Naturalists’ Corner: Life Within Life by Sonya Vickers

Newsletter: Fall 2025

November Meeting

Fish & Freshwater Invertebrates of the Connecticut River

Presented by Jason Carmignani, Mass Wildlife

The Connecticut River and its watershed support an array of rare fish and freshwater invertebrates like mussels, dragonflies and damselflies. We will discuss these species, their habitats, life cycles, threats to their persistence, and conservation actions.
About the speaker: Jason Carmignani is an Aquatic Ecologist for the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), where he works to conserve native freshwater fish and invertebrates in the Commonwealth, with a focus on state-listed species. Jason has spent his career in Massachusetts waterbodies investigating rare native fish for his M.A. at Clark University. During his Ph.D. at University of Massachusetts- Amherst, he studied how water level management impacts shallow water ecology in lakes and ponds

Wednesday, November19, starting at 7 p.m.

Tolman Auditorium, Springfield Science Museum

Visit some of our partners’ websites: Springfield Stars Club Allen Bird Club Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary