Participate in a variety of BUG related activities, including demonstrations, educational displays,

exhibits, insect themed hikes, insect photography workshops, and presentations.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS & EXHIBITORS include:

Friends of Blue Heron Park - Sponsor and Host

Urban Park Rangers - Eco-Insect Hikes

Greenbelt Conservancy - Tabling/Local Ecology

SI Zoo - Tabling/Ecology/Conservation

Featured Photography Exhibit - Maya Shikhman

NY Insect Zoo - Insect & Spider Lecture

SI Herb Society - Favorite Bug Herbs

SI Insectarium - Christopher Ricker (Insect & Spider Presentation)

Join Maya on a nature walk and explore what the arrival of Spring has to offer. Look for migrating birds, blooming flowers and emerging insects. Meet in front of the Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave. For information call Maya Shikhman at 347-613-8589. Heavy rain or other inclement weather will cancel the walk.

Led by Maya Shikhman; Sponsored by Protectors of Pine Oak Woods.

Meet at Brookfield Park parking lot on Arthur Kill Rd & Brookfield Ave.

Join Maya for a fall walk in the fields of Brookfield Park. We will explore butterflies and other pollinators, and look for migrating birds; please bring binoculars. Information and registration: Maya Shikhman at maya.shikhman@gmail.com.

Led by Maya Shikhman; Sponsored by Friends of Blue Heron Park.

Meet at Mt. Loretto Unique Area parking lot on Hylan Boulevard. (Overflow parking available across Hylan in CYO parking lot.)

Join Maya for an early fall walk in the blooming fields of Mt. Loretto. We will explore butterflies and other pollinators on goldenrod and asters, and look for migrating birds; please bring binoculars. Rain day, September 26. Information and registration: Maya Shikhman at maya.shikhman@gmail.com.