Presented in partnership with the Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Environmental Film Festival.
Thursday, August 06
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Princeton Public Library Community Room
This hour-long documentary shines a spotlight on the critical—but often overlooked—role caterpillars play in biodiversity and follows the scientists and community activists working to aid them.
The film includes entomologist Doug Tallamy, co-founder of the Homegrown National Park movement which works to restore the ecosystems that provide habitats, clean air, and water. As Tallamy explains, caterpillars are essential to the food web: a single chickadee nest requires six to nine thousand caterpillars to survive their first two weeks of life. Even grizzly bears rely on caterpillars to fatten up for winter.
From the filmmakers:
Over 98% of the living world on Earth is smaller than a bee. Yet humans view the planet as a world centered around themselves. Landscapes are deconstructed to suit human needs, often with little regard for the natural systems that sustain the food web.
There will be an opportunity to make a ‘caterpillar craft’ for children or the young at heart.
A number of lucky attendees will receive a copy of one of Doug Tallamy’s books.
