If you like having hands-on experiences in nature, making discoveries, and studying wild animals, then this club is for you! From squirrels to slime molds, come explore the wild side of STEM with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and science educator Emily Wrubel. Different women in STEM professions will be highlighted each session, with special guests including a wildlife biologist, salamander specialist, and wildlife artist. All events in this series are free of charge. For middle schoolers and up.

Join ecologist and salamander lover Brett Amy Thelen to survey for red-backed salamanders and other amphibians at the Harris Center’s long-term salamander monitoring plots. Together, we’ll collect data to share with a network of scientists studying this common, but important species. Come participate in a community science project that contributes to real, ongoing research!

4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Harris Center. Space is limited, and separate registration is required for each LAB GIRLS+ session. For more information about this particular event, including questions about accessibility, or to be notified about future LAB GIRLS+ events, contact Susie.

Brett Amy Thelen explains data collection during a salamander coverboard survey (photo © Ben Conant)