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Please include your city/town and state, and the date of your sighting. Include as many details as you can, such as numbers of fireflies, location (rural/city/wooded area, etc), temperature, time, and so on. Thanks for helping with this project.
Below are reports from West Virginia, listed in date order, alphabetically by city.
Bluefield:
August 7, 2000: Ann writes: I
so enjoyed sitting out on my Cousin Rosella's veranda in Bluefield, West Virginia, of the
evening with the magical glow of the fireflies sparkling and twinkling in the
tall grasses! They are so enchanting to watch and gives one a feeling of
magic in the air, of dancing fairies and dreams that really could come true.
They evoke feelings of such fancifulness and I would give anything if they
were here at McChord!
Morgantown:
June 11, 2005: A reader reports:
I just saw the first firefly of the year in Morgantown, West Virginia! They always remind me of my childhood days of catching them in the yard. Of course, I always released them! The sighting was of one lone firefly in a neighbors tree right in the middle of Morgantown. It's a very humid evening, with about 77 degrees at 1:00am on June 11, 2005.
West Virginia:
August 6, 2000: A reader reports: I wish you luck in your hopes of bringing back the firefly to Houston. I was
recently in West Virginia and so enjoyed the fireflies in the evening. The
are enchanting to watch. I wish you well and commend you on your plan!