Dragonfly & Damselfly Lecture & Walk

Biologists Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon, authors of “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide” will present an illustrated talk on local dragonflies and damselflies followed by a walk. The presentation is free and open to the public. Donations are warmly welcomed.

Cary Kerst is an aquatic entomologist retired from a career in environmental sciences. He has conducted professional aquatic insect studies on local rivers and streams and authored scientific articles on Caddisflies, Dragonflies, Damselflies, and Stoneflies.

After retiring from thirty years as a planner for the Lane Council of Governments, longtime birder Steve Gordon became interested in Odonates.He was a contributing author to Birds of Oregon: Status and Distribution and Birds of Lane County, Oregon.

Cary and Steve began studying the local dragonflies and damselflies in 1999 and coauthored Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon in 2005. They have greatly enjoyed traveling around scenic Oregon studying Odonates in preparation of this guide.  They enjoy teaching classes and leading field trips for environmental organizations, and they encourage all to recapture the wonder of the natural world.