Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.

Image: Fireflies. Image credit: xenmate via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Katie Myers. Grist – July 11, 2025.

It’s firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they begin to blink and glow along the water, in the trees, and across open fields. Some species twinkle in unison, others off and on. One of nature’s loveliest light shows enchants onlookers of all ages, especially in the Smoky Mountains, which is home to about 20 percent of the 100 or so species found in the United States. […]

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