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BIG BUGS - What's NEW in 2008
Brand New, Premiering Events Oneline Art Show, Exhibits, Programming, Seminars
The list of new events, exhibits, programming, and seminars is exciting. The Biggest of the BIG BUGS premieres this summer - a giant Praying Mantis 17' X 17' X 10'. A television show, online art show, bee habitats, build-a-bug station and more will be new in 2008.
Daddy Longlegs makes his 2008 debut.(c) New England Wild Flower Society/SZiglar
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BIG BUGS – Back by Popular Demand
Brand New - Premiering at BIG BUGS 2008 Exhibit:
● All New Locations for Sculptures on the BIG BUGS Trail
● Biggest of the Big ― Never before exhibited Daddy Longlegs 17’ X 17’ X 10’
● Build-a-Bug Park ― Interactive mini park with Grasshopper Jump, Design Squad sculptures, Build-your-own-bug station.
● New Pollinator Habitat Exhibits ― Increase your native bee population with easy-to-construct habitats
● Check out the newest and the best plants, books, games, at Native Plant Nursery and Museum Store
● Big Bugs Online Art Show ― Submit digital images for display on Big Bugs Website at bigbugsart@newenglandwild.org. Take a photo, make a drawing, paint a picture. Show insect/plant interaction.
● Reality TV ― WGBH’s “Design Squad” – Big Bugs Design Competition airs in May in New Hampshire on NHPT and June 1 in Massachusetts on WGBH. Available online at www.pbs.org/designsquad
● Hot Topics Covered ― Native Plants and Pollinators - Determine what is happening and what to do in your garden
● New Bugologist Pin at Bugmobile Station, which moves to different locations throughout the Garden. Visit the Bugmobile on two different weekends and earn your own Bugologist Pin.
● Aug 8 WILD NIGHTS (6 p.m.) Bill Staines in concert, Woodland Stage Tickets $20/$17 includes exhibit; picnics available. Advance tickets WICN.org or 5098-752-0700. Co-sponsored by WICN, "New England's Jazz and Folk Station", 90.5 FM
● Evening and lunch picnics ― Enjoy your own or purchase a picnic
● Get Ready for the Big Bugs ― Connecting Children & Nature April 29, 9:30 a.m. to Noon with Bonnie Drexler, the Society’s Program Manager and recipient of the National Environmental Educator of the Year award
● New Children’s Programming
· Big Bug, Little Bug with Bonnie Drexler
· Insect Safari with Jini Foster
· Night Flashers & Flyers Night Hike with Bonnie Drexler
· Bug Eaters of the Bog with Bonnie Drexler
● New seminars with Douglas Tallamy, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, author of "Bringing Home Nature, How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens"
· Gardening with Native Plants to Support the Web of Life
· Complexities and Connections in the Garden
· Birds, Bees, Butterflies, and Biodiversity: Bringing Nature Home with Native Plants
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