The Joan Hanchett Nature Series will present “Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies” on Friday, April 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Francestown Town Hall, second floor.
Sara Lewis, Ph.D., a biologist and professor emerita at Tufts, will discuss how fireflies produce light, their lifestyles, threats from human activity, and ways people can help protect them.
Lewis has studied firefly behavior, ecology and evolution for more than three decades. She is co-chair of the IUCN Firefly Specialist Group, has written more than 100 scientific publications, presented a mainstage TED talk about fireflies, and is the author of “Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies.”
The program is free and open to adults and children of all ages.
Sponsors are Francestown Land Trust, George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library, The Francestown News, and the Francestown Conservation Commission.