Dragonflies and Damselflies are among the earliest of insects and have been on Earth for an estimated 300 million years. The largest fossil dragonfly had a wingspan of over two feet! Although smaller today, dragonflies are the fastest flying insects and, along with their smaller relatives, damselflies, remain important environmental indicators of the quality of our environment.
Join Jay Kaplan, Director of Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, for a free webinar to learn more about these fascinating creatures. Use the online RSVP form to receive your link to the webinar in advance. The Land Conservancy’s nature lecture series is co-sponsored by Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services.
Many of the wetlands and forests the Land Conservancy helps to protect provide important habitat to native turtle species. The next event in our Nature Lecture Series will feature Brian Kleinman discussing turtles native to Connecticut, including protected species such as the Spotted Turtle. Brian is the owner of Riverside Reptiles Education Center in Enfield and will bring some live turtles with him!
- In Person: Help us plan ahead by RSVPing to attend in person.
- Via Zoom: RSVP to receive your link to the webinar in advance.
The Nature Lectures are cosponsored by the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy and Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services Department. This event will be offered in-person and via Zoom for your convenience. Use one of the online RSVP forms above to register for free in advance.
Mary-Beth Kaeser, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator and President of Horizon Wings in Ashford, will talk to us about what it means to be a “threatened” or “endangered” species. Learn about what caused the drastic decline of the Peregrine Falcon populations in North America in the 1960’s and ways we can help promote bird survival today. We will meet an American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Barn Owl and Eagle.
- In Person: Help us plan ahead by RSVPing to attend in person.
- Via Zoom: RSVP to receive your link to the webinar in advance.
The Nature Lectures are cosponsored by the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy and Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services Department. This event will be offered in-person and via Zoom for your convenience. Use one of the online RSVP forms above to register for free in advance.