Get Outdoors: Extension 4-H offers free outdoor adventure series for kids
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Wildlife Photography: 7-8 p.m. Jan. 4, online. Part of the University of Minnesota Extension s 4-H monthly outdoor adventure series. For K-13. Free. Registration required; visit http://bit.ly/38ZYLKX or email Nicole Pokorney, 4-H youth development educator, at pokorney@umn.edu.
Get Outdoors: Ice Caves: 7-8 p.m. Jan. 5, via Zoom. Ranger Steve from the National Park Service will give a virtual tour of Lake Superior s ice caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Hosted by Courage Kenny. Free. Register at http://bit.ly/2KtHt0j.
Ranger Steve’s new species “Brilliant Virgin Tiger Moth”,
Grammia brillians,
By Ranger Steve Mueller
With Howard Christensen Nature Center (HCNC) closing in 2005, opportunities allowed me to contribute in my own small way. My research continued at Bryce Canyon National Park on moths that summer.
I discovered a new species of moth that became named
Grammia brillians. Karen and I spoke personal wedding vows on Aug. 10, 1977 by Water Canyon Falls and our official wedding was on Sept. 10, 1977. Twenty-three years later I discovered the new species at the site in August 2005. A Lepidopterists said I am likely the only person on Earth to discover a new species at the site where I previously spoke wedding vows. Satisfying studies continued. Only a couple dozen moth species were scientifically documented for Bryce Canyon when my research began; 301 species were collected. Including butterflies, nearly 400 species are now documented.
Get Outdoors: Explore the Apostle Islands ice caves online
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Sax-Zim Bog Diversity: 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 31, via Zoom. This program will consider the full biodiversity found in Meadowlands Sax-Zim Bog over 2,300 species with special attention to those that are of highest interest to visitors butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies and wildflowers though all species will get attention in this talk. The Winter Webinar Series is hosted by The Friends of Sax-Zim Bog. Register at https://bit.ly/3owkrnR.
Get Outdoors: Ice Caves: 7-8 p.m. Jan. 5, via Zoom. Ranger Steve from the National Park Service will give a virtual tour of Lake Superior s ice caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Hosted by Courage Kenny. Free. Register at http://bit.ly/2KtHt0j.