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Index of Subjects --089e0149bbb04d4f10051a177986 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://www.xerces.org On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 8:06 PM, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> wrote: > Thank you David. I completely agree! > Yes Xerces is still around. Not big on advocacy using social media but > very much so with doing conservation work. Mostly in the USA. > > With kindest regards, > > Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. > Owner > Remember Adventures > RememberAdventures.ca > Now Open for Buggy rentals, picnics, pollinator meadow & games !! > Main Street & Trans-Canada Trail > Tatamagouche > 1-902-293-1533 > Twitter @RememberAdventures & @InsectRecovery > > > On Jul 4, 2015, at 11:18 AM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > wrote: > > Hi Mary & All, July 3, 2015 > It was good to see your advocacy of insects getting some exposure > (Hfx.Chr.) in today's paper. > Next time, if doing so is possible, try to steer the reporter clear of > negativity; e.g."Most of them are downright ugly." > Many larvae would not win any beauty pagents perhaps but mature insects > are beautiful; more so under magnification. > Some 20 years ago I caught wind of a society based in California that > aimed to increase awareness about insects and change attitudes for the > better. I thought it was xerxes something but a google of that turns up > only Persian history. Does anyone remember the name of this society and > whether they are still active ? > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > --089e0149bbb04d4f10051a177986 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://www.xerces.org">http://www.xerces.org</a= ><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat= , Jul 4, 2015 at 8:06 PM, Mary Macaulay <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"ma= ilto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">marymacaulay@hotmail.com</= a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0= 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><d= iv>Thank you David. I completely agree!</div><div>Yes Xerces is still aroun= d. Not big on advocacy using social media but very much so with doing conse= rvation work. Mostly in the USA.<br><br>With kindest regards,<div><br><div>= Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.</div><div>Owner</div><div>Remember Adventures</div>= <div><a href=3D"http://RememberAdventures.ca" target=3D"_blank">RememberAdv= entures.ca</a></div></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255= ,255,0)">Now Open for Buggy rentals, picnics, pollinator meadow & games= !!</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);fo= nt-size:13pt">Main Street & Trans-Canada Trail</span></div><div><div><s= pan style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tatamagouche</span></div= ><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href=3D"tel:1= -902-293-1533" value=3D"+19022931533" target=3D"_blank">1-902-293-1533</a><= /span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Twitt= er @RememberAdventures & @InsectRecovery</span></div></div><div><br></d= iv></div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Jul 4, 2015, at 11:18 AM, David= & Alison Webster <<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_= blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"c= ite"><div><span>Hi Mary & All, =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= July 3, 2015</span><br><span> =C2=A0=C2=A0It was good to see your advocacy = of insects getting some exposure (Hfx.Chr.) in today's paper.</span><br= ><span> =C2=A0=C2=A0Next time, if doing so is possible, try to steer the re= porter clear of negativity; e.g."Most of them are downright ugly."= ;</span><br><span> =C2=A0=C2=A0Many larvae would not win any beauty pagents= perhaps but mature insects are beautiful; more so under magnification.</sp= an><br><span> =C2=A0=C2=A0Some 20 years ago I caught wind of a society base= d in California that aimed to increase awareness about insects and change a= ttitudes for the better. I thought it was xerxes something but a google of = that turns up only Persian history. Does anyone remember the name of this s= ociety and whether they are still active ?</span><br><span></span><br><span= >Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville </span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></di= v></blockquote></div><br></div> --089e0149bbb04d4f10051a177986--
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