Membership Meeting and Lecture: Nature’s Fireworks
Webinar
Member organizations are requested to attend WeConservePA’s annual meeting of members.
Membership Meeting | 10:00 – 10:30 am
The Membership Meeting will be immediately followed by the Lecture, Nature’s Fireworks, featuring Peggy Butler of the Pennsylvania Firefly Festival. You are welcome to attend either event or both. A single registration covers the Membership Meeting and the Lecture.
Lecture: Nature’s Fireworks | 10:30 – 11:30 am
Fireflies—also known as lightning bugs—are among the most beloved insects in the natural world. Since 2013, the Pennsylvania Firefly Festival has celebrated Pennsylvania’s State Insect through an annual festival and year-round environmental education. In this presentation, Peggy Butler will share fascinating firefly facts, uncover some lesser-known secrets, and offer practical tips for protecting fireflies in your backyard or on lands you manage.
Presenter:
Peggy S. Butler | Pennsylvania Firefly Festival
In 2012, through an amazing set of circumstances, Peggy and her husband Ken found themselves immersed in the world of fireflies. The discovery of Synchronous Fireflies at their home in Kellettville in the Allegheny National Forest, inspired them to share this wonder of nature with others. They are the co-founders of the PA Firefly Festival Inc. with a mission to educate both children and adults about environmental change and the emerging threats to all firefly habitats.
Peggy is a devoted conservationist, a Level 1 Leave No Trace Instructor, an avid bird watcher, wildlife photographer and video producer. She is passionate about promoting & protecting the beauty and wildness of Forest County. The Butlers are now committed to serving University researchers and the citizen science community through conservation and protection of firefly and pollinator habitat including the dark sky environment.