[BSW] Entomological Society Zoom on Thursday, December 3 at 7pm

[KATHY BILTON]

This info about the upcoming ESW meeting was passed along by Jil.

Dear Members,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the December 2020 Regular Meeting of 
the Entomological Society of Washington! The meeting is open to the public 
and will be held on Thursday Dec. 3rd, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. via zoom (please 
view zoom link at the bottom). Our speaker will be Dr. Cesar Nufio, 
Professional Research Associate, University of Colorado Museum of Natural 
History. Dr. Nufio will be presenting a talk entitled,”Grasshoppers of the 
southern Rocky Mountains: Understanding the impacts of climate change on 
communities, species & populations over the last 50 years".

Presentation summary: From 1958 to1960, Gordon Alexander conducted 
extensive weekly surveys of grasshopper communities along an elevational 
gradient in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado. During these 
surveys, Alexander kept extensive field notes on over 65,000 grasshoppers 
that he and his team processed, noting their developmental stages, sex and 
species. In addition to the scope of the survey, these historical 
collecting sites were adjacent to weather stations.  Fifty years later, 
the Alexander survey, collection and associated data proved themselves to 
be instrumental in helping us understand how changing climates influence 
insect communities, species and populations.

This talk will introduce Gordon Alexander and his natural history 
collection and the ecological importance of grasshoppers in the great 
prairie states. This talk will also explore the utility of Alexander’s 
field notebooks and specimens, coupled with a new resurvey program, an 
extensive climate record and a series of experiments to helping us 
understand the effects of climate change on insects found along gradients. 
In brief, grasshopper communities are advancing their development 
significantly and these phenological advancements can be tied directly to 
accumulated heat energy, to the thermal biology of species, and to degrees 
of local adaptations.


The Nominating Committee has selected the following nominees for elected 
offices in ESW. Election of the nominees will occur at the December Annual 
Meeting.

President-Elect: Lourdes Chamorro

Program Chair: Allen Norrbom

Curator: Nicholas Silverson (incumbent)

Recording Secretary: Gary Hevel (incumbent)

Membership & Communications Secretary: Elizabeth Young

Treasurer: Abigail Kula (incumbent)

Editor: Mark Metz (incumbent)


The Entomological Society of Washington (ESW) is inviting you to a 
scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: ESW: December 2020 Meeting
Time: Dec 3, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Passcode: 573008

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Best wishes,

Cecilia Escobar
Program Chair, ESW