On Thursday, October 29, 12:30pm CT, join Brenna Marsicek for a presentation focused on “Lights Out Wisconsin: advocating for birds, fireflies, and northern lights” in the Virtual Firefly Symposium hosted by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. This presentation will share insights on how we can leverage existing platforms to advance conservation of other species in need.

Marsicek is the director of outreach for Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance and one of the organizers of the Lights Out Wisconsin effort, launched in 2025.

About the Virtual Firefly Symposium 2026

Join the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation for a free, three-day virtual symposium on fireflies in the United States and Canada. Each day of the symposium will feature 5-6 webinar presentations. Presentation topics include firefly biology, community science, conservation and management, firefly tourism, and educational programming.