Talks & Treks: Moth Night – Lighting for Lepidoptera!

Photo: Dick Ruswick

Photo: Dick Ruswick

Time

8:30 PM

Rain date: Saturday, August 22 at 8:30 PM

Location

Roy H. Park Preserve – north entrance, Town of Dryden

Registration

No registration required.

Description

Bring a lawn chair, a head lamp, warm clothes, and a camera.  Several lights will be set up for moth and other insect observation and we will discuss the identification and natural history of the species that come in.  Leading this event will be Jason Dombroskie, Manager of the Cornell University Insect Collection and Coordinator of the Insect Diagnostic Lab.  He has 23 years of experience mothing and has many years of experience leading interpretive talks and walks on natural history.

Directions

From Ithaca, take Rt. 13 North towards Dryden. Go approx. 12 miles and turn right on Irish Settlement Rd. Continue on Irish Settlement approx. 4 miles to find the NORTH parking area–where the boardwalk is–on the left (approx. 0.5 mile after Hammond Hill Rd).

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