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Naturalist Quarterly Spring 2019 anshome.org
Nature for All Highlights Naturally Latinos Conference Speakers - Born to Lead on the Environment
ANS NATURE ACTIVITIES & NEWS The Audubon Naturalist Society OFFICERS inspires residents of the greater PRESIDENT Scott Fosler (’20) Naturalist Quarterly Washington, DC region to VICE PRESIDENT Megan Carroll (‘19) appreciate, understand, and protect TREASURER Alice Ewen (‘21) ANShome.org Spring 2019 their natural environment through SECRETARY Becky Turner (‘21) outdoor experiences, education, BOARD OF DIRECTORS and advocacy. From the Director 3 Susan Blaha (‘21), Cecilia Clavet (‘19), HEADQUARTERS Patricia Hernandez (‘21), Diane Hoffman Woodend, a 40-acre wildlife (‘19), Ryan Matney (‘20), Carolyn Peirce Naturally Latinos Conference Speakers: sanctuary in Chevy Chase, MD (‘19), Gregg Petersen (‘21), Nancy Born to Lead on the Environment...by Sarah Fraidin 4 Pielemeier (‘19), Rob Timmons (‘20), OFFICE HOURS Nancy Voit (‘21), Larry Wiseman (‘19), Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM Children and Nature Photos 6 Beth Ziebarth (‘20) STORE HOURS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Monday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM Conservation 8 Lisa Alexander Saturday 9 AM-5 PM Sunday 12-5 PM CONSERVATION Adults and Nature Photos 10 Eliza Cava, Director of Conservation; Gregg GROUNDS HOURS Trilling, Creek Critters Program Manager; Dawn to dusk Children and Family Programs 12 Cathy Wiss, Water Quality Monitoring ANS MEMBERSHIP Program Coordinator Student $15 Adult Programs 16 DEVELOPMENT Individual $50 Jacky Wershbale, Director of Development; Family $65 Debra Prybyla & Lin Orrin, Grant Writers; CALENDAR 20 Nature Steward $100 Loree Trilling, Database Coordinator; Kristin Audubon Advocate $200 Cook, Database & Email Assistant; Karen Sanctuary Guardian $500 Feature Photos 26 Maricheau, Events Manager, Larry Petrovich, Naturalists Council $1,000 Assistant Preservationist $1,000+ Stream Science Classes 28 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NATURALIST QUARTERLY is Diane Lill, Director; Stephanie Mason, published four times a year by the Free Birding Trips 29 Senior Naturalist; Stephanie Bozzo, Audubon Naturalist Society, 8940 Preschool Director, Amelia McLaughlin, Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, Chelsea Hawk, Shannon Earle, Julie Walkup, Natural History Field Studies 30 MD 20815. Photos, art work, and Ruth Polk, Preschool Teachers; Nora Kelly, articles may not be reprinted Camp Director; Serenella Linares, School without permission from the editor. Nature Travel 32 Programs Manager; Lauren Simpson, Debbie Opinions offered do not necessarily Boger, Lee Anne Graeub, Jenny Brown, Debbie reflect official ANS policy. ANS News 34 Borkowski, GreenKids Specialists; Deb Crew, Advertised products or services do Gina Ghertner, Mikel Moore, Environmental not carry the endorsement of ANS. Educators; Steven Pearce, Environmental Registration Info 39 ISSN 0888-6555 Education Specialist; Chidimma Achebe, Fellow
MANAGING EDITOR FINANCE Caroline Brewer Lois Taylor, Comptroller; Sherrice Ajebon, Senior Accountant/Benefits Manager; COVER Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea. Taken January 2010, SENIOR EDITOR Alesha Mack, Staff Accountant Pam Oves Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The bird is standing on Sandstone that MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS has been weathered by the salt water droplets making it very © 2019 Audubon Naturalist Society Caroline Brewer, Director of Marketing and Communications; Vince Robinson, sharp and “wholy”. This type of sandstone we call “diente de CONTACT INFORMATION Webmaster and Social Media Manager; Ben perro” (dog teeth) - Serenella Linares ANS Headquarters/Woodend Israel, Videographer/Photographer Sanctuary 301-652-9188 NATURALIST SHOP FAX 301-951-7179 Matt Mathias, Manager ANShome.org OFFICE MANAGEMENT [email protected] Pam Oves, Office Manager; Carol Hayes, Audubon Naturalist Shop Office Coordinator 301-652-3606 OPERATIONS Conservation, MD x22 Amy Ritsko-Warren, Director of Operations Environmental Education x16 Membership x35 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Publications, advertising x23 Bjorn Busk, Property Manager; Ami Rentals x38 Smerling, Assistant Property Manager Volunteers x20 RENTALS Contributions x31 Beatriz Engel, Manager Special Events x12 Rust Sanctuary 703-669-0000 RUST SANCTUARY Susanne Ortmann, NOVA Programs E-mail unusual bird sightings to Manager; Ellen McDougall, Environmental [email protected] Educator VOLUNTEERS Mitch Greene; Volunteer Coordinator
WOODEND RESTORATION Alison Pearce, Director of Restoration From the Director Nature for All is happening because of you and this movement makes four big promises for the future of Woodend Nature Ingredients for the Best Job in the Sanctuary: World - Green Wellies and Mixed Teams • Restore our Meadow, Stream, Pond and Forest habitats Recently, I sat in my office pulling on a for wildlife diversity and interpret those habitats for a wide pair of “green wellies,’ those knee-high range of visitors. rubber boots so many ANS members know • Construct an Accessible Nature Trail that traverses and love to wear. After I tucked my pants Woodend’s restored habitats. into my boots, I headed outside to join 60+ • Create a Nature Play Space that serves our diverse school volunteers who had gathered to move two persistent does off the programs, teachers, and families to ensure all children Woodend grounds. The marvelous team was made up of people enjoy the benefits of nature play and outdoor education. of all ages – students from the University of Maryland’s Wildlife • Invest in Mansion Upgrades that improve our classroom Biology course, young adults from the Chesapeake Conservation spaces and rental venues for visitors of all abilities. Corps, ANS Volunteer Master Naturalists who spoke native In addition to renewing the life of Woodend, we will focus on languages ranging from Spanish to Japanese, new and long-time reflecting the community we have a mission to serve. A more ANS members, and restoration enthusiasts. That afternoon, I diverse ANS makes us a smarter organization. Research shows said to more than one person, “I have the best job in the world!” that mixed teams are more effective at problem solving, and ANS because our gathering made me so hopeful. aims to solve nothing less than the most pressing environmental I was encouraged because we were down to only two does – problems facing the DC metro region today. an incredible drop from the herd of 33 deer that was dining on Please check our website and your email inbox regularly for Woodend’s vegetation just a year ago. But more importantly, I saw updates and announcements about new programs and special in that team of enthusiastic deer drivers our collective dreams for events. Watch for a special Nature for All edition of September’s the future starting to come true. Our mission calls for us to inspire Naturalist Quarterly, and take pride in knowing that you are part “residents of the greater Washington, DC, region to appreciate, of a vibrant and successful community of people who care deeply understand and protect their natural environment.” And today, about the natural world and work tirelessly to protect it. more than 