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Healdsburg High School BlackBox Theater
1024 Prince Street
Healdsburg, California

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Over 70% of species on planet earth are arthropods. What exactly is an arthropod, and what has made them so successful? Follow the evolutionary journey of arthropods through time as they make the transition from ocean to land. Explore the diversity of species and their unique, curious and wonderful adaptations. Meet a few members of the SSU arthropod zoo, and learn why Darwin found the arthropods so fascinating, as we celebrate his birthday.

Frederique Lavoipierre works at Sonoma State University, where she coordinates the Entomology Outreach Program for the university’s Field Stations & Nature Preserves, and the Garden Classroom Program for the Environmental Studies & Planning Department. Her emphasis on watershed stewardship in both programs is inspired by Copeland Creek, which runs through the campus. She was the founding director of the SSU Sustainable Landscape Program (School of Extended Education) where she continues as an instructor. Frederique is the author of Garden Allies, a series for Pacific Horticulture magazine, now in its sixth year of publication. She holds an MS in Biology from SSU on sustainable landscape practices and habitat for beneficial insects.