BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DorCo X-WR-CALNAME:Ultimate Survivor: How Local Insects Survive the Winter & Ext reme Weather BEGIN:VEVENT UID:369982026-11-07 DTSTART:20261107T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261108T010000Z LOCATION:4225 New Bridge Road\nVienna Maryland 21869 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4225 New Bridge Road\nVienn a Maryland 21869;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=4225 New Bridge Road:geo:38.486 685,-75.907974 GEO:38.486685;-75.907974 SUMMARY:Ultimate Survivor: How Local Insects Survive the Winter & Extreme Weather CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join in for a fun evening on Saturday\, November 7\, 2026 at 6p m with\nentomologist Emily Zobel of the University of Maryland College of\ nAgriculture for a fascinating talk titled\, \"Ultimate Survivor: How\nLoc al Insects Survive Winter and Extreme Weather.\" We'll look at how\ninsect s overwinter across Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge\, local\nfarmland\ , and our own backyards – and discover simple steps to make\nyour garden a year-round shelter! Emily will bring her wonderful\nstorytelling to an evening filled with community\, nature\, and fun.\n\nThis event will be he ld at the beautiful Layton's Chance Vineyard and\nWinery where we will hav e wine and non-alcoholic drinks for purchase\nand a charcuterie provided. This event is a fundraiser for the Friends\nof Blackwater NWR\, and 10% of all wine sales will be donated to the\nFriends.\n\nTickets are required a nd are available for purchase on the Friends of\nBlackwater web site at ht tps://friendsofblackwater.org\n[https://friendsofblackwater.org/]\n\nSpeak er bio: Emily Zobel is the Agriculture Faculty Extension\nAssistant for Do rchester County. She received her B.S. in Ecology and\nM.S. in Entomology from the University of Maryland College Park. Her\nthesis work focused on the feeding and reproductive habits of the\nbrown marmorated stink bug on vegetable crops. Prior to graduate\nschool\, she worked as a lab and field technician for the Entomology\nDepartment at the University of Maryland\, conducting research on\npesticides usage and sustainable agriculture prac tices.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join in for a fun evening on Saturday\, Nov ember 7\, 2026 at 6pm with entomologist Emily Zobel of the University of M aryland College of Agriculture for a fascinating talk titled\, "\;Ulti mate Survivor: How Local Insects Survive Winter and Extreme Weather."\ ; We'\;ll look at how insects overwinter across Blackwater National Wil dlife Refuge\, local farmland\, and our own backyards &ndash\; and discove r simple steps to make your garden a year-round shelter! Emily will bring her wonderful storytelling to an evening filled with community\, nature\, and fun.
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\nThis event will be held at the beautiful Layton 9\;s Chance Vineyard and Winery where we will have wine and non-alcoholic drinks for purchase and a charcuterie provided. This event is a fundraiser for the Friends of Blackwater NWR\, and 10% of all wine sales will be don ated to the Friends.

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Tickets are required and are available for purchase on the Friends of Blackwater web site at https://friends ofblackwater.org
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\nSpeaker bio: Emily Zobel is the Agriculture Faculty Extension Assistant for Dorchester County. She receiv ed her B.S. in Ecology and M.S. in Entomology from the University of Maryl and College Park. Her thesis work focused on the feeding and reproductive habits of the brown marmorated stink bug on vegetable crops. Prior to grad uate school\, she worked as a lab and field technician for the Entomology Department at the University of Maryland\, conducting research on pesticid es usage and sustainable agriculture practices.

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