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Virtual Firefly Symposium: Science, Conservation, and Education
Join the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation for a free, three-day virtual symposium on firefly research and conservation in the United States and Canada. Each day of the symposium will consist of a three-hour webinar with about six presentations and an optional Zoom Meeting for networking and conversation. Daily themes for presentations include firefly biology and community science; conservation and management; and firefly tourism and educational programming.
This event is intended for anyone interested in fireflies and their conservation in the US and Canada, including conservation practitioners, agency biologists, environmental educators, community scientists, academic researchers, and firefly enthusiasts. The Firefly Atlas and this symposium are supported by the BAND Foundation.
View the symposium schedule here.
The webinars from this symposium will be recorded and available on the Xerces Society’s YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during these webinars.
DATE: Tuesday, October 28 through Thursday, October 30
TIME: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
LOCATION: Online
