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NATURE PROGRAMS National MOTH WEEK JULY 19-27 Set your imagination a-flutter for this year’s National Moth Week! This world-wide celebration engages people with citizen science projects, special speakers and fun activities that bring to light all the marvelous things that make these nighttime creatures not only vital to our ecosystems, but also downright fascinating. Lyman Woods will host several programs (descriptions below) for children and adults to illuminate some of the most interesting facets and facts of the nearly 2,000 species of moths that call Illinois home! Location: Lyman Woods

THE MOTH BALL NEW! Let your imagination and dancing skills take flight at our very first “Moth Ball”! We’ll have some moth-inspired games for the kids to play and learn all about moths and how they help the environment. Then we’ll try on some moth-wing costumes and even make some moth costumes of our own to take home, as we do a little moth dancing in the moonlight. We’ll close out the evening with a campfire, some hot dogs, s’mores and make some moth-like treats to enjoy at home. This is a youth-only, drop-off program. Age: 4-12 Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $20 Class # Date Day Time 3500P22-01 7/25 F 5:00-7:00pm MARVELOUS MOTH HIKE NEW! Led by moth expert Jeanette Jaskula, our “Marvelous Moth Hike” will give you hands-on experience with the practice of “mothing,” which uses light or bait to attract moths to a location for observation and data collection. Jeanette will show you how you can make your own special moth bait or “goop” for home, and take you on a short hike to search for moths around Lyman Woods. We’ll also have a campfire with delicious moth-inspired treats and some moth games for the kids! Please register everyone attending. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 8/30 Fee: $10 Class # Date Day Time 3500P18-02 7/26 SA 8:00-9:30pm

WELCOME TO THE DARKSIDE: MOTHING IN THE MIDWEST NEW! Presented by moth expert Jeanette Jaskula, “Welcome to the Darkside” will cover the stunning diversity of moths, their importance in terrestrial ecosystems, and how we sustain and support them in our backyards. Jeanette, a Midwest native, especially loves moths of the prairies and oak savanna and has photographed around 1,400 moth species in Indiana and at the Kankakee Sands Nature Preserve in Newton County. Please register everyone attending. Children must be accompanied by a

registered adult. Min/Max: 6/30

Fee: Free

Class # Age Date Day

Time

3500P18-01 All

7/26 SA

7:00-8:00pm

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