Dragonfly Detectives's Journal

Come join the fun! Parking must be done politely along Scout Camp Road, please be considerate of residents and other recreationists. ** THERE ARE NO BATHROOM ACCOMMODATIONS at the boat landing...please be aware and you may need to drive to the nearest facility. **

(Coordinates to boat landing are here: 43.490654, -72.707873)

I plan to get started about 11 AM and wrap up about 2 PM, but nothing precludes you from starting sooner or ending sooner, or staying for a shorter period.

BYO boat (and all the gear that implies, such as life vests for everyone in the craft), drinking water, snacks, bug & sun protection, camera or phone capable of taking good, clear photos, and a couple of empty, clean, dry containers such as prescription bottles or gelato jars for collecting exuviae.

Get an overview of the project and how to find and collect exuviae: https://youtu.be/zxZrvfwi9Es

Zip me a note if you are planning to join the fun on the 26th! blackrivercleanup (at) gmail (dot) com

This is the second year of the Dragonfly Detectives project! I hope to see lots of activity and engagement with this, all over the region.

I'm excited to announce that I'm wrapping up the generous grant I received last year from the RISE-VT program by engaging a student in the GIS program at Antioch University (Keene NH) to do some serious mapping of the locations we find exuviae, nymphs, and teneral (recently-emerged) dragonflies. With this information, we may be able to 'predict' the sort of habitat we may find specific dragonflies, especially those listed as rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE).

I hope this mapping project adds a whole new level of fun and even adventure for folks!