55% of our region’s residents are people of color! That’s And yes, that diverse, mixed team of deer drive volunteers why our organizational vision calls for us to “create a larger and successfully shooed out those two does! It was exciting and more diverse community of people who treasure the natural world successful, just like the future of Audubon Naturalist Society! and work to preserve it.” We hit such high marks for reaching 3 diverse student audiences throughout the region’s schools, but we know that we have more work to do to build a diverse, equitable, accessible and inclusive ANS for adult audiences. And as we begin this important and purposeful work, we’re launching the Nature for All project. Because of Nature for All, it’s going to be a big year for ANS, a very BIG YEAR. We’ll be hosting our second Naturally Latinos Conference (see pg 4) and gathering experts and thought leaders at our Meadow LETTERS Summit (see pg 34) and Conservation Cafés (see pg 9). We’ll be working to make our headquarters more accessible to people For people with disabilities, access to nature is essential who use wheelchairs, walkers and canes. And we’re committed to There is no better way to obtain a sense of well-being and peace providing interpretive information that works for people who do than to be immersed in the beauty of nature. For people with not speak English as a first language. disabilities, whether a child who uses a wheelchair to dip net in I’m especially excited about the Nature for All changes afoot our stream with the rest of their classmates or an older adult here at Woodend Sanctuary. ANS started operations at Woodend who has hearing loss walking a forest trail with other residents of in 1969 and that makes 2019 Woodend’s 50th anniversary year! an assisted living facility or a veteran who is blind listening to bird As part of the celebration, we are launchingNature for All to lay songs with his wife and children, access to nature fulfills a human the groundwork for the next 50 years…and beyond. Find out more about all the improvements we’ve already made to Woodend need and elevates it to joy. mansion (pg 33). Beth Ziebarth ANS Board of Directors
New native plants make biodiversity real STAFF UPDATES As a volunteer who often leads hikes through Woodend with children and adults, it's exciting to see new native plant species appearing on the property. Educating children about the We welcome Karen Maricheau, who joined ANS in January to manage our Fundraising events. Karen has been involved importance of biodiversity, food chains, and native flora and in community organizing and partnership building for many fauna becomes much easier when you are able to point them years and brings a strong volunteer and event management out.” background to ANS. We hope you will get to meet her at an Frank Sanford ANS event soon. Chevy Chase, MD 4 AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY FEATURE
Danielle Reyes these three Latinx environmental in environmental fields.Thismonth, nature andended upbuildingcareers Rico. That’s how they fell inlove with aunt, ascienceteacher inPuerto and thunder, explained to herby her started withherlove ofrain, wind, farm workers. For AdaMonzon, it side asthey picked beans asmigrant started inanOhiofield, by hisparents’ Manor, New York. For AbelOlivo, it gardening in her hometown ofBriarcliff exciting thought leaders. ways to buildrelationships withthese join usfor the conference andlookfor our local environment. We hope you’ll partnering withLatinos to strengthen neighborhoods andHow non-profitsare education andrestoration; Nature inour Empowering communities through in light ofachangingclimate; Building resiliency inLatinx communities speakers. cover topics They’ll suchas: article features three ofthisyear’s make Nature for Allreal for all.This Woodend aspartofourmovement to Conference Wednesday, March27at Born toleadontheenvironment Naturally LatinosConferenceSpeakers: For Danielle Reyes, itstarted with ANS hosts itssecond Naturally Latinos Latinos Conference isanother way happen. Herspeech at the Naturally knowing she played arole makingit years ago, she feels asense ofpride trails muchmore crowded thanfive Creek Park. Now, whenshesees the in the area, especially inRock people to thevariety oftrails YogahikesDC to introduce had donefor her by creating on to others asherparents way to passherlove ofnature the DCcommunity. She found a the impactshewas makingon passionate abouther work and years ago, she wanted to feel she turned 40, aboutseven and lotsofgardening. When canoe trips, fishing expeditions, on to her withweekly hikes, parents passedthat knowledge every plant, tree orflower. Her other people couldn’t identify young child, she didn’t realize March 27, 8:30-5pm. Naturally Latinos Conference Audubon Naturalist Society’s love ofnature asspeakers at the professionals willtalk abouttheir When DanielleReyes was a and 70people at thesecond. people show upat itsfirst event Corazón Latino, he saw 50 Outreach andPartnership for first step. As the Director of area’s green spaces isthe speakers feel welcome inthe community to make Spanish reaching outto the local volunteers, board members.” more Latinos to become want to identify she said.“They people want more diversity,” thing Ihear regularly isthat working withnon-profits, one “Twenty-fivefields. years their presence inenvironmental leadership roles and increase people ofcolor willtake on She hopes other Latinos and she wants to make animpact. Abel Olivo believes that by SarahFraidin two weeks anotherpotentially more Rico. Monzón recognized that in electricity in850,000 homesinPuerto 6, 2017, Hurricane Irmawiped out Hurricane Maria. OnSeptember hundreds ofthousandslives during weather may be responsible for saving an adult, herlifelong interest inthe a reference bookeverywhere. As girl, she carried athermometer and station inPuerto Rico. Asa young for the government television to acareer asChief Meteorologist weather asayoung childled directly career.” activism, education and a maybe leads to action, leads to stewardship, waste footprint,” hesaid.“Interest plant trees, andbemindfuloftheir become advocates inthe community, back to theirown green spacesand “We hope they willgo home, go who helpcare for the environment. learn to enjoy nature become people away! Olivo believes that people who Corazón Latino had to turnpeople activities ontheShenandoah River, But by thefourth event, aday of For AdaMonzón, interest inthe
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Photo by Gina Ghertner brown cloudsofspores, that show they are mature." fun fungifor children to explore. Discovery Hunter LeaderGina Ghertnersays, "Whenwe hitthem, they burst in A student onaDiscovery Hunt, funded by the Stone and Holt Weeks Foundation, looks at Puffballs, which are Children andNature Children and Nature Photo by Julie Walkup by Photo
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A student at the ANS Preschool tastes real joy hanging upside down from a strong branch in our woodland. Photo by Shannon Earle by Photo SPRING 2019 Photo by Gina Ghertner by Photo
A student on a Discovery Hunt, funded by the Stone "Aah," this ANS Preschooler seems to be saying about and Holt Weeks Foundation, checks out a slug in a the chance to lie down and make merry in a cushy pile magnifying bug box. of dry leaves on the Woodend sanctuary.
