| Date: | July 12, 2018 |
| Time: | 7:30 - 8:30 PM |
| Venue: | Wildwood Park |
| Organizations: | Wildwood Park Summer Nature Lecture Series |
| Description: |
The 2018 Wildwood Park Summer Nature Series continues with the free program "Freshwater Mussels of Virginia: Life History, Status, & Conservation" on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Wildwood Park in Radford, VA. The mussel fauna of Virginia is one of the most diverse in the United States. The mussels here exhibit amazing mimicry to attract fish hosts to complete their life cycle. Learn how mussels go "fishing" for their hosts! The program will be led by Jess Jones of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Virginia Tech. Join us in a marvelous natural setting at twilight for these free bi-weekly, family-friendly multi-media presentations by local naturalists starting in June and continuing through August. Park at the Main Entrance to Wildwood Park at Main / Grove or the Sundell / Park Road lot. It is a 5-minute walk to the classroom in the center of the park. In case of rain, the lecture will move to the Radford Recreation Center. An announcement will be made by 6:00 pm the day of the lecture. To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/MxXfy0D.jpg. For more information, visit: http://wildwoodpark.atwebpages.com/OC_LectureSeries_18/LectureSeriesSchedule18.html or https://www.facebook.com/wildwoodlectures/ or contact Matt Close at mclose2@radford.edu or Karen Powers at kpowers4@radford.edu. |