“Did you know flying squirrels have ultraviolet light under their stomachs?” asked a beaming Grace Catalano. “That’s what they use during the wintertime, if they get separated, to locate each other.”
IN A NEW LIGHT: Naturalist Patti Transferini (left) assisted Grace Catalano with her research on ultraviolet reflection at Cloverdale Farm County Park.
The role ultraviolet light plays in nature, and particularly in the Pine Barrens, is a phenomenon that the Pinelands Regional High School junior is excited about – so much so, in fact, that she dedicated over 90 hours to research in order to organize an educational program that earned her a Girl…
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