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Photo courtesy of Fairfax County By Eliza Cava, Director ofConservation Policy andAdvocacy News ANS now andinthefuture. in thenext NQ.Findoutmore onourblogaboutwhat thismeansfor Post predicts. You’ll learnmore aboutourincredible new Advocates ready andadaptive for afuture of“heliishheat andhigh water,” asthe emissions andprepare ourhumanandnatural communities to be to climate change. We willlaunchcampaigns to reduce ourregion’s nature andoururbansuburbanwatersheds, butalsoresponding will allow ANSto broaden ourfocus to includenotonlyprotecting one eachfor andVirginia. DC, Maryland, Thisgame-changing growth Change: ANSisaboutto hire three new Conservation Advocates, News Flash:ANSAdvocacy isGrowing to Respond to Climate Regional infrastructure to urbanandsuburbanareas. Stormwater Local Assistance Funding—a crucialtool for addinggreen breaking environmental budget. Itincludeda$50millionrequest for pushed Virginia legislators to support Governor Northam’s record- and theChesapeake Bay Foundation (inphoto) andmany others, ANS (D36, inphoto above). Alongwith advocates from CleanWater Action Delegates from NorthernVirginia, includingSenator Scott Surovell Network for Lobby Day inRichmond.Imet withmany Senators and VCN Lobby Day: InJanuary, IjoinedtheVirginia Conservation Virginia Conservation ANS isgrowing to Respond to Hellish Heat andHighWater: Climate Change water-quality-monitoring. and nature protection inDC. Read thewhole report at anshome.org/ givingusbetterService, opportunities to advocate for stream health District Department ofEnergy andEnvironment andtheNational Park and itspublicityhave brought ourwork to renewed attention atthe sites who gathered thedata to make thisreport possible.Thereport stream sites. Thankyou to theincredible monitors at ourthree DC streams –butsomebadnews too, withdecliningdiversity across our We found somegood news –eelsandstable healthintwo ofthe in theWashington Post, WAMU &WTOP radio, andonTVABC7. our new report yet? Maybe you saw itinthenews! Itwas covered Stream HealthReport HasEels, Makes Waves: Have you checked out Washington, DC again! phone calls, andlobbying to protect ourforests. We needyour help we’re backat it!ANSisjoiningcoalition partners in making testifying, Unfortunately, ourbilldiedat thelast moment last year. Butthisyear to improve theForest Conservation Actinlast year’s legislative session. Chesapeake Bay. You triedhard to protect Maryland’s forests withabill storms,bigger sprawl development, andcontinued threats to the at analarmingrate—a bigproblem inthisage ofincreasing heat and Action Alert:Forest Conservation Act Redux: We are losingforests Maryland to supportthisyear’s three-bill package ofimprovements. #MoreTreesPlease! Oak Tree at Woodend Nature Sanctuary. Tell legislators: your Maryland Please go to ourblogto contact your legislators andaskthem
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Congratulations Cathy! Conservation Cafés Our Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator Cathy Wiss Join us for coffee and dessert while enjoying inspiring was honored with the Carl presentations on nature conservation topics. Your $15 registration Weber Award for lifetime fee supports our Conservation Program! All programs below will achievement in the field of take place at Woodend Sanctuary from 7-8:30 pm. See detailed volunteer monitoring by the descriptions and register at www.anshome.org/conservation-cafe. Maryland Water Monitoring Upcoming Events: Council. Here she is holding her celebratory frog award which is • March 19: Julie Lawson, Director of the Mayor’s Office of hers to keep safe for 2019! the Clean City in Washington, DC, and founder of Trash-Free Maryland: Talking Trash & Recycling.”
• April 25: Premiere of the ANS and Heritage Montgomery Advocacy & Stewardship documentary “The Land of Woodend,” which explores 300 Workshops years of history, beauty, and transformation. Learn more and register at: www.anshome.org/training • May 9: Emily Ranson, Clean Water Action: Using the law to protect our environment: a recap of the 2019 Maryland Location: Woodend Sanctuary, Chevy Chase, MD General Assembly session with Emily Ranson of Clean Water Prices below are for members/nonmembers Action.
• June 6: Magic of the Ocean: Join Magician and Biologist Jason Goldberg for a unique celebration of National Ocean Month. This special Conservation Cafe is kid-friendly for ages 10 & up, kids $5 each. Bring the whole family! 9
You’ll get our Advocacy & Stewardship Handbook! Watershed Advocacy & Stewardship 101 Wednesday, April 24 (10 am-2:30 pm) $20/$30 Join ANS experts for a fun and empowering workshop for an We Survived the Plunge! introduction to environmental advocacy & watershed stewardship! The air temperature was a balmy 36°F, and the water temperature Includes a tour of Woodend’s watershed restoration projects and was around 38°F, and yet 7 hardy ANSers ran into the Potomac River uses role play and scenarios to build confidence in speaking up for at National Harbor! Thank you to our amazing donors who helped nature. The focus is on clean water but the skills can apply to any Team ANS raise $5,360 in the Chesapeake Climate Action Network environmental issue--learn how you can raise your voice for local Polar Bear Plunge, making us the second-place team (we’re coming conservation. for you next year, Blue Water Baltimore…). Your donations go to CCAN to help them #KeepWinterCold, and also to ANS Conservation Advocacy 201: Talking with decision-makers, to help us fund new programming elements around climate change writing comment letters and testimony mitigation and adaption. Stay tuned, and Thank You! SPRING 2019 Wednesday, May 15 (6:30-8:30 pm) $15/$20
If you’ve attended our 101 workshop (or if you haven’t!), come learn Interested in getting involved or learning more? how to go deeper on some key advocacy skills. We’ll learn via role- Sign up for our Action Alert list and check out our Blog at play and skill-building sessions. Led by Eliza Cava and Bruce Gilmore. conservationblog.anshome.org.
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Photo by Ben Israel Photo by Ben Israel sanctuary by theirbark,branchingsanctuary andbuds.Below, students inspectthefruitofaSweet Gumtree. Students inSeniorNaturalist Stephanie Mason'sWinter Tree IDclasslearnto identify trees, suchasthis Eastern Redbud, on Woodend's nature Adults andNature
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Photo by Serenlla Linares Serenlla by Photo Photo by Bradley Simpson Bradley by Photo @ANSNature Students take a closer look at macroinvertebrates in the Aquatic Insect Family ID series of classes taught at Woodend. at taught of classes Family ID series Insect Aquatic in the macroinvertebrates at look a closer take Students A teacher participating in our Environmental Education Project Learning Tree Workshop looks for decomposers at Woodend. at decomposers for looks Workshop Tree Project Learning Education Environmental in our participating A teacher Adults and Nature and Adults 12 AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY CHILDREN & FAMILY PROGRAMS Audubon Nature Preschool and GreenKids. Considerhaving your PTA orPTO sponsoranature activity for your school! Nature Preschool, SummerCamp,Nature Birthday Parties, Family Programs, and at your child’s schoolthrough SchoolPrograms 365 days ayear. Ourtrained naturalists andexcellent volunteers are eager to introduce children to nature through theAudubon You andyour kidscan unplugandexplore nature every day at Woodend andRust nature sanctuaries,opendawn to duskfor free, Preschool Community Event ans-preschool. gently-used book!$10perfamily. Register at anshome.org/ This isaticketed event and every childwillleave withafree cider. There willalsobeagently used children’s booksale. all ofyour favorite morningtreats, includingcoffee andhot with ANPstaff and teachers. There willbeabake salewith three story hikes andatour oftheAudubon Nature Preschool Join usfor aspecialpreschool community event featuring Saturday, May 4(9:30-11 am) Wonder andWander Director Stephanie Bozzo at 301-652-9188x32. anshome.org/ans-preschool for more info orcall Preschool All Nature Preschool programs runSeptember-May. Visit development. activities to foster social, physical, and academic skill curiosity abouttheworld by usinghands-on,nature-based The AudubonNature Preschool buildsonchildren’s inherent opportunities for investigation anddiscovery. natural surroundings ofthe 40-acre sanctuary, whichoffer endless aged 5years andyounger. Children benefit from exploring the The AudubonNature Preschool features programs for children Pam Oves, 8940Jones MillRd, Chase, Chevy MD20815. mail checks madepayable to ANS andsend to ANS,Attn: Reservations not confirmed until payment received. Please Register at anshome.org/parents siblings under21months free) Cost: $125(siblings21months andolder$115, April 5-May 31(noclass 4/19) Fridays (10-11:30am) Rust Sanctuary, Leesburg ,VA snack. Mingleandmeet othercaregivers! crafts, songs,books andalways ahike. Bring your lunchor along withaparent orcaregiver. Classes might involve Fresh AirKidsClassisfor children ages 5andyounger, social, physical, andacademic skilldevelopment. Our world by usinghands-on,nature-based activities to foster Society buildsonchildren's inherent curiosityaboutthe Children are bornnaturalists. TheAudubonNaturalist Rust Sanctuary! Fresh Air Kidsat Early Childhood Programs
parents. Questions? Contact Ginaat [email protected]. before orafter theprogram. Register online at www.anshome.org/ Feel free to relax andenjoy ourtrails, picnicareas, andbookstore class to see what new surprises we can find. to dress for theweather aswe willexplore trails ourSanctuary each fun crafts, and singingsongs.Make sure with nature by reading stories, making We’ll tap into children’s deepconnection journey through the changingseasons. to discover the wonders ofnature aswe This 10-week classinvites young children Spring Session:$80perchild (10-10:45 am) Tuesdays, April2-June4 Ages 2-4withacaregiver Tales andTrails
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Join us the first Saturday of every month month every of Saturday Join us the first in the walk a FREE naturalist-led for grounds the Woodend Explore woods. topics each about different and learn and insects, trees, such as birds, month, run from Walks welcome! fungi. All ages the by gazebo the at 9-10 am. Meet Shop. Audubon Naturalist Weekend Walks in Walks Weekend the Woods at online Register www.anshome.org/parents of Spring at Experience the wonders in the frogs Camp Audubon! Catch your and get Creek, Rock to pond, hike Garden! hands dirty in our Children’s 20 SSL hours earn up to 6-9 can Grades activities. doing sanctuary stewardship April 17- MCPS: Wednesday, 2019 April 19, Friday, (8:45 am-3 pm) from available camp Extended 3-5 pm ($45) $310 $255; nonmembers Members April 15-Friday, DCPS: Monday, April 19, 2019 (8:45 am-3 pm) from available camp Extended 3-5 pm ($75) $450 $365; nonmembers Members Spring Break Break Spring K-9) (Grades Camp twitter.com/ANStweets
10-10:15 am: Meet June Bug,10-10:15 am: Meet the Camp Director of mansion and tour process 10:15-10:45 am: Check-in of grounds and tour process 10:45-11:30 am: Pick-up 11:30 am-12 pm: Questions/Concerns Camp Audubon Camp Summer is almost here!! If you are looking for camps to send your child to, then we can can then we child to, send your to camps looking for are If you here!! Summer is almost grade. for 1st/2nd except camps, space in many have still help. We Register online for all camps at www.anshome.org/summer-camps. Camps that still have have still that Camps www.anshome.org/summer-camps. at all camps online for Register about Questions camp page. section of the Updates” under the “Important listed space are [email protected]. at 301-652-9188 x16 or email Pam Call registration? camp begins. your child’s before weeks will be emailed three packets Confirmation Summer Camp Spots Still Available! Still Spots Camp Summer
Saturday, June 8 (10 am-12 pm) Saturday, food, and harvesting learn about gardening, and pre-schoolers campers Come see where and a 3 sisters a pickle garden, garden, See a pizza and share. enjoy to making recipes a bug zoo! have even We’ll garden. of the tours and give questions gardening your answer will be on hand to Gardeners Master near the side parking lot of is located Garden The Children’s welcome. Donations garden. Email [email protected]. the mansion. Questions? Children’s Garden Open House Children’s necessary. FREE! No RSVP
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Choose from our party themes: Animal Clues, All About Birds, Reptiles & Amphib- Reptiles All About Birds, Clues, Animal our party themes: from Choose When Alive Stayin’ and Detective, Winter Insect Investigations, Wigglyians, Worms, Winds Blow. Winter and Sundays. on Saturdays year-round held and are 1.5 hours are Parties (which includes a for nonmembers and $265 for ANS members $230 are Parties membership). family ro area. ANS offers nature-themed birthday parties for ages 4-10 at our ages 4-10 for parties birthday nature-themed ANS offers area. ro anshome.org/parents. at online Register Sanctuary. Chevy Chase Nature When you celebrate with a birthday party at Woodend Sanctuary, you you Sanctuary, Woodend at party a birthday with celebrate When you the DC Met over all to children education nature us in providing support • • •
