,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #gj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjac ,mr4    
,m55dez submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,designat+ !   
la/ full week ( ,july #bjac z ,national 
,mo? ,week1 recogniz+ ! importance (    
mo?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & recogniz+ !   
value ( ,national ,mo? ,week = promot+ !
 cons]vation ( mo?s & increas+ !        
aw>5ess1 /udy1 & appreciation ( mo?s1 _!
 incr$ible biodiv]sity1 & _! importance 
to ecosy/em heal?4  ,:]eas mo?s are an  
incr$ibly div]se type ( insect1 ) m ?an 
#ab1jjj species 9 ! cont95tal ,unit$    
,/ates & ,canada2 ,:]eas mo?s live      
ev]y:]e & 9 e habitat1 f inn] cities to 
! mo/ remote & wild places2 ,:]eas mo?s 
are important poll9ators & are an       
ess5tial "p ( ! food web1 provid+ food =
 a va/ numb] ( birds1 bats1 & o!r       
animals2 ,:]eas mo?s are indicators ( a 
heal?y environm5t1 z habitats ri* 9 mo?s
 are div]se 9 o!r insects & wildlife2   

,:]eas monitor+ ! div]sity & di/ribution
 ( mo?s c provide vital clues to *anges 
9 ! environm5t2 ,:]eas k ab\t _m mo?s & 
mo? cat]pill>s is limit$2 ,:]eas        
sci5ti/s believe t _m mo? species may be
 decl9+2 ,:]eas ! lack ( natural hi/ory 
in=mation ab\t _m mo? species provides  
an opportunity = an individual to       
pot5tially make a mean+ful sci5tific    
contribution relat+ to mo?s2 ,:]eas     
,national ,mo? ,week1 :i* 0 e/abli%$ 9  
#bjaa 9 ,ea/ ,brunswick1 ,new ,j]sey by 
! ,fri5ds ( ! ,ea/ ,brunswick           
,environm5tal ,commission1 is a national
 & global collaboration ( _m            
individuals1 environm5tal gr\ps1 &      
cons]vation organizations focus+        
mu*-ne$$ att5tion on mo?s & _!          
ecological1 educational1 & cultural     
significance2 ,:]eas p>ticipants (      
,national ,mo? ,week ev5ts collect      
valuable in=mation ab\t mo?s & make t   
in=mation available to naturali/s1      
ecologi/s1 & cons]vation sci5ti/s2      
,:]eas ,national ,mo? ,week is int5d$ to

 enc\rage ev]yone1 especially citiz5    
sci5ti/s1 to help increase k ab\t mo?s  
?r\gh obs]vation & /udy2 ,:]eas         
,national ,mo? ,week 0 celebrat$ f ,july
 #bc ?r\gh ,july #bi1 #bjab1 9 m ?an    
#cjj p>ticipat+ locations 9 #di ,/ates1 
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & 
#bh c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,national ,mo?     
,week is celebrat$ ea* summ] dur+ ! la/ 
full week 9 ,july2 & ,:]eas ! ,national 
,mo? ,week ,web site1                   
www4nationalmo?week4org1 is fill$ )     
in=mation & res\rces relat+ to mo?s3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
designates ! la/ full week ( ,july #bjac
 z ,national ,mo? ,week2  7#b7          
recognizes ! importance ( mo?s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & ! value ( ,national ,mo?
 ,week = promot+ ! cons]vation ( mo?s & 
increas+ ! aw>5ess1 /udy1 & appreciation
 ( mo?s1 _! incr$ible biodiv]sity1 & _! 
importance to ecosy/em heal?2  7#c7     
applauds ,national ,mo? ,week & ! ef=ts 
( p>ticipants to increase aw>5ess ab\t !
 important role ( mo?s & build support =

 increas+ ! /udy1 appreciation1 &       
cons]vation ( mo?s2 &  7#d7 enc\rages ! 
p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national 
,mo? ,week ) appropriate activities4