Event details:
- December 10, 2022, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- In-person event at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Activities and events will be held throughout the museum and are included in the cost of regular admission.
Event description:
Learn how you can participate in the Bugs Below Zero project and help researchers monitor insects on stream banks this winter at the Bell Museum Spotlight Science event.
- Did you know? Some insects such as stoneflies, mayflies, caddisflies and non-biting midges are active in the winter months? These bugs are able to survive below-zero temperatures and can often be found on snowbanks. They are also a vitally important food for trout.
- Get acquainted. Meet Minnesota’s winter aquatic insects and learn about their unique life-cycles and adaptations. Connect at the Bell Museum with Minnesota Sea Grant Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator Amy Schrank and other Bugs Below Zero project researchers.
- Unique interactive experience. Spotlight Science is a regular Bell Museum program connecting visitors to current science conducted at the University of Minnesota and in our community.
Project funding:
The Bugs Below Zero project was funded by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
Contact:
Minnesota Sea Grant Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator Amy Schrank.
Image credit: Krista Styer/University of Minnesota