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AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY anshome.org/adultss trips are reached by private vehicle orcarpool. our area’s natural history. Allprograms are ledby experienced naturalists. Lectures are held at Woodend Sanctuary. Field These programs offer nature novices and experienced naturalists alike anarray ofopportunities to explore andlearnabout sits amidst residential and commercial neighborhoods. Meadows Park, where alarge, protected tract offorest andmarsh Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve. Ourfinaldestination isnearby Huntley heading down andalongthePotomac River for anexploration of migrants. We’ll check outRoach’s RunnearNational Airport,before winter waterfowl, resident birds, andsomeofthefirst returning wetlands andwoodlands nearAlexandria, VA insearch oflingering With winter windingdown, we’ll bundleupfor onelast foray to Members $26;nonmembers $36 Leader: Mike Bowen Sunday, March 10(8am-12:30pm) Northern Virginia Late Winter Birding Trek in performance ofthisseasonaldrama. Montgomery County, we’ll hopeto beluckyenoughto catch a wings whistling. Onthisfieldprogram to anatural area inupper circles, thenplummets backto earthinaseriesofzigzag movements, the skyat dusk.To theaccompaniment ofaconstant it twittering, presence withnasal“peents”, themalewoodcock ascendshighin display oftheAmerican Woodcock asa“sky dance.” Announcingits In hisSandCounty Almanac,AldoLeopolddescribedthemating Members $25;nonmembers $35 Leader: Stephanie Mason Saturday, March 9(5:15-7:15pm) Woodcock Watch mailing list. [email protected] andaskto betaken offour and reduce paperuseandprinting costs? Ifso, email Do you want to read your Naturalist Quarterly online Adult Nature Programs • • • • ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ADULT PROGRAMS Questions? Call Pam at 301-652-9188x16or email [email protected]. time you registerfor aprogram. Want tobecome anANSmember andgetthememberrate? Join at thesame All changes/cancellations/transfers must behandled through theEEoffice. Visit www.ANShome.org/adults. Wild places are closer than you think. you than closer are places Wild
long-awaiting period of birding. leader to useslidesandrecorded songs to helpprepare us for thisrich, an annualrefresher, we’ve enlisted thehelpofaveteran ANSfieldtrip between late March-May can beareal challenge. Sincewe allneed birders, finding and properly IDingthemasthey arrive orpassthrough marks of thesoon-to-be arrivingwarblers. Even for themost seasoned We thinkit’s never too earlyto start brushinguponthevoices andfield Members: $24;nonmembers $34 Leader: Mike Bowen Thursday, March 14(7-9:30pm) Warbler Warm-up Members $25;nonmembers $35 Leader: Stephanie Mason Pennyfield Lock Sestion E: Wednesday, March 13(10am-12:30pm)- Winter Walks Along theCanal faster pace thanourusual“naturalists’ shuffle.” anecdotes aboutthesites we visit.Note: Ourgeology walks move ata geologic overload, the tripleader willbringasupplyofamusinghistorical see good examples ofgranite, gneiss, marble andsandstone. To prevent visible, isthemost common buildingstone onthe Mall, butwe willalso in various facades, fountains andwalls. Limestone, often with fossils will discussthetype, mannerofformation andplace oforiginthe rock two-mile loop--flat andeasy--around theeastern endoftheMall. We SW& Maryland entrance to theL’Enfant Plaza Metro stationa anddo proudly wear thebedrock ofother localities. We willmeet at the7th Many structures that border the National Mallindowntown Washington Members $26;nonmembers $36 Leader: JoeMarx Sunday, March 10(1-4pm) Rockin’ on theMall
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Beat the winter blues by joining this search for the earliest signs of the earliest for joining this search blues by the winter Beat Potomac along the woods and bottomlands in the spring wildflowers We’ll outside the Beltway. just Area, Recreation near Carderock River crossed) (fingers buds, and swelling leaves, the greening look for Early of Spring, such as Harbinger of species flowers unfolding Studies Spring flower Our field and Bloodroot. Spring Beauty, Saxifrage, some over leads this hike ID instructor trails on a roughly 2-mile walk. natural surface Restoration Watershed Urban Branch - the Foundry Challenges Park Archbold Glover at 30 (9 am-1 pm) March Saturday, and Bill Yeaman Neal Fitzpatrick Leaders: required. but registration Free, and flows Station Metro near the Tenley begins Branch The Foundry will look We of Georgetown. west just River, the Potomac south into park and discuss long-term valley of the stream features the natural at including rehabilitation, impacts and needed infrastructure stormwater north from the watershed will walk line. We sewer an old DC Water needed and imagining the changes problems past south, looking at to Act. Water of the Clean - a primary quality objective water restore to of the Environment, Park Service, DC Department National of the Reps to return can join us. Participants to been invited have and DC Water lunch plans for make and/or Metrobus Avenue on a Wisconsin Tenley in Georgetown. Window into the World of Fungi of the World into Window 28 (7-9:30 pm) March Thursday, Lehmann Leader: Tovi required. but registration Free, in fairy but not animals (growing heterotrophs, not plants, yet Rooted, kingdom. of another members are fungi fairies), not even yet rings, solutions own their evolved fungi have under the surface, hidden Mostly role for their pivotal recognition the Gaining problems. persistent life’s to perceptions fundamental reshape now they in shaping the living world, will explore we Sanctuary, our Woodend at In this lecture of biologists. than rather neighbors, fungal of our local and ecology history the natural of particular species of mushrooms. edibility on the focus Hike Wildflower Spring Early 30 (10 am-2 pm) March Saturday, Roy Leader: Sujata $36 $26; nonmembers Members
