National

Moth

Week

 What started out as a summer time moth night gathering with friends, evolved into a state wide promotion of events in the state of New Jersey and quickly spread to become a National Moth Week, all across the US. Now in it's tenth year, National Moth Week is celebrated world wide in many countries and on six continents.

Come join us and learn a little about a few of the more than 11,000 species of moths that live in the US alone. This is sure to be a unique event and a good time for folks of all ages.

Activities:

We will start the evening with a cook out and pot luck dinner. Everyone brings a small dish to share and there's sure to be plenty of food for everyone. There will be a raffle table with a variety of items. Purchase tickets at the table to win, along with a 50/50 raffle for a chance to win some cash. We will have a trivia contest to test your knowledge of moths and maybe learn a few things about moths too. UV lights and a sheet will be set up (far away from the food pavilion) to attract moths and other insects and we will photograph and identify what we find. There are a few night caches in the park already and there maybe a few more posted on the night of this event. This is a night event and officially ends at 10:00pm, but will certainly go late into the night as we hunt for moths around the UV lights and geocaches deep in the forest.

Date: Friday, July 16th

Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm

Place: Ellison Park, Orchard pavilion

What to bring: a dish to pass, flashlights, folding chair and a sense of adventure.

Pot luck food items

 State what you intend to bring in your will attend log or a note and I will post a list of what everyone will bring here in this section of the event page.

Some items might include:

• paper plates,cups, plastic ware

• Soft drinks

• hamburgers

• hotdogs

• vegan chili

• potato salad

• macaroni salad

• baked beens

• Potato chips

• anything that goes in a crock pot

• fruit or veggie tray

• deserts, brownies, cookies, cupcakes etc..

• a favorite dish to share

Pot luck items being brought

Fireside - hot dogs and charcoal 

Hiker Charlie - summer "confetti" salad

Chickenelbows - a case of water

Edina351 - possibly a veggie tray

Wolfpack414 - a large pack of hotdogs

Ms.Blonde - potato chips

Sneakypete00 - a dessert

narserio - soft drinks

CocoClimber04 - potato salad and coleslaw

GO Geiger - a dessert

veevay - lemon bars & a geo-mug for the raffle

Mud Dancer- plates, bowls, napkins, cups, plasticware, serving utensils

hikecycletri - some snack-type offering

Treegal68 - her "official" ASP weekend cookies

Onefitlilac - bag of chips

igator210 - burgers and rolls

tonkavette & Lovebug - either chocolate chip cookies or brownies

Jersey Girl 10 - a tray of subs

LPaulr - Ketchup surprise

Allyn Birch - Mixed fruit

Covid-19 considerations

We will observe the current CDC guidelines at the time of the event. This event is being held outdoors and tables will be spaced farther apart to allow better flow around the area under the pavilion. As per current guidelines those who have been vaccinated will not be required to wear a mask, however if you feel more comfortable wearing a mask, that will be perfectly acceptable. There will be no double dipping of chips into dip, once a bite has been taken from said chip it must be consumed entirely.