September 26, 2002

LEPIDOPTERA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION AWARDS

The Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award

The Xerces Society is now accepting applications for two $3,750 awards for

Lepidoptera research/conservation projects to be executed in 2003. The

Dewind awards are given to a person or persons engaged in studies or

research leading to a university degree (graduate or undergraduate) related

to Lepidoptera research and conservation, and working or intending to work

in that field. All proposals must be written by the student researcher (the

proposal can be written by principal student researcher if the proposal is

from a group).

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Project descriptions may be no longer than 2

pages in length, and should include a short (2-3 sentences) summary of the

work to be

conducted. The proposal should also include a discussion of potential

conservation applications and results, and what products, if any, will

result from this work. Cited literature, a detailed budget, timeline, and

C.V. should also be included as additional pages. If you have specific

questions about these guidelines, or about the application process, contact

David Johnson, DeWind Award administrator, at david@xerces.org. For more

information, please visit the Xerces Society website at www.xerces.org.

DUE DATE: E-mailed or postmarked by December 15, 2002.

E-mail submissions preferred, send to dewind@xerces.org.

-OR-

Mail to: DeWind Award, The Xerces Society, 4828 S. E. Hawthorne Blvd.,

Portland, OR 97215, USA

BACKGROUND

Joan Mosenthal DeWind was a pioneering member of the Xerces Society. A

psychiatric social worker by profession, she was also an avid butterfly

gardener and an accomplished amateur lepidopterist. Her contributions of

time, organizational expertise, and financial support were essential to the

growth and success of the Xerces Society over the past 25 years. Joan also

had a keen interest in young people, supporting what became the Young

Entomologists' Society. In Joan's memory, Bill DeWind established a student

research endowment fund in her name.

Projects selected for the award in 2002:

Jeffrey Oliver of the University of Colorado for his proposal "Introduced

Plants and Native Insects: Is Rumex a Melting Pot for Coppers?" This

project will determine the extent of hybridization and gene flow between

two native butterfly species, Lycaena xanthoides and L. editha, and will

investigate the role of non-native Rumex plant species in the ecological

genetic relationship of these two native butterfly species.

Aaron Ellingson of Colorado State University for his proposal, "Improving

Line Transect Methods for Monitoring Butterfly Populations." This project

will test the most commonly relied upon assumptions of butterfly transect

sampling, and will produce improved alternatives that are practical to

implement, as well as scientifically sound.

David Johnson

Development and Communications Coordinator

The Xerces Society

4828 SE Hawthorne

Portland, OR 97215

(503) 232-6639

david@xerces.org

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