent organization and promoting friendship among those interested in inverting: The observation, study of, and recording of invertebrates, especially insects.
Strategy. To:
- Provide opportunities for others to witness the magic and glory of the natural world through insect observation.
- Promote public recognition of the value and need for protecting insects and the interdependence of natural resources and all life.
- Foster recognition of the need for habitat preservation: conditions such as food, water, cover, and nesting, which insects need to thrive.
- Support the preservation of native insect species so that no species becomes threatened with extinction. Or to assist in their recovery if so threatened.
Objectives:
- Facilitate Bug Safari Walks, and Backyard Bug Safari meet-ups in the backyard of those wishing to have the club over for 1 - 2 hours to record invertebrates in their yard.
- Report monthly (April - October) insect observations by town, the number of observers, observations, and taxa (categorized by Order: Coleoptera, Diptera, etc.) for the month and lifetime as posted on iNaturalist. See Aug 2024 report at https://vtbugeyed.blogspot.com/2024/09/biodiversity-observations-august-2024.html
- Publish materials to disseminate such information as noted above or related matters.
- Hold meetings, talks, and exhibitions, in the interest of the conservation of insect diversity and well-being.
- Establish educational programs related to the above.
- Partner with associated groups such as the Vermont Entomology Association, JFIN (Jericho Families in Nature), local schools, and libraries.
- Encourage the preservation of natural resources, including the establishment of native plantings and reduced lawns.
- Perhaps we might encourage a friendly challenge between Jericho, Underhill, Richmond, and Bolton to generate public interest in invertebrates and document on iNatualist the observations.
Inverting Club Meeting topics:
- Discuss ways to interest others in insect observing and posting on iNaturalist.
- Write and publish inverting (insects) Newsletters.
- Offer backyard insect surveys.
- Create contests: First Bumblebee, first BF… of the season.
- Organize a local mini *BioBlitz
- Design insect education programs.
- Hold insect talks and photo displays.
- Facilitate a UVM Thompson Zoological exhibit & Montshire insect collection visit.
- Frame insect photos for public display.
- Write and publish
- Insect-related educational material and experiences.
- Bug Safari journals.
- Give talks
- Insects & their environment (habitat needs to thrive).
- Uncommon insects - observed in our area.
- Camera functions for macro (close-up) photos.
We are “LIFERS” out to observe and record insects in our Jericho, Underhill, Richmond, and Bolton communities.
Join today and help us make our communities’ biodiversity records grow while enjoying our diverse wildlife neighbors.
Contact Bernie.paquette@yahoo.com
This club is not organized for profit, and no part of its earnings, if any, shall inure to the benefit of any member or individual. The net profits, if any, shall be used solely for carrying out the foregoing purposes. Any certificates of membership in this club that may be issued shall be used solely as evidence of the privilege of voting on club matters.
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Viewing the Vermont Center for Ecostudies screenshots on iNaturalist instructions (including how to open an account).
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View the Lunchtime Learning Videos. Go to page three. Page down to An overview of iNaturalist use. Click on that screen. The instructions for uploading a photo onto iNaturalist start at 9:15 of the recording. Reach out to Bernie if you still have questions regarding uploading photos onto iNaturalist.
Scorecard or Inventory Count: As of January 2024, iNaturalist shows Jericho as having 32,400 observations posted (4th place in VT cities and towns), 2,291 species (ninth place of VT Cities and Towns), and 852 observers (tenth place in VT Cities and Towns). Click on the iNaturalist link to see the numbers for Underhill, Richmond, Bolton, or other cities and towns in Vermont.
First in Vermont: The folks at Vermont Atlas of Life remind us you can explore iNaturalist and find who and when the first record was reported for a species. Use the place tool for Vermont, search for a species, and mouse over the image. It will display the first observer. Click on it, and you will get a popup with the first and last sighting and more information to explore. We already have some firsts for Vermont that were observed in Jericho. More await us in each of the four towns.
Read more from V.A.L. at Vermont Atlas of Life iNaturalist Project Celebrated 10th Anniversary in 2023 by Surpassing 1 Million Records.
Read, The collapse of insects:
The most diverse group of organisms on the planet is in trouble, with recent research suggesting insect populations are declining at an unprecedented rate. By Julia Janicki, Gloria Dickie, Simon Scarr and Jitesh Chowdhury.
Inverting (insect watching) is observing,
and experiencing the multitude, diversity
and the daily going ons of LIFE.
No bones about it, I am an ‘inverter’!
- Bernie
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