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Enchanted Nights by Moderator Jennifer Emmett

We’ve had a bumper crop of fireflies in our East Coast backyard this year.

In the Outdoor Exploring section of National Geographic’s Classic Treasury of Childhood Wonders, author Susan Magsamen shares an activity: “Make a Firefly House.”

Have you been seeing lots of fireflies? Have your kids or kids you know been out catching fireflies this summer?

Emily Krall - biography

Emily graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Environmental Studies and Sociology. A native of Steamboat Springs, she moved to Boulder after graduating from college to work at Natural Capitalism Solution(http://natcapsolutions.org/), an environmental non-profit that provides green solutions to businesses. Wanting the opportunity to work with children, Emily started as an intern for Thorne Ecological Institute (http://www.thorne-eco.org/) before being hired as a teacher at Thorne Natural Science School. While at Thorne, Emily found her passion for teaching environmental education to children. Before founding BookTrails, Emily held the position as Outreach Development Coordinator at INSTAAR (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research http://instaar.colorado.edu/), a research institute of CU. At INSTAAR, Emily created an outreach program for biology professor Tim Seastedt that included developing and directing field trips for elementary-aged students to a remote research site. She also developed middle school science curriculum at Manhattan Middle School to teach students about CU biology research and the importance of a college education. Emily’s experiences at INSTAAR encouraged her to found BookTrails, an organization that provides both reading and science enrichment for students. Emily’s past research includes an independent study as requirement for the School of International Training (SIT http://www.sit.edu/) in Argentina, The Impacts of Ecotourism on the Patagonic Community of San Martin de los Andes. She wrote her undergraduate thesis for Whitman College (http://www.whitman.edu) titled, The Impacts of Losing a Forest: A Case Study of Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in Steamboat Springs, CO. Emily is an avid outdoorswoman and loves to explore the Colorado backcountry. She enjoys skiing, hiking, and traveling. She has extensive traveling experience in Latin America and is fluent in Spanish. She also loves to cook and spend time with her golden retriever, Eddy. Her family owns Off the Beaten Path bookstore in downtown Steamboat Springs. Off the Beaten Path is a supporter and partner of BookTrails.