Kaleidoscopic videos of moths and their wing patterns are projected onto solar-powered reflective tents and nearby buildings to attract both moths and curious people. Native plants and other suitable pollinator food sources are presented in self-contained mobile gardens. The accompanying 18' solar-powered "ArtLab" acts as the stage for these interactive public engagements providing hands-on activities and information on a broad range of environmental topics. The Moth Project focuses on ecological literacy and empowers audiences through citizen science and backyard naturalism that can lead to new conversations and civic action.

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We have chosen to focus on moths because of their diversity (approx. 14,500 species found in the United States) and usefulness as pollinators. There is much concern over the dramatic rise in Honey Bee Depopulation Syndrome (HBDS) or Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), in which worker bees from a beehive or honeybee colony abruptly disappear or die. Many do not realize bees' vital role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem. According to experts, if bees were to become extinct, humanity would suffer dramatically within four years. Research has led me to nighttime insects or second-shift pollinators for necessary food crop pollination. Moths are also a family of insects that most people know very little about, both visually and environmentally.