Learn about state's mussels during nature presentation

Pistolgrip, Pimpleback, Spectacle Case -- Illinois' freshwater mussels have great names, and are among the most endangered groups of animals on the planet.

Join a presentation about these beguiling bottom-dwellers from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and explore mussel behavior, biology and identification marks.

Pam Otto, manager of nature programs for the St. Charles Park District, will lead the class at Pottawatomie Community Center in St. Charles.

Learn from the Experts programs focus on various topics in local ecology. The adults-only workshops are co-sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County and St. Charles, Geneva, and Fox Valley park districts.

Attendees are eligible for Kane County Certified Naturalist credit.

An upcoming program in the series will be:

• "Reptiles and Amphibians of Northeastern Illinois," a two-part program, on May 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pottawatomie Community Center in St. Charles and May 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at Otter Creek Bend Park in St. Charles.

Call (847) 741-8350, ext. 10, to register for any of the Learn from the Experts programs. Registration is $10 per session. For more information, visit www.kaneforest.com.