Apr
19
Quarterly Public Meeting with Presentation: Fireflies: Jewels of the Night and Why to the Dark Sky
Sunday, April 19th, 2026
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Seed/Plant Share Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Quarterly Public Meeting: with Presentation: Teri Gegenheimer is a Volunteer Ambassador of the Xerces Society. She will talk on the beloved and at risk Firefly, due to loss of habitat and other complex factors and how humans can help preserve them. Leon Zebrick, a member of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society, will talk briefly on why dark skies are important.