Saturday, October 8, 2022
10AM - 12PM
Gain Insights Into the Mosses of Northeastern Connecticut on a Visit to the Miniature Forest
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History will host a “moss walk” in Storrs, CT on Saturday, October 8, from 10AM to 12PM.
Dr. Bernard Goffinet, from the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut will lead the walk.
Join Dr. Goffinet for an easy hike in the 165-acre parcel knowns as the HEEP, or Hillside Environmental Education Park, at UConn. The HEEP consists of uplands, meadows, woodlands, and wetlands around Cedar Swamp Brook. Hikers will explore, discover, and hear stories about native mosses and the miniature forest that can be found right below their feet.
*** This event is free and open to the public, but registration is recommended!!! ***
The program is open to adults and children, but children must be accompanied by an adult. This hike may be challenging for some and will include hilly areas. For more information and to register visit https://csmnh.uconn.edu/programs/
If you require accommodations to particiapte in this event, please contact the museum at 860-486-4460 or CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu
This Walktober event is presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, to compliment the formal opening of the exhibit “Right Below Your Feet,” in the Wilbur Cross Building at UConn, Storrs. Walktober is a project of The Last Green Valley. More Walktober events can be found at thelastgreenvalley.org
For more information, contact: CT State Museum of Natural History at 860-486-4460 or CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu