Symposium Agenda

8:00 AM  Registration – Coffee, Vendors

9:00    Introductions – Dave Small and Carl Kamp

9:10    Six 20th Century Guys Who Turned Us On to Butterflies – Brian Cassie

9:30    Butterfly Study in Massachusetts – Roger Pease

9:50    Regional Update: Maine – Phillip deMaynadier

10:10  Massachusetts Conservation Update – Tim Simmons

10:30              Morning Break – Vendors

10:50  Monarch Monitoring Project – Dick Walton

11:10  Coastal Butterfly Migration – Dick Hildreth

11:30  Gardens as Habitat – Sharon Stichter

11:50  Photographing Butterflies: My East Coast Experiences – Rick Cech

12:10              Lunch – Vendors

1:10    Afternoon Remarks – Dave Small and Carl Kamp

1:20    Keynote – Jeff Glassberg, NABA president

1:50    More than just a Pretty Bug – Gail Howe Trenholm

2:10    Harvesters of Mystic Lakes – Marj Rines & Renee LaFontaine

2:30                Afternoon Break – Vendors

2:50    Moths – Joe Choiniere

3:10    The Thin Green Line: Lepidoptera Conservation vs. Pest Control – Jeff Boettner

3:30    Summary Challenges – Brian Cassie

3:50    Raffle, Socialize, Venders

4:30  PM      Open House and Butterfly Photograph Exhibit
                   Join us immediately after the Symposium for a Wine and Cheese Social to kick off the Butterfly Photography  exhibit.

Artists include:

Rick Cech, Sue Cloutier, Carl Kamp, Alyce Mayo, Tom Murray, Eric Neilson, Dave Small

at the Millers River Environmental Center 100 Main Street Athol

David Carroll - Wildlife Books and Art