Join Nashua River Watershed Association naturalists at your local park for “Dragons, Damsels, and Giants…Oh My!” a free hour-long family adventure with aquatic insect investigations.  Discover the amazing creatures that live under the water in freshwater rivers, streams, and ponds everywhere, including your local park or conservation property.  Fun for children of all ages and their adults.
When and Where:  Programs run on the following Sundays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.:
April 10   Mass Central Rail Trail, Sterling, MA
April 24   Barrett Park, Leominster, MA
April 24   Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenburg, MA
May 1      Rauscher Farm, Clinton, MA
May 1      Fredonian Park and Nature Center, Shirley, MA

What:  Participants will use aquatic nets with collection basins, microscopes, sorting tools, and identification keys to learn about this critically important category of freshwater species and, in doing so, learn about the water quality in their communities. Many of these insects, like dragonflies and damselflies, live part of their life in the water as nymphs and emerge to become flying insects as adults. NRWA staff will talk about what makes good habitat for these important insects, and how to protect it, for example, conserving greenspace along rivers, and using local plantings to prevent erosion and pollution runoff.

Workshop is FREE; registration is required and space is limited.  For more information or to register, email us at Registration@NashuaRiverWatershed.org.  Please include the program date/place for which you wish to register, your full name, the number of individuals in your group, the ages of any children, and your best telephone contact number. For the comfort of all, no dogs are allowed. Directions to the program will be provided upon registration. 

These free programs are made possible in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts.