The fluorescent forest UV Nightwalk will include a brief education in the very beginning followed by a walk to explore the woods under the ultraviolet spectrum. Glow sticks may be used to hang on trees to mark the designated area, depending on the potential of getting lost or disoriented. For the education portion, I will explain briefly how I became interested in this hobby. I will share about the science of what we know regarding fluorescence. I have led dozens of these walks, and generally keep the education portion short and appropriate for both children and adults. I will also go into detail about the safety of these flashlights. I will require that any children attending have a chaperone. It is also a good idea that we limit the sign ups to no more than 30 attendees. I have led bigger walks, but usually with bigger walks a light is provided for each participant. To keep this affordable, we are going to share the lights that I have personally. I may also have some UV lights for sale if anybody would like to hold their own but typically I have about five or six that I pass around and have people group up and share them. I will also have a bunch of extra batteries to swap out, should any lose power. in addition, I also require that people bring their own flashlights. Headlamps always work best but handheld flashlights are just fine. The UV flashlights cannot be on the entire time and people need to see where they are walking to avoid injury. The night before, I will scout an appropriate path that will provide plenty of opportunities to view interesting specimens under the UV lights. As we discover things we can gather as a group to observe and talk about them or spread out if people want to explore. Typically I like to have one helper that goes out ahead to a designated point so as to make sure people don’t go so far that they cannot hear us when it’s time to turn back. Typically, this is a part of nature that most people have never seen with their own eyes. I enjoy bringing groups out because I get to see the wonder and awe when people encounter things that they have seen many times, but look completely different when changing the spectrum light. It opens peoples minds to the idea that things are not always as they seem. I hope this helps. I think this will be very successful and enjoyable for everyone involved. I’ll provide a brief one paragraph description if you want to use it for marketing purposes below. -Bio for marketing purposes- Join me for a nighttime walk in the woods. We will bring along some UV flashlights to explore the fluorescent forest. Many plants, animals, and fungi in the woods will look very different when we change the spectrum of light. Before the walk, we will have a brief talk about the science and safety of this activity. Please make sure to bring a regular flashlight so that you can safely walk in the woods when we are not using the special UV flash. For any children attending, they will need to come with a chaperone.