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SUMMARY:Apocalypse Now: The Disappearance of Insects by John Cebula
DESCRIPTION:John Cebula\, a retired college instructor and life-long naturalist\, examines the vital role insects play in both environmental and human economic health. He talks about the reasons for the decline of insects\, and what we can do to lessen and perhaps reverse this trend. at 6:45 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library. \n\n \n\nCebula is a retired high school teacher and college instructor who\, since retiring\, devotes himself to nature education. Besides monitoring birds for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources through participating in winter and spring bird counts\, John conducted the first survey of reptiles and amphibians in DuPage County for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. \n\n\n\nFor the past four years\, John has monitored butterflies on the Russell R. Kirt Prairie at College of DuPage. He has published in a variety of magazines and journals on topics as diverse as dragonflies\, depictions of birds in Western art\, and his daily encounters with reptiles in Florida. John presents a variety of nature-themed programs throughout northern Illinois and Gulf Coast Florida.\n\nPlease bring your questions to the meeting relative to insects. \n\n\n\nThe presentation is of interest to gardeners with an interest in insects and their role in our environment.\n\n\n\nThe Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners is open to all persons interested in gardening. For more information\, see our website at bataviaplaindirtgardeners.org\, or contact us at bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com\n\n \n\n###\n\n\n\nBatavia Plain Dirt Gardeners is a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes a love of sustainable gardening and the natural world through education and volunteerism
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">John Cebula\, a retired college instructor and life-long naturalist\, examines the vital role insects play in both environmental and human economic health. He talks about the reasons for the decline of insects\, and what we can do to lessen and perhaps reverse this trend.</span><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">&nbsp\;at 6:45 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">Cebula is a retired high school teacher and college instructor who\, since retiring\, devotes himself to nature education. Besides monitoring birds for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources through participating in winter and spring bird counts\, John conducted the first survey of reptiles and amphibians in DuPage County for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">For the past four years\, John has monitored butterflies on the Russell R. Kirt Prairie at College of DuPage. He has published in a variety of magazines and journals on topics as diverse as dragonflies\, depictions of birds in Western art\, and his daily encounters with reptiles in Florida. John presents a variety of nature-themed programs throughout northern Illinois and Gulf Coast Florida.</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">Please bring your questions to the meeting relative to insects.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">The presentation is of interest to gardeners with an interest in insects and their role in our environment.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners is open to all persons interested in gardening.&nbsp\;For more information\, see our website at bataviaplaindirtgardeners.org\, or contact us at </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com">bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com</a></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">###</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif">Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners&nbsp\;is a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes a love of sustainable gardening and the natural world through education and volunteerism</span></span>
LOCATION:Batavia Public Library 10 S. Batavia Ave. Batavia\, IL 60510
UID:e.1902.29428
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DTSTAMP:20260422T114219Z
URL:http://business.bataviachamber.org/events/details/apocalypse-now-the-disappearance-of-insects-by-john-cebula-29428
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