When you walk through the woods, there could be a plethora of tiny animals right under your feet. The leaf litter that lines the forest floor is teeming with cool creatures that often go unnoticed. Countless types of invertebrates including ants, beetles, spiders, slugs, centipedes and even salamanders call the forest floor home.

Join us on Saturday, July 1st from 9:30 to 11:00 am at the Wachtmeister Field Station to learn more about the creatures living under foot. We’ll collect leaf litter from the nearby Kip trail and bring it back to the field station to find and identify whatever critters we find.

This event is free and open to all ages. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Come prepared for a short walk in the woods. Feel free to bring gardening gloves for leaf litter collection, we will also provide a few pairs.

The Wachtmeister Field Station is located just south of the St. Lawrence University campus on Park St./County Route 27 in Canton. If approaching from Canton Village, it is the first driveway on the left after passing over the wooden bow bridge over the Little River. If approaching from the south, the Field Station is the third driveway on the right after passing Kunoco. Wachtmeister Field Station has a single indoor restroom.

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