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Insects in Our Forests
A Guided Walk
Led by Ecologist Rob Clark
Alfred Sabolcik Property
Sabolcik Road, New Hartford
Sunday, July 19
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
(Steady rain cancels)
Please pre-register by e-mail (newhartfordlandtrust@yahoo.com)
or phone (860-480-4844). We will send directions.
Please note this Property is not yet open to the
public except for special programs.
Bring sun and bug protection and a hand lens if you have one.
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Apis on Asclepias (AKA Bee on Milkweed)
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Join ecologist Rob Clark on an insect-focused exploration of
New Hartford forests and meadows. This guided hike is at the
NHLT's Alfred Sabolcik Property, a parcel with varied terrain
and lots of insect life that will demonstrate the role of insects
in forest ecosystems. Rob will use entomological techniques for demonstrations. The program will cover a variety of topics
including insect herbivores and their predators, native pollinators
and parasitic insects. He will also discuss the consequences of
invasive insects for native forest trees.
Rob is a PhD candidate at Wesleyan University, studying the
ecology of forest caterpillars and ants. He is a Connecticut native, getting his start in ecology as a nature instructor at Camp Sequassen
in New Hartford. Rob has been teaching about the ecology of
local forests for many years: as a merit badge instructor,
CFPA program host, CT DEEP park naturalist and an ecology
lab instructor at CCSU and Wesleyan. He has also participated
in many Bioblitz events. E-mail NHLT to pre-register or call 860-480-4844. |
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Hike leader and ecologist Rob Clark got his start studying insects at
Camp Sequassen in New Hartford!
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