<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><br></div>Enjoyed the meeting until I had to leave. Thank you for including me.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Before I had to leave the meeting, I sent the following question to the host and Mike..”<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> “ I am currently planting a new garden. The speaker indicated that she keeps a list of plants and the insects they attract. May I get a copy of her list?”</span><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">_____________</span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.298);">“Be good, be adventurous, and above all else, be kind.” A. Jack Phillips, my dad.</span><br><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><i>Sunny Phillips</i></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 28, 2025, at 15:00, Mike Quinn <entomike@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Greetings,<br><br>Val Bugh will be Austin Butterfly Forum's April speaker. This meeting will be a joint in-person meeting at Zilker Botanical Gardens and broadcast live via Zoom.<br><br><b>Date</b>: Monday, Apr 28th @ 7pm central time zone, (Dallas/Chicago time)<br><br><b>Title</b>: The Fauna Project<br><br><b>Description</b>: <br><br>Gardens are more than collections of plants; they are dynamic ecosystems. Through a program of weekly surveys initiated in early 2010 and now totalling over 500(!) surveys, a group of nature-loving volunteers has been consistently recording data on the animals found within the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX. From inception to the vast number of identifications and observations accumulated, this program tells the story of The Fauna Project. Photography is an important tool in this study, so there is no dearth of colorful images to highlight the insects, spiders, birds, reptiles, etc. and their behaviors. Take a close look at the biome, glimpse some of the diverse residents in an organically cultivated native plant habitat and see why variety is the spice of life. <br><br><b>Bio</b>:<br><br>Val is a most extraordinary self-taught naturalist, web designer, macro photographer, instructor, artist and musician!! <br><br>Val specializes in the arthropods of the Austin area, with interests in taxonomy, ecology and photography. Her current activities include running The Fauna Project at UT, Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, leading insect discovery walks, teaching community/outreach entomology courses, providing insect/spider identifications, giving slideshow talks to local organizations, and studying the wildlife here in Travis county. Her photos have appeared in various books and other publications, and she is the author of folding waterproof pocket guides to "The Butterflies of Central Texas," "Unusual Insects of Texas," "Spiders of Florida" and "Spiders of Texas," as well as spider guides for other SE states. Val is a member of the Austin Butterfly Forum, and sometimes participates in activities with the Capital Area Master Naturalists (of which she is an honorary member).<br><br>Additionally, Val maintains a most helpful local insect website called Austin Bug Collection <<a href="http://www.austinbug.com">http://www.austinbug.com</a>> and is a significant contributor to both the Moth Photographers Group <<a href="https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/VGIndex.shtml">https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/VGIndex.shtml</a>> and to BugGuide <<a href="https://bugguide.net/user/view/2893">https://bugguide.net/user/view/2893</a>><br><br>For those of us fortunate enough to have learned from Val, most of us consider her to be something of a national treasure!!<br><br><b>Zoom Link</b>: <a href="http://bit.ly/3DdDss8">bit.ly/3DdDss8</a> (should open ~6:30 pm central time) - We should have the zoom kinks worked out this time!!<br><br>(This meeting will be recorded for those still immersed in iNat activities!!)<br><br>Thank you for your interest!!<br><br>Mike Quinn<br>San Marcos TX<br>512-577-0250 - text<div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div id="m_-2905594762599857896m_5297630261443242583x1640726b36c84bd"><blockquote cite="http://CAGTsNOvDgQz9SzTPR2a8f_UfSZUeOs=0CxuYdRz8rUeR3R7LfQ@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div id="m_-2905594762599857896m_5297630261443242583m_-8900944020484380305xbe57b2b233de4f2"><blockquote cite="http://CAGTsNOtZ7Oqgi5Qx70z7h0gVpgLSj494UxuSsTWK6QRP34EyhQ@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div><div id="m_-2905594762599857896m_5297630261443242583m_-8900944020484380305m_-6331030964833980632m_-8768440844487499457x2662a6156b8344a"><blockquote cite="http://CAGTsNOuGtZP-FevDJ4b9+2L0fCumBtu169kEdu-wtY59hAUxKA@mail.gmail.com" type="cite">
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