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Lanternfly Watch is free, independent, and built by people who are pissed off about this invasion. We run on zero budget and a lot of caffeine. If this helped you, keep it going.
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How to Help
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Become a monthly supporter. Keeps the servers running and new features shipping.
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What Your Support Funds
Map infrastructure
Supabase database and storage for community sightings. Every report lives here.
Newsletter platform
Beehiiv powers the weekly Fight Briefing sent to thousands of fighters.
Domain & hosting
Vercel + Cloudflare keeps lanternflywatch.com fast and always-on.
New features
New tools, guides, and features — like the Squish Cam and weekly challenges.
Who we are
Lanternfly Watch was built by one person in DC who got sick of watching the invasion spread while government agencies struggled to respond at scale. It's completely independent — no grants, no corporate backing, no ads. Just a civic tool built to help people fight back.
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Other Ways to Help
- Star our GitHub repo
- Link to us from your blog or website — backlinks help us rank
- Tell your HOA, master gardener club, or neighborhood association
- Follow and share on TikTok / Instagram / Nextdoor
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