"Wisconsin Fireflies: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Conservation": In-Person Badger Talk in Cameron, WI

Name: "Wisconsin Fireflies: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Conservation": In-Person Badger Talk in Cameron, WI
Start: 2026-06-10T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 1277 20th St, Cameron, WI 54822-9593, United States

Schedule

Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1277 20th St, Cameron, WI 54822-9593, United States | Cameron, WI

This is a free, in-person talk hosted on June 10th, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT by Hunt Hill Nature Center in Cameron, WI. Please register for this event through the Hunt Hill Nature Center website or by calling (715)-635-6543. This talk will not be available virtually.
During this talk, presenter Daniel Young will give an overview of the species diversity of WI fireflies along with natural history, an overview of bioluminescence and its significance in firefly evolution, and conservation concerns.
From 1996 to present Daniel Young has served as a UW-Madison Professor of Entomology with a (75%) teaching, (20%) research (20%), (5%) WIRC Directorship position. His expertise includes field and collections based research in the areas of insect systematics/taxonomy, phylogeny, natural history, and biodiversity with an emphasis on Coleoptera (beetles). Young has been directly associated with all aspects of entomological research collections since his first curatorial hourly position as a sophomore undergraduate. In addition to serving as Director of the WIRC, Young is Co-Chair of the UW Natural History Museums Council and serves as liaison between the internationally recognized Entomological Collections Network and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. He has visited and conducted taxonomic research in entomological research collections across North America and around the world.