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Georgia fireflies are out in droves this summer

A woman kneels down in the grass at an orchard next to a chalkboard with a drawing of a cartoonish firefly
Becky Griffin
Becky Griffin celebrates Firefly Day at Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge, GA.

Georgia is one of America’s firefly hotspots. We’re home to more firefly species than any other state. And if you’ve noticed even more fireflies than usual this summer, you’re not alone.

To find out why our listening area has had so much glow recently, WUGA’s Havivah Saltz sat down with Becky Griffin, community and school garden coordinator with the UGA Cooperative Extension, and director of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. Griffin works with the Lights off, Fireflies On project.

For more information on the project and fireflies in Georgia, visit fireflies on dot com.

Havivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also worked as an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. She is currently the interim producer of Athens News Matters. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.
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