Join the West Tennessee butterfly count as a citizen scientist
Phaon Crescents were first recorded for Tennessee in 2005 when they were seen by the author at Eagle Lake WMA in Shelby County. (Submitted)
Guest Columnist
Bart Jones
Bart Jones received his B.S. in biology from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He is an associate scientist in the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Many of the people who help with butterfly counts are knowledgeable about birds, dragonflies, amphibians and plants. But if you’ve got eyes and can ask, “What’s that?” you can be a valuable participant. The next count is Sept. 7 at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park.
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