Category: Outreach

Stop by the VII table at BugFest to pick up some swag, play games, see soil invertebrates, and learn about our efforts in Virginia!

Ben Jantzen had the opportunity to share some thoughts with the public about Virginia’s extraordinary invertebrate heritage in the Lunch and Learn series put on by Sustainable Blacksburg:

Our friends at Wild Virginia invited us to speak in their excellent speaker series. Be sure to check out other videos in the series after watching our presentation!

We were grateful for the opportunity to introduce the Virginia Institute for Invertebrates to the New River Valley community of nonprofits, volunteers, and supporters at the 2024 New River Symposium. Here’s our poster from the event:

If you missed our Information Night event on Feb. 7, you find a recording here: https://youtu.be/tOKY9oNgIUk

If you’re interested in the study and conservation of Virginia’s invertebrates and would like to learn more about VII, we’re having an Information Night on the evening of February 7, 2024 from 8:00 — 9:00 pm. We’ll discuss the VII vision and opportunities to help, including ways to support the mission and the possibility of joining our founding board of directors. If you’re interested in joining us, please use the following link to register: Zoom registration. Registration is free but required for to join the meeting. We hope to see you there!