Monday Sept. 26, 2022 (6 to 8 p.m.) at Milton Grange (on Route 7 just north of Milton H.S.)

Did you know that many of the larger dragonflies are several years old before they crawl up for air, break out of their "skins", expand their wings and venture out on their first flight? This show-and-tell evening will feature photos, samples and hand-outs of "dragons and damsels", discussing their early life as underwater predators, interesting habits (shore patrols, mating and egg-laying rituals...) and habitats (from vernal pools to lakes) with a bit of biology and dash of folklore.

Fee: $9 per person Contact: Call Milton Recreation 802.893.4922 or visit www.miltonvt.gov/recreation / for online registration.

Odes Bio: Around 2005, while on an insect club field trip, naturalist Laurie DiCesare shared an Algonquin Park dragonfly booklet with a man who helped her identify some common species. Since then, she has studied dragonflies intensively, attending two week-long Odonate classes at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine, and spending countless hours kayaking around Lake Arrowhead and other New England wetlands photographing these fascinating creatures.

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