WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series
Local and regional experts on a variety of nature-related subjects give public talks at the Arboretum each summer as part of our WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series. Nature Connection Series talks happen on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 at the WVU Core Arboretum Amphitheater, starting in early June and continuing through late August. These talks are free and open to the public, and no registration is required. All of the talks are outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Talks will be cancelled and rescheduled if the weather is inclement. Come and join the WVU Core Arboretum nature connection crew!
2024 Calendar of Speakers and Talks:
June 11:
Stuart Welsh, US Geological
Survey, Fisheries Research Scientist:
Hornyheads, madtoms, and darters: Narratives on Central Appalachian fishes
June 18:
Jim Thompson, WVU Division of
Plant and Soil Sciences, Professor of Soils and Land Use:
Restoring red spruce in
Appalachia: Why and how soils are used to assess restoration potential and
guide decision making
June 25:
Doug Wood, Historian of
Connections between Humans and Environment:
The
landscape and economy of the Monongahela River region at the turn of the
centuries (17th and 18th, that is)
July 2:
Leroy Fowler, Young Naturalist:
The magnificent work of Maria Merian: Artist and entomologist
July 9:
Tucker Cooley, Entomologist and
Moth Expert:
Winged wonders of the night: The
moth fauna of West Virginia
July 16:
LeJay
Graffious,
Old Hemlock Foundation, Director and Bird Bander:
Enchanting eccentricity: The American woodcock’s tale
July 23:
Craig Barrett, WVU Department of
Biology, Associate Professor:
Landscaping
with native plants: Native plants for Northern West Virginia yards
July 30:
Bill Beatty, Wild and
Natural—Nature Education and Consulting, Director:
Mushrooming in West Virginia
August 6:
Claudette Simard, Fairmont State
University, Geologist and Adjunct Professor of Earth Science:
How West Virginia became the Mountain State
August 13:
Margi Bush, Certified Forest
Therapy Guide, National Board-Certified Health and Well-Being Coach:
How to live an awe inspired, wonder filled life: The art and science of
forest bathing
August 20:
John DeMary,
Teacher and Naturalist, Expert on Vernal Pools:
Ephemeral
pools: Critical amphibian breeding sites
August 27:
Bill Peterjohn,
WVU Department of Biology, Emeritus Professor:
Earth’s
changing climate: Causes, consequences, and challenges
WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series is supported by the WVU
Department of Biology, the WVU Core Arboretum Endowment, and donations from
the public. All speakers are volunteers. Thank you to all who support the mission
of WVU Core Arboretum!