Learn with a Naturalist: Insects After Dark
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7:00 am
– 8:00 am
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We may think of insects as sun-loving creatures, but most are actually denizens of the night. These after-dark arthropods play a major role in California’s biodiversity and perform essential ecosystem services. Learn to tell the difference between the stutter-trilling field cricket and chaparral katydid and how to attract insects such as lace-wings, tree crickets and scarab beetles to your own yard for study, photography and citizen science. Watch recorded event here: Learn with a Naturalist: Insects After Dark September 24, 2020
Leader
Kevin Munroe, Director, Long Island Preserve, The Nature Conservancy
Before moving to New York in 2019, Kevin worked as a land management specialist with the Center and led several popular public events on orthopterans like grasshoppers and crickets, animals out after dark, and a spring bird-a-thon. He led two popular virtual events with the Center last spring on dragflies and creating shelter for wildlife. Kevin is a self-described nature geek, with a special interest in birds, dragonflies, backyard habitat and managing land for biodiversity.
Logistics
No previous experience or knowledge is required. This event is recommended for ages 12 and up.
Zoom meeting details will be sent to you upon registration. If you have not used Zoom before, please allow time to download and install the application before the event. Please log-in a few minutes early, as it may take more than one attempt if servers are busy.
How to Sign Up
Register at the link below. Each participant should register separately. Registration is free.
About the Center
Sonoma State University’s Center for Environmental Inquiry empowers university students to work with community members on the environmental challenges of the North Bay. Our mission is to create an engaged and environmentally ready society, one where all people have the skills to find solutions to the challenges facing our earth. SSU Preserves are open to everyone engaged in education or research. Reservations are required.