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Section A: March 27 - Carderock; 27 - Carderock; Section A: March Section B: April 10 - Widewater; Lock; Swain’s Section C: April 24 - Lock; Riley’s 8 - Section D: May Lock 22 - Violettes Section E: May Spring Saunters Along the Canal Along Saunters Spring (10 am-12:30 pm) Wednesdays Savor the first blush of spring along the Atlantic coast at Cape May, May, at Cape coast Atlantic blush of spring along the the first Savor evening with activities on Friday begin our weekend We’ll Jersey. New about a site at birds Owls and other marsh Short-eared for a search visit to reconvene we’ll On Saturday north of Cape May. 45 minutes for songbirds, to search in Cape May wetlands field, and forest, turtles, and butterflies. frogs, a mild March, and, if it’s waterfowl, loons, scoters, for scan can we where areas will also visit coastal We of the Atlantic on and along the waters and other birds gannets, displaying for will watch we evening Saturday Bay. and Delaware us another will give Sunday and frogs. owls for and listen woodcocks on information send you We’ll this rich area. exploring chance for and B&Bs. including motels in Cape May, options overnight Friday, March 22 (6 pm) to Sunday, March 24 (4 pm) March Sunday, 22 (6 pm) to March Friday, Leader: Mark Garland $168 $120; nonmembers Members Early Spring in Cape May in Cape Spring Early Saturday, March 23 (8 am-1 pm) March Saturday, $34 $24; nonmembers only members Lecture but don’t know watching and bird curious about birds If you’re At is required! No experience you. this class is for begin, to where of field guides, on the selection focus we’ll lecture, our evening discuss the basic and we’ll and other resources, binoculars, goal of our field The finding and identification. of birding techniques Landfill in upper and the closed Oaks trip, which visits Black Hill Park and study, find, the ability to develop is to County, Montgomery environment. in their natural birds identify Thursday, March 21 (7:30-9:30 pm) 21 March Thursday, Members $28; nonmembers $38 nonmembers $28; Members Beginning Birding Leader: Mark England $64 $46; nonmembers Members Leader: Stephanie Mason Leader: Stephanie to lots is still season, but there the quiet considered is often Winter temperatures. the cold despite world in the natural for look and listen and wildlife winter observe to walk will lead this Our Senior Naturalist survival. winter for while discussing their strategies all the plants, Walking the Winter Woods and Woods the Winter Walking Meadows - Huntley Wetlands 17 (10 am-1 pm) March Sunday, Adult Nature Programs Nature Adult 18
AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY anshome.org/adultss Entire series$155; nonmembers $215 Each walk members $26;nonmembers $36 (Lisa Davenport andLenBisson) G. Sunday, May 26-Pennyfield Lock,MD F. Saturday, May 18-LittleBennett, MD(MarkEngland) E. Sunday, May 12-Glover Archbold, DC(JimNelson) (Mike Bowen) FULL D. Saturday, May 4-Patuxent Research Refuge, MD C. Saturday, April27-Dyke Marsh, VA (Mike Bowen) (Lisa ShannonandRob Hilton) B. Sunday, April14-Huntley Meadows, VA (Paul Pisano) Sunday,A. March 31-Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC Spring Early Birds (7-10 am) foot. relatively easy, butitmay bemuddy, slippery, and/or uneven under describes thisexploration, most likely onthe Tract’s Valley Trail, as sure to warm thespirits, regardless ofthe weather. Ourleader overhead andearlyspringwildflowers underfoot,is themorning MD. With the colors andforms ofunfolding leaves andblooms spring inthe woodlands oftheGoldmine Tract at Great Falls Park, No fooling: even ifit’s achillyday our leader issure to findsignsof Members $24;nonmembers $34 Leader: Marney Bruce Monday, April1(10am-12:30 pm) The Magic of Early Spring Woods describing them.Aimedat lichennovices butallwelcome. the beautyandintricacy oflichens,aswe practice seeingand as well aslichens’role inthelivingworld. Most ofall,we’ll admire theircolors,observing textures, shapes,andreproduction strategies, woodlands ofWheaton Regional Park, lookingfor lichensand to brighten up. We’ll ramble alongnatural-surface trails inthe surprisingly colorful—especially hadsomemoisture ifthey’ve Amid thewinter palette ofgrays andbrowns, lichens can be Members $24;nonmembers $34 Leader: Laura Mol Sunday, March 31(2-4pm) Looking at Lichens may bemuddy, anduneven. slippery Our trips includeonnatural surface trails and/or boardwalks, which them inthefield,and attempt tolearnthesongsofmany species. discuss thearrival sequencethespringtravelers, practice spotting search for bothresident andmigrant birds by songandsound.We’ll bird activity can sometimes be Oneachoverwhelming. walk, we’ll for beginningandintermediate birders for whomthespringpulseof series ofshortbird walks at nearby parks. Thesewalks are designed Immerse yourself inthephenomenonofspringmigration withthis
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Explore the Blair Native Plant Garden, located just outside the just located Garden, Plant Blair Native the Explore the who helped develop Senior Naturalist Shop, with our Naturalist values of about the focus. Find out more and its educational garden maintenance; including: lower species, plant with native gardening and other insects, including butterflies birds, native to value more and more. ecosystems, impact on local negative reduced pollinators; species such as to popular non-native alternatives discuss native We’ll and knowledge one’s broadening for as resources as well English ivy, to the mid-Atlantic. native of plants understanding by Frogs Smitten April 18 (7:30-9:30 pm) Thursday, (7-9 pm field trip) April 20 Saturday, and not seen. heard mostly are child, frogs the ideal Victorian Unlike in Maryland, including the 20 species of these anurans have We first Frog, the Leopard Coast) (Atlantic Kauffeld’s recently-discovered will We 130 years! in over coast on the east discovered frog new review frogs, and local of discuss visual and auditory identification habitat/location, and preferred habits, adaptations, their varying complement To County. with special emphasis on Montgomery will be an early there Sanctuary, Woodend at lecture the evening near Area management Wildlife to McKee-Beshers field trip evening aims by frogs, an ANS member who is smitten Our leader, Poolesville. species. five least at hearing or seeing for Saturday, April 13 (9 am-3 pm) April 13 (9 am-3 Saturday, Davidson and Lynn Hal Wierenga Leaders: $44 nonmembers $32; Members it where River the mouth of the Patapsco at situated Smallwood, Fort premier region’s one of the provides Bay, Chesapeake the into empties conditions weather If migration. raptor spring for sites hawkwatching passing over of hawks numbers good see hope to can we favorable, are will be watching of the day focus Though the this season. the park at songbird earliest the for to look time also be may there hawks, depending on the day’s wildflowers, even and butterflies, migrants, of the group. and the interest aloft, number of hawks the weather, Gardening Plant Native am-Noon) April 17 (10 Wednesday, Spring Walk: am-Noon) (10 July 18 Thursday, Summer Walk: Mason Leader: Stephanie $35 $25; nonmembers members walk Each Schubert Leader: Richard $58 $42; nonmembers Members $34 $24; nonmembers members only Lecture Hawks Aloft at Fort Fort at Aloft Hawks Park Smallwood twitter.com/ANStweets A Year A Year
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A Year in Rock Creek Park in Rock A Year year of nature walks for ANS in the country’s oldest urban oldest in the country’s ANS for walks of nature year th national park. On our walk, we will witness the annual floral miracle miracle annual floral will witness the we walk, park. On our national floodplain in the lilies and trout beauties, spring bluebells, of Virginia begin beech and American of tulip tree leaves the admire as we forest, wild ginger, bloodroot, catch hope to buds. We’ll their spill from to in bloom as we spring ephemerals and other toothwort cut-leafed Our lunch pace. at a leisurely woods both floodplain and upland explore will offering, rock outcrop on a dramatic creek the high above stop, time bathing,” do a bit of “forest we’ll Here, views. spectacular offer for belted open ears and eyes keep our we’ll Throughout, permitting. peepers. tiny spring and songbirds, migrating wood ducks, kingfishers,
Walk among the giant Sycamores, Oaks, and River Birches on this on this Birches and River Oaks, Sycamores, among the giant Walk upstream just River Potomac along the seasonal series of explorations all manner open for and ears eyes our keep We’ll MD. Falls, of Great and then summer turn green, woods the winter and watch of wildlife, Our of another winter. the coming herald colors fall sultry before but level, is mostly Towpath, connecting with the floodplain trail, 2.5 miles. our loop of roughly walk be muddy as we could C. Sunday, July 21 (8 am-Noon) July 21 (8 C. Sunday, 27 (8 am-Noon) October Sunday, D. Mason Leader: Stephanie Walk Among the Giants Among Walk April 13 (8 am-Noon) B. Saturday, Each walk members $28; nonmembers $38 nonmembers $28; members walk Each and the critically acclaimed, and the critically Park Creek in Rock 13 her We’re delighted that the author of the award-winning book, author of the award-winning the that delighted We’re Bluebells and Budbreak at at and Budbreak Bluebells Boundary Bridge April 13 (9:30 am-2 pm) Saturday Leader: Melanie Choukas-Bradley $38 $28; nonmembers Members Choukas-Bradley Leader: Melanie $38 nonmembers $28; Members Join the author of spring an early Island for Roosevelt book about Theodore forthcoming serves park The island Potomac. island in the of this 88-acre exploration an a naturalist, who was to our 26th President, memorial as a fitting Society! Naturalist Audubon the of member a and - conservationist early remarkable the island’s amongst of budbreak miracle the witness We’ll spring bluebells, Virginia lovely forest’s the floodplain and enjoy trees us take will walk Our ephemerals. and other spring lilies, trout beauties, tidal and the swamp through and trails the island on woodland around under enjoy Bring a picnic lunch to trail. boardwalk an elevated on inlet ducks, wood herons, blue great look for as we sycamores the towering osprey. returning and kingfishers belted Budbreak and Spring Wildflower Wildflower and Spring Budbreak TR Island on Walk April 10 (10 am-2pm) Wednesday 20
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Mar 2 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31 Apr 16 7 pm Biology for Naturalists begins Y 30
“ 9 am Weekend Walk in the Woods 13 Apr 17 8:45 am MCPS Spring Break Camp begins Y 13
Mar 9 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31 “ 10 am Native Plant Gardening Y 19
“ “ Patuxent River Park Free Birding Trip 29 “ 7 pm Introduction to Ornithology begins Y 30
“ 4 pm Campfire & Craft Y web Apr 18 6 pm Reptiles & Amphibians begins Y 31
“ 5:15 pm Woodcock Watch Y 16 “ 7:30 pm Smitten by Frogs Y 19
Mar 10 8 am Late Winter Birding Trek in Northern Virginia Y 16 Apr 19 10 am Rising CO2 and Global Warming begins Y 31
“ 1 pm Rockin’ on the Mall Y 16 “ 6:45 pm Evening on the Canal Y 22
“ 1:30 pm Bartsch Award Ceremony Y 36 Apr 20 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31
Mar 12 4:30 pm Riley’s Lock and Hughes Hollow Free Birding Trip 29 “ 9 am River Herring Return to Rock Creek 22
Mar 13 10 am Winter Walk Along the Canal E Y 16 Apr 24 7:30 am Woodbridge/Occoquan Bay Free Birding Trip 29
“ “ Meadow Workshop Y 34 “ 10 am Watershed Advocacy & Stewardship 101 Y 9
Mar 14 4:30 pm Riley’s Lock and Hughes Hollow Free Birding Trip 29 “ “ Spring Saunter Along the Canal C Y 17
: 7 pm Warbler Warm-up Y 16 Apr 25 7 pm Conservation Cafe Y 9
Mar 16 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31 Apr 26 10 am Introduction to eBird 22
Mar 17 10 am Walking the Winter Woods and Wetlands Y 17 Apr 27 7 am Spring Early Birds C Y 18
Mar 19 7 pm Conservation Cafe Y 9 “ 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31
Mar 21 7:30 pm Beginning Birding Y 17 “ 10 am Spring Butterflies of Hoyle’s Mill Y 22
Mar 22 6 pm Early Spring in Cape May Y 17 Apr 28 7 am Blue Mash Nature Trail Free Birding Trip 29
Mar 23 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend (bilingual) 31 “ 8:30 am Spring in the Parks B Y 18
Mar 27 7:30 am Woodbridge/Occoquan Bay Free Birding Trip 29 May 3 8:30 am Spring on Wheels Along the Potomac Y 22
“ 8:30 am Naturally Latinos Y 4 May 4 7 am Spring Early Birds D Y 18
“ 10 am Spring Saunter Along the Canal A Y 17 “ 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31
Mar 28 7 pm Healthy Stream Biology B Y 28 “ 9 am Weekend Walk in the Woods 13
“ “ Window into the World of Fungi 17 “ “ Abloom in the Blue Ridge Y 22
Mar 30 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 31 “ “ Geology at Greenbriar State Park, MD Y 22
“ 9 am Urban Watershed Restoration Challenges 17 “ 9:30 am Preschool Community Event Y 12
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Pennyfield in the Spring Free Birding Trip Birding Free Spring the in Pennyfield am 8 16 Apr 29
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Adult Program Adult • DCPS Spring Break Camp begins begins Camp Break Spring DCPS am 8:45 15 Apr 13 Y
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Hawks Aloft at Fort Smallwood Park Smallwood Fort at Aloft Hawks am 9 “ 19 Y
Walk Among the Giants the Among Walk “ “ 19 Y Intro to Bird ID by Voice by ID Bird to Intro pm 7:30 “ 24 Y
Smallwood State Park Free Birding Trip Birding Free Park State Smallwood “ “ 29 Butterflies of Late Spring begins Spring Late of Butterflies pm 7 21 May 30 Y
Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend at Walk Bird Beginner am 8 13 Apr 31 Geology of Leesylvania State Park State Leesylvania of Geology am 9 “ 24 Y
Bacteria Testing Training for DC for Training Testing Bacteria “ “ 28 On the Wing in Late Spring Late in Wing the On am 8 19 May 24 Y
Budbreak and Spring Wildflower Walk on TRI on Walk Wildflower Spring and Budbreak “ “ 19 Y Know Your Invasive Plants Invasive Your Know am 9:30 “ 28 Y
Spring Saunter Along the Canal B Canal the Along Saunter Spring am 10 10 Apr 17 Y Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend at Walk Bird Beginner am 8 “ 31
Birdathon Training and Kick-off Event Kick-off and Training Birdathon pm 6:30 8 Apr 35 Spring Early Birds F Birds Early Spring am 7 18 May 18 Y
Geology Hike at Soldiers Delight Soldiers at Hike Geology pm 1 “ 18 Y Spring Shorebird Migration on the Delaware Bay Delaware the on Migration Shorebird Spring pm 7:30 16 May 24 Y
Spring in the Parks A Parks the in Spring am 8:30 7 Apr 18 Y Advocacy 201 Advocacy pm 6:30 “ 9 Y
