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<DIV>Congratulations, Eric! I see you are up to your old tricks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Taylor</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=metzlere@msu.edu
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 6, 2014 9:23 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Leps-l] Lepidopterist honored by The National Park
Service: For imediate release</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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NEW MEXICO RESEARCHER RECEIVES REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S AWARD<BR><BR>CARLSBAD, NM and
ALAMOGORDO, NM - On Sept. 26 , National Park Service volunteer researcher Eric
Metzler received the National Park Service’s (NPS) Intermountain Regional
Director's Award for Natural Resource Research. This esteemed honor is in
recognition of Mr. Metzler’s significant moth research at White Sands National
Monument and Carlsbad Caverns National Park. In 2007, Eric undertook a study to
survey and identify species of moths at these two national park units. Eric’s
work exemplifies excellence in advancing and publishing scientific research that
furthers the goals of science and natural resource management in the National
Park Service.<BR><BR>Metzler received the award because of key accomplishments
in the field of research: 1) discovering more than 600 species of moths, 36 of
which are new to science, and nearly all of the new species are endemic in the
dunes of White Sands; 2) developing a baseline database for moth richness and
diversity that helps NPS accomplish the all-taxa inventory goals; 3) providing
interpretive materials, seminars and other formal presentations for both local
and regional NPS staff; 4) publishing nine scientific papers, and one paper for
the general public emphasizing the remarkable endemism of moths at White Sands
and 5) volunteering 1600+ hours annually at both parks.<BR><BR>“Eric’s
scientific contributions inspire stewardship and collaboration in the spirit of
protection, preservation, and improvement of the natural resources of White
Sands National Monument and Carlsbad Caverns National Park,” said NPS
Intermountain Regional Director, Sue Masica.
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