Fantastic Moths and Where to Find Them

Trevor Edmonson is the land manager at The Nature Conservancy’s Kankakee Sands preserve in northwest Indiana, which consists of 8,600 acres of restored prairie, savannah, and wetlands.  He will discuss the diverse world of moths (in Illinois alone, there several thousand species), and how they serve as important pollinators and as a food source for many bird species.  Trevor will give an overview of the identification of moth families, and describe how you can start looking for them in your own backyard.  He will also share a bit about his work at Kankakee Sands, where over 1300 moth species have been documented.

The presentation will be held in room C101 at the Center for Natural Science (CNS), 201 Beecher Street, Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU), Bloomington.  Parking is available in the lot just north of the CNS on Beecher Street.