Weekend Walk in the Woods the in Walk Weekend am 9 “ 13 Forest Bathing Through the Seasons at Woodend at Seasons the Through Bathing Forest am 10 15 May 23 Y
Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend at Walk Bird Beginner am 8 6 Apr 31 Spring Hike on the Appalachian Trail Appalachian the on Hike Spring day full “ 23 Y
Fresh Air Kids at Rust begins Rust at Kids Air Fresh “ “ 12 Y Spring Early Birds E Birds Early Spring “ “ 18 Y
Forest Restoration Workshop Restoration Forest am 10 5 Apr 34 Y C&O Canal Areas Free Birding Trip Birding Free Areas Canal C&O am 7 12 May 29
Intro to Wildflower ID Wildflower to Intro pm 7:30 4 Apr 18 Y Spring in Your Step Your in Spring pm 4:30 “ 23
How to Read Your Stream Your Read to How pm 7 “ 28 Y Spring in the Parks C Parks the in Spring am 8:30 “ 18 Y
Tales and Trails begins Trails and Tales am 10 2 Apr 12 Y Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend at Walk Bird Beginner am 8 11 May 31
Apr 1 Apr 10 am 10 The Magic of Early Spring Woods Spring Early of Magic The 18 Y May 10 May 10 am 10 Spring Nature Drawing Workshop Drawing Nature Spring 23 Y
“ 2 pm 2 Looking at Lichens at Looking 18 Y May 9 May 7 pm 7 Conservation Cafe Conservation 9 Y
Mar 31 Mar 7 am 7 Spring Early Birds A Birds Early Spring 18 Y May 8 May 10 am 10 Spring Saunter Along the Canal D Canal the Along Saunter Spring 17 Y
“ 10 am 10 Early Spring Wildflower Hike Wildflower Spring Early 17 Y “ 9 am 9 Glorious Spring in Rachel Carson Park Carson Rachel in Spring Glorious 23 Y
Mar 30 Mar 9:30 am 9:30 Field Workshop at Ten Mile Creek Mile Ten at Workshop Field Y 28 May 5 May 7 am 7 Spring Warbler Walk Warbler Spring Y 23
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Barred Owl Members $28; nonmembers $38 Leader: Stephanie Mason Saturday, April27 (10am-2:30pm) Conservation Park Spring Butterflies of Hoyle’s Mill enter ourown observations into eBird. Naturalist. Iftimepermits, we’ll take a stroll around Woodend and other resources suchasmdbirding.com andANS’s own Voice ofthe free workshop at Woodend, ourleaderwillalsobriefly touch on recently, we’ll introduce you to eBird andallithasto offer. At this of your life list orcheckouthotspotsto seewhat’s beenspotted New to eBird? Whether you want to useeBird asaway to keep track Free, butregistration required. Leader: Pam Oves Friday, April26(10-11:30am) Introduction toeBird Free, butregistration required. Leaders: NealFitzpatrick andBillYeaman Saturday, April20(9am-1pm) Creek River Herring Return toRock discussing theadaptations oftheseandothernocturnalanimals. of night, we’ll listen for calling frogs andhootingBarred Owlswhile for wildlife asthesunsets, andastwilight gives way to thedarkness this stroll from Swain’s LockuptheC&OCanaltowpath. We’ll watch Early springevenings can bealive withwildlife asyou’ll discover on Members $25;nonmembers $35 Leader: Stephanie Mason Friday, April19(6:45-8:45pm) Evening on theCanal
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Members $32;nonmembers $44 Leader: Sujata Roy Saturday, May 4(9am-3 pm) Abloom intheBlue Ridge migrants andotherbreeding bird activity. Bring your own bike. amphibians, allthewhilekeeping aneye andearopenfor spring spring wildflowers, butterflies andotherinsects, reptiles and Lock, a12.3mileround-trip ride.We’ll dismount often to look for we’ll usebikes to explore thestretch from Swain’s Lockto Riley’s richness. Inorder to cover more territory andvisitmore habitats, of thefinest placesintheDC-metro area to experience theseason’s Spring hassprungandthetowpath alongthePotomac River isone Members $34;nonmembers $48 Leader: Stephanie Mason Friday, May 3(8:30am-3pm) Potomac Spring on WheelsAlong the and $5perperson for non-residents. for day use,theparkcharges $3perperson for residents Maryland pace thanusual,itwillstill beamoderate to strenuous hike. Note that feet ofelevation gain. Although we willproceed at aslower geologist wonders. Ourtwo-mile hike willbequite rocky andinvolve about500 there willbeapriceto pay to seetheseCambrian andPrecambrian uphill meanswalking backward ingeologic time.Unfortunately, because theBlueRidge rocks are overturned withinthepark,walking Skolithos fossils commonly seeninDC-area stream gravels. Second, unusual features. First, theAntietam isthesource ofthetube-shaped Province: Antietam, Harpers and Weverton. The exposures have two trails provide good exposures ofthree formations oftheBlueRidge Mountain aboutfifteen milesnorthwest of Its Frederick, Maryland. Greenbrier State Park islocated onthewestern slopeofSouth Members $26;nonmembers $36 Leader: JoeMarx Saturday, May 4(9am-1pm) State Park, MD Geology at Greenbrier miles. Expect some walkinguphill/downhill on rocky and uneven trails. blind eye to other springsightings onourleisurely exploration of2-3 day willfocus onthesites richplant community, butwe won’t turna season butterflies, alsoaboundinthese mature woodlands.Ourfield migrants suchasScarlet Tanager andAmerican Redstart, aswell early orchis, wildgeranium, three-lobed violet, andrue-anemone.Spring masses oflarge-flowered trillium,plus yellow-lady’s-slipper, showy May whenthehillsidesare covered withmany wildflowers including for itsbotanical diversity. Thefloral display isespeciallyrichinearly Mountains nearLinden,VA isa4000-acre area that iswell known The G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area in the Blue Ridge
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The Joy of Forest Bathing—Reconnect with Wild Places & with Wild Places Bathing—Reconnect of Forest The Joy Section C: July 10 16 Section D: October Leader: Melanie Choukas-Bradley Spring rains, warming temperature, and longer hours of daylight of daylight hours and longer temperature, warming Spring rains, of the Appalachian and ridges in the valleys of life burst a great ignite this seasonal richness is explore to ways One of the best Mountains. leads this search Our Senior Naturalist along the Appalachian Trail. the amongst activity breeding bird and spring blooms, butterflies, for Gathland Beginning at South Mountain. of Maryland’s terrain rocky hike we’ll correspondent, Civil War of a estate the former Park, State We’ll our steps. retracing 2.5 miles, before around for along the AT uphill/downhill strenuous 5 miles on this moderately around cover observe to stop We’ll and uneven. will be rocky that trails on hike the cover a pace necessary to phenomena, but will keep natural stated. distance Forest Woodend: at Wonders the Seasons through Bathing (10 am-12:30 pm) Wednesdays 15 Section B: May $36 $26; nonmembers members walk Each led by walks bathing of seasonal forest joys the natural Savor ANS field trip leader and the a longtime Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of , translated the magic of shinrin-yoku Discover Life. Your Rejuvenate that mindfulness practice a nature-oriented bathing,” as “forest Our the world. popular all over in Japan and has become originated from Guide with certification Therapy & Forest leader is a Nature of Guides and Programs Therapy Forest & of Nature the Association