Lunchtime Discovery: Navigating the Murky Waters of Crayfish Conservation

  • Wednesday, November 05, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Downtown Raleigh

Graphic with title "Lunchtime Discovery Series" at the top and three photos beneath featuring Dr. Bronwyn Williams covered in mud, a photo of a crayfish on a black background, and Dr. Williams laying on the ground reaching into a hole

Join us in-person in the SECU Daily Planet Theater or watch the livestream on YouTube Live.

Native is good, invasive is bad, right? This seems to be a straightforward concept of biological conservation. But, what happens when we are naive to the distinction between native and invasive? Alternatively, what if invasive species becomes an integral component of an at-risk ecosystem? Join us for a discussion about how we are working through this fuzzy grey area of conservation with crayfishes, our charismatic freshwater invertebrate megafauna.

Dr. Bronwyn W. Williams, Research Curator, Non-molluscan Invertebrates, NC Museum of Natural Sciences


Live Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
November 5
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue

Nature Research Center
121 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States
Phone:
919.707.9800

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296