Outreach & Education

Outreach and Education

The Fernald Club is available to conduct insect outreach events at UMass Amherst and elswhere in the western Massachusetts community, including at schools, colleges, libraries, environmental centers, and more.

Some of our past events include:

• Semi-annual Hibernation/Diapause Party on the UMass campus, with live insect handling, edible insects, and other insect-related fun

• Earth Day campus event with insect specimens, live insect handling, and a pet hissing cockroach giveaway

• Insect-handling educational station at the Northeastern Organic Farming Association Children's Conference

• Remote (Zoom) presentation on insects for elementary school students during the Covid-19 pandemic

Contact us at fernaldclubumass@gmail.com if you are interested in us conducting an insect outreach event at your location.