Thursday, January 18, 2024

Speaking & Guiding Gigs 2025

I had to change the format of this listing, thanks to Blogger's (my platform) unfortunate decision to require html coding to do even formerly simple tasks like add a sidebar of speaking engagements. That's beyond me and at this point, I'm not taking time to learn how to do that. I will provide this roster as a live link at the top right side of the blog, that's the best that I know how to do it for now. Also, Blogger got rid of the email notification service about new posts. I regularly get queries about what happened, and that's the answer. I don't know a work-around at this point. I thought technology was supposed to advance, not go backwards :-) Anyway, here's the 2025 slate of gigs, and I'll update it as needed.

January 6, 2025: Westbridge Camera Club. Using photography for conservation awareness. Zoom meeting. 7 pm.

January 14, 2025: Garden Club of Dayton. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Dayton Kroc Center, Dayton, Ohio, 10 am.

February 18, 2025: Garden Club of Cleveland. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Chagrin Valley Hunt Club, Gates Mills, Ohio, 10 am.

February 27, 2025: Friends of Old Woman Creek. The Great Lakes. Huron Yacht Club, Huron, Ohio, 7 pm.

March 13, 2025: Garden Club of Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Pittsburgh, PA, 11 am.

March 17, 2025: New River Valley Master Naturalist Program. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Zoom presentation.

March 29, 2025: Midwest Native Plant Society. Creating and Maintaining Living Landscapes conference. Sparrows of Ohio. Bergamo Center, Beaver Creek, Ohio. 9 am to 4 pm.

April 5, 2025: Wright Memorial Public Library. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Oakwood, Ohio, 2 pm.

April 17, 2025: Stratford Photography Club. Plant photography. Lecture followed by an outdoor session in a wildflower-rich habitat. Stratford Ecological Center, Delaware, Ohio. Time TBA.

April 23, 2025: Town & County Garden Club (Cincinnati). Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Cincinnati, Ohio (venue/time to come).

April 28 - May 3, 2025New River Birding & Nature Festival. Give presentation and lead daily field trips. Fayetteville, West Virginia.

May 21, 2025: Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society. Plant Photography. Hines Hill Conference Center, Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 7 pm.

May 30 - June 1, 2025: Spring Nature Safari (put on by the Midwest Native Plant Conference). Give presentation on warblers, lead field trips. Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center, Friendship, Ohio.

June 7, 2025: Optics Fling, Time & Optics in Holmes County, Ohio. Lead field trip to Mohican State Forest, give presentation on warblers at 2 pm.

June 11, 2025: Mt. Cuba Center (Delaware). Hummingbirds. Zoom presentation. 6 pm.

July 17, 2025: Cullowhee Native Plant Conference. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Cullowhee, North Carolina.

July 22, 2025: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. 7 pm, Zoom presentation.

July 28, 2025: Lead field trip at Cedar Bog for the Ohio Odonata Society annual meeting (also at Cedar Bog.

August 1-3, 2025: Midwest Native Plant Conference. Lead various field trips, give talk on goldenrods. Bergamo Center, Beavercreek, Ohio.

August 16, 2025: Talk on moths, followed by mothing. Scioto Gardens Nursery, Delaware County, Ohio. 7:30 pm.

August 23, 2025: Mothing event at Clear Creek Metro Park in Fairfield County, Ohio. Begin with a talk on moths by Chelsea Gottfried, followed by mothing in this biological hotspot. 7:30 pm.

September 13, 2025: Talk on moths/caterpillars, followed by mothing. This is a very interesting site and should produce notable finds. Fernald Preserve, Hamilton County, Ohio. 7:30 pm.

September 20, 2025: Photography Workshop, with an eye towards flora. I'll start with an illustrated PowerPoint covering techniques and tactics for shooting plants (and macro and landscapes), then we'll head outside to practice on real subjects. Dawes Arboretum, Licking County, Ohio. 9 am.

October 10, 2025: Franklin Park Conservatory. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. In conjunction with a showing of the movie Nocturnes, which is about moths! Time to be announced.

October 16, 2025: Marion County (Indiana) Master GardenersMoths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. The following morning at 9:30 I will give a PowerPoint talk about photography, emphasizing plants. Indianapolis, Indiana.

November 5, 2025: Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware. Goldenrods. Zoom Meeting, registration required. Visit website for details. 6 pm.

November 17, 2025: Delaware County (Ohio) Bird Club. The Great Lakes. Deer Haven Park, Delaware County, Ohio. 6:30 pm.

November 20, 2024. Toledo Naturalists' AssociationMoths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Toledo, Ohio.

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