- This event has passed.
Landrum Library Speaker Series – Bioluminescence: From Fireflies to Fungi
August 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Date: August 29, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Landrum Library
Speaker: naturalist, Tim Lee
Fireflies flashing on a warm summer night. The eerie glow of jack-o-lantern mushrooms in the forest on a moonless night. These lights bring mystery and magic to the dark night. Join us as we discover how light is produced and emitted from living organisms and how it is used to lure prey, deter predators and entice insects.
Tim is native South Carolinian and he has studied and taught as a naturalist and biologist throughout the southeast for more than 30 years. For the past 21 years he has been the Interpretive Ranger and Naturalist for South Carolina State Park Service’s Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area (Jones Gap and Caesar’s Head SPs) where he conducts research and provides educational programs for children and adults. He is a coordinator and instructor for the South Carolina Master Naturalist Program and is an Educational Leadership Partner for the South Carolina Aquarium. Tim is member of the National Association of Interpreters and an honorary SC Statewide Master Naturalist and an honorary member of the Upstate Master Naturalist Association.
Contact Pam Torlina, pam@conservingcarolina.org, with questions or for more information.