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SUMMARY:The 44th Annual Family Nature Day Raffle Ticket Sale!
DESCRIPTION:March 1 – September 20\, 2026 \nStewart McPherson\, Redfern Tours has once again gifted the Conservation Center with an unreal first prize for the 44th Annual Family Nature Day Raffle on September 26\, 2026! You and a guest will be traveling to our planet’s largest island\, GREENLAND! This incredible journey will immerse you in the beauty and majesty of Greenland. Fields of wildflowers\, massive icebergs\, quaint towns\, Musk oxen\, whales\, sea birds\, beautiful people\, and so much more will dazzle you as you experience this massive ice cap during the midnight sun. \nThe second prize is a $2000 gift card to AirBnB! Rent a beach house on the Cape\, a flat in London\, or a tree house in Vermont! Plan a family vacation\, a romantic getaway\, a high school reunion! All of this is possible! Pack your bags! \nThe third prize is a $1000 gift card redeemable at L. L. Bean! You can score a whole lot of outdoor gear with this treasure! A tent\, a boat\, new outerwear\, new home fashions…your options are only limited by what this venerable retailer has to offer! That’s a lot of great merchandise! \nTickets are $10.00 each. Only 3000 tickets are available…Buy early. Buy often. Reminder: the raffle usually sells out two weeks ahead of the drawing\, September 26\, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. \nThanks for supporting White Memorial and Good Luck! \nTickets can be purchased beginning March 1 by phone: 860-567-0857\,  in the Museum Gift Shop\, or online by clicking here: Purchase Nature Day Raffle Tickets
URL:https://whitememorialcc.org/event/the-44th-annual-family-nature-day-raffle-ticket-sale/
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SUMMARY:Museum Children Free Week
DESCRIPTION:April 20 – 26\, 2026 \nIn Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult. \n 
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SUMMARY:Climate Change\, Range Expansion of Native and Invasive Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases\, and Ensuing Public Health Challenges with Dr. Goudarz Molaei
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 23\, 2026 \nWE ARE NOW ONLY ACCEPTING VIRTUAL ATTENDEES! IN PERSON SPACE IS FULL! \nIncreasing incidence of tick-borne diseases poses a critical public health threat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States (U.S.) have increased from 16\,461 (incidence 6.11) in 1996 to 89\,470 (incidence 26.94) in 2023\, indicating an over five-fold and four-fold increase in the average number of cases and incidence (cases per 100\,000 population)\, respectively. However\, recent estimates suggest that approximately 476\,000 people may be diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease each year in the U.S. Connecticut is among the top 10 states with the highest Lyme disease cases\, reporting 37\,949 cases from 2008 to 2023\, and had the 10th highest incidence of 89.9 in 2023. In this lecture\, the current status of ticks and tick-borne diseases in the U.S. and Connecticut and measures to prevent tick bites will be discussed. Our presenter will be Goudarz Molaei\, Ph.D.\, a full research scientist and medical entomologist\, director of the Passive Tick and Tick-borne Disease Surveillance Program\, and an associate professor adjunct at the Yale School of Public Health. 6:00 p.m Microsoft Teams\, FREE…Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses. \nA TEAMS link will be emailed with registration receipt. \nPlease pre-register: Tick Registration \nWE ARE NOW ONLY ACCEPTING VIRTUAL ATTENDEES! IN PERSON SPACE IS FULL! \n  \nAbout Our Speaker: Dr. Goudarz Molaei is a research scientist—medical entomologist and director of the Tick and Tick-borne Disease Surveillance Program at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). He is also an associate professor adjunct at the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases\, Yale School of Public Health; a member of the leadership team at the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases\, established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2016; a leadership team member at the Northeast Regional Center for Training and Evaluation in Vector-borne Diseases\, established by CDC in 2023; a member of the Stakeholders Advisory Committee for the New England Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases\, established by CDC in 2023; and the lead for vector-borne diseases subcommittee for the Connecticut Governor’s Council on Climate Change-Public Health and Safety Working Group; an editorial board member for the Journal of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases; and a member of the Multi-State Research Project NE-1443: Biology\, Ecology\, and Management of Emerging Disease Vectors. Dr. Molaei’s research focus is on the ecology and biology of mosquitoes and ticks and their respective roles in the enzootic and epidemic transmission of vector-borne diseases at the CAES Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases. He has published numerous articles in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals\, including the New England Journal of Medicine\, Emerging Infectious Diseases\,Journal of Infectious Diseases\, and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. His research findings have been reported by the Associated Press and many other news agencies and recognized as one of the Top 100 Science Discoveries by Discover Magazine.
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