Creepy Creatures – A Nature Horror Show with Stephen Lyn Bales
Register for Zoom Link and a Copy of the Recording
Thursday, October 9 at 7pm EDT on ZOOM
Celebrate the Halloween season and things that “go bump in the night” with a look at some of the creepiest creatures that live just outside your door! We will explore spooky parasitic wasps that prey on caterpillars, cicada killers, ghost plants, death’s-head moths and find out if hickory horned devils are as scary as their name suggests!
Have you been wondering what witch hazel can do for witches? And does a black widow spider really eat her mate? You will find out the answers in the October session of the UT Arboretum Society’s Nature Supper Club. Join the UT Arboretum Society via Zoom on Thursday, October 9th, 7pm EDT as Michelle Campanis, education coordinator at the University of Tennessee Arboretum, and naturalist/author Stephen Lyn Bales present this fun Halloween themed program. The program is free, but you must register for the Zoom link and the recording will be sent to all registrants. Closed captions are available.
To contact Stephen Lyn Bales or buy one of his UT Press books, email him at hellostephenlyn@gmail.com.
Please contact Michelle at mcampani@utk.edu for any questions or registration issues.
Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar, photo by Stephen Lyn Bales
Give A Hoot for Owl Ridge Raptor Center
Register to Reserve Seat – Limited to 100
Saturday, November 1st, 10am-Noon
Free In-person Program, Reservations Required
Join us on Saturday morning November 1, as Lisa Thomison, co-founder of Owl Ridge Raptor Center, and their staff provide an introduction to the work of this federal and state licensed raptor rehabilitation center. Owl Ridge will bring some very special winged “ambassadors” for us to meet. Owl Ridge Raptor center is a nonprofit organization that takes care of injured and orphaned birds of prey. These include owls, hawks, falcons, vultures, and eagles. The goal with each bird is full recovery and re-release back into their native habitat whenever possible. The program is free but registration is required to confirm your seat. We will have a donation box available to benefit the work at Owl Ridge Raptor Center. Please make sure to register for all members of your group so that seats will be available. Seating limited to 100.
This event is co-sponsored by the UT Arboretum Society, Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, and The American Museum of Science and Energy.
Please contact Michelle at mcampani@utk.edu for any questions or registration issues.
Guided Bird Walk
Register to Reserve Your Spot
The American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) and the University of Tennessee Arboretum are partnering together to launch a new Citizen Science Birding Program to connect community members with hands-on science, local biodiversity, and ongoing conservation efforts. The program kicks off with a free guided bird walk at the UT Arboretum on Wednesday, October 15 at 8:00 am. Please meet at the kiosk outside of the UT Arboretum Visitors Center. This guided walk will be led by Corky Witt and Courtney Beard from the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge. The event is limited to 15 participants. Register to reserve your spot. Please wear comfortable shoes, bring hiking poles and binoculars if you wish. There will be a limited supply of loaner binoculars on a first come basis at the hike.
“Bird watching is now North America’s second most popular outdoor activity (second only to gardening).” Says AMSE educator Corky Witt. “There must be something to it—so come out with us and find out why!”
For questions or more information please contact Courtney Beard at cbeard@amse.org
Location: 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
