A brown-bag presentation on insects will be held at noon and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at Keim Hall on East Campus.

Entomologist Jim Kalisch will talk about a variety of insects found in the world around us, including in our own yards and gardens. The presentation will be a celebration of insects, focusing primarily on all the important things that insects do for our species and the planet.

This presentation is part of a brown-bag series on “all things green” sponsored by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL Garden Friends and Friends of Maxwell Arboretum.

Event sponsors hope to bring together a community of on- and off-campus people who care about the environment. There will be time for discussion at each session and, when weather permits, time to walk through the campus landscape.

Future topics include:

• “The How, Why and Where of Fall Color” on Oct. 2

• “Beyond Apples: the Edible Landscape” on Nov. 6

• “Holiday Decorating & the Winter Landscape” on Dec. 4

These presentations will take place in Keim 150 on UNL East Campus and are held at noon and repeated at 5:30 p.m.

Participants are invited to bring lunch or dinner, if desired, and ideas or questions. For more information about the brown-bag series, call the arboretum at 402-472-2971, email arboretum@unl.edu or visit the arboretum website.