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Getting to Know Pollinators Online

You are invited to take a virtual walk through a local meadow to spy on pollinators. Along the way, Victor DeMasi, seasoned lepidopterist, will assist you to learn about the encountered species. He will introduce you to their life history and provide insight into their basic needs. Learning to identify plant species pollinators drew their pollen from, will help to create your own backyard habitat. Getting to know your pollinators will make the future walks through meadows and your own yard more enjoyable and interactive.

The program will mention current threats to pollinators and offer ways to restore their habitat and boost their population. A great educational experience for all ages.

Date:
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Time:
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Audience:
  Adult     Everyone  
Categories:
  Home and Garden  
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
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Victor DeMasi is an active member of the Pollinator Pathway in Redding, CT. He had served as a wetland/conservation officer for over 20 years. Presently he holds a position as a curatorial affiliate at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven. He is actively involved in open space preservation. Collecting butterflies is one of his main passions. Victor’s field work with butterflies contributed almost a thousand citations to the recently published Connecticut Butterfly Atlas. He has contributed articles to scientific publications and his mark-recapture studies with Swallowtail butterflies were recently cited in the book Swallowtails of the Americas. During the Pandemic he conducted a pollinator survey of two meadows in Redding CT.