Nature talk explores fireflies

Blackbrook Audubon will be holding a meeting at 7 p.m. May 16 in which Carly Martin, a Cleveland Metroparks naturalist, will describe the ecology of fireflies and help the audience rekindle their passion for firefly watching.

At Penitentiary Glen Reservation, 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road in Kirtland, attendees will learn what they can do to help boost these bioluminescent beetles’ numbers and restore the night magic, according to a news release. Under the family Lampyridae, the United States has over 125 species of fireflies, with about two dozen species in Ohio.

Martin says firefly activity peaks in June. She’s been a naturalist at Cleveland Metroparks since 1998 and is based at CanalWay Center in Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation.

Program attendees are asked to bring their own mugs for coffee and tea.

Blackbrook Audubon covers Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties as the local chapter of National Audubon Society. For more information, email blackbrookaud@aol.com.

Golf outing to benefit Y

The Lake County Y announced it will be holding its annual golf outing on June 5 at Quail Hollow Country Club, 11295 Quail Hollow Drive in Concord Township, to raise funds to support those in the community who need it most.

The day includes golf, lunch and dinner, raffles, games and awards reception. Check-in for the full day of golf begins at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10, while the day ends with dinner and awards at 4 p.m.

Registration is $175 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, games, prizes, lunch and dinner. Registration is required by May 23 at lakecountyymca.org/golf or by stopping in at a Lake County Y branch in Willoughby, Painesville, or Madison.

All proceeds benefit the Lake County YMCA efforts to provide financial assistance to children and families, according to a news release.

Hole Sponsorships are available beginning at $500 each. Prize donations for the raffle are also accepted and may include umbrellas, shirts, gift certificates, golf clubs, etc.

For more details on sponsorships and donations, contact Sarah Baggott at the YMCA Association Support Office, 440354-5656.