Fw: John Acorn lecture and Audubon Wildlife Plant Sale

Lemmon lemmon at snet.net
Wed May 3 22:37:52 EDT 2000



On Friday, May 5th, John Acorn will present the Butterflies and Moths of
Alberta Canada at the Annual spring indoor meeting of the CT Butterfly
Association.  The social 1/2 hour will begin at 7:30 PM and the
meeting/lecture/slide show will start at 8 PM.

This meeting will be held in Jones Auditorium at the CT Agriculture
Experiment Station in New Haven.

John Acorn, naturalist, entomologist, author, photographer, and host of
the popular television show, "Acorn, The Nature Nut" on Animal Planet,
will be presenting a program on the butterflies and moths of his native
home in Alberta.  He is the author and photographer of Butterflies of
Alberta, and and upcoming book on the Hawkmoths of that province.  

Substantiated records exit for 156 species of butterflies in Alberta, and
there are undoubtedly more to be found.  While local populations are not
what they used to be, for the same reason as here in the states, the
butterfly meadows and ravines of his childhood still produce wonderful
spectacles every summer.  Through his lively stories and slides, we will
get a taste of lepidopteran fauna of the "Great White North".  Butterflies
of Alberta can be ordered from Barnes and Noble online - go to
http://www.insectnet.com/

This event is provided free of charge by the CBA.  Refreshments will be
provided.  Please join us for this special evening!

Directions to the CT Agricultural Experiment Station:

>From Route 91, get off Willow Street exit (6).  Make a right onto Willow
Street, take Willow to end.  Make a right onto Whitney Avenue.  Make third
left onto Huntington Street.  Go one block and a half - Ag. Experiment
Station will be on right.  Park in lot next to greenhouses, the Jones
Auditorium is straight ahead.
  
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>    PLANT IT - THEY WILL COME!
>
>Wildlife watchers and gardeners will not want to miss the Wildlife Plant
Sale
>and Gardening Workshops to be held by the Connecticut Audubon Center at
>Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street, on Saturday, May 13, 10am to 4pm.  Attendees
>will learn how to attract butterflies and birds using appealing
perennials,
>native wildflowers, shrubs and herbs, which also be on sale. Proceeds
going
>to support the Center’s environmental education programs.  Experts from
the
>Connecticut Butterfly Association and Master Gardeners will hold free,
one
>hour workshops on topics that will interest the beginner and gardening
expert
>alike.
>
>"Many populations of birds and butterflies could use our help," says Jim
>Sirch, Director of Education at Connecticut Audubon’s Fairfield Center.
>"People can help sustain them by providing more habitat right in their
own
>backyards and enjoy their natural beauty as well."
>
>The following speakers will be featured during the program:
>
>10:00 am    Christine Cook, Landscape Designer
>Topic: PARTNERING WITH NATURE
>Learn how to re-invent your backyard landscape with nature in mind and
create
>a magnet for butterflies, birds and other wildlife with native plants,
water
>and other features. Christine is an expert designer who can transform
even
>the inhospitable spot into a beacon for all forms of wildlife.
>
>Noon        Jim Sirch, Director of Education, CT Audubon Center at
Fairfield
>Topic: DEERPROOFING YOUR YARD
>Find out about a variety of techniques to keep deer from eating your
plants.
>
>2:00 pm     Andy Brand, President of the CT Butterfly Association
>Topic: DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE CATERPILLARS!
>Butterfly expert and arborist Andy Brand will give a slide-lecture on
>uncommon facts about common butterfly and moth caterpillars and what
plants
>they eat.
>For more information, please call 259-6305.
>
>Celebrating 100 years in 1998, Connecticut Audubon Society is a
statewide,
>non-profit membership organization dedicated to excellence in
environmental
>education and conservation.  The Society operates facilities in
Fairfield,
>Milford, Glastonbury and Hartford and manages 16 sanctuaries throughout
the
>state preserving over 2,500 acres of open space.
>


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