{"id":100624,"date":"2026-09-03T08:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=100624"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:00:42","slug":"lake-erie-center-to-host-mothing-presentation-excursion-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_03_2026\/lake-erie-center-to-host-mothing-presentation-excursion-on-wednesday","title":{"rendered":"Lake Erie Center to Host Mothing Presentation, Excursion on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Toledo Lake Erie Center will host a free, public presentation and excursion highlighting local moth species on Wednesday, Sept. 9<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Zook, the invasive species manager for the Ottawa National Wildlife Reserve, will present \u201cMothing: The Right <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Obsession<\/span> Hobby for You?\u201d from 7:30 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100625 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lec-lecture-sept-2026-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Promotional graphic for UToledo Lake Erie Center Evening Exploration.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lec-lecture-sept-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lec-lecture-sept-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lec-lecture-sept-2026.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Zook will begin the program with an introduction to the beauty and diversity of moths. Then participants will follow him outdoors for a &#8220;sheeting&#8221; excursion, in which participants will attract and identify more than a dozen species.<\/p>\n<p>A hat and dark clothing that covers arms and legs are recommended.<\/p>\n<p>The UToledo Lake Erie Center is a research and educational facility focused on contributing to the understanding of freshwater ecosystems, which sustain a diversity of aquatic life and provide safe drinking water, fishing and recreation, with research applicable to the Great Lakes and aquatic ecosystems worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The center is located at 6200 Bay Shore Road in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trevor Zook of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge will begin the interactive program with an introduction to the beauty and diversity of moths at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,39,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100629,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100624\/revisions\/100629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}