Dr. Angela Smilanich to assist EC Stevens and Parker Farms Caterpillar Hunters

Now that winter is behind us, fourth grade students from E.C. Stevens and Parker Farms Schools will be teaming up with a caterpillar scientist from Wesleyan University to hunt for caterpillars in Connecticut. Dr. Angela Smilanich, formerly of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana (where I was part of the Earthwatch Expedition this past fall), has relocated to Connecticut to pursue post-doctoral research on caterpillar immune systems at Wesleyan University in Middletown. She will be sharing her expertise with us as we explore the Miller's Pond State Park in Durham in search of caterpillars. We will follow our hunt with a visit to the Caterpillar Lab at Wesleyan University in June. How fortunate we are to have Dr. Angela in our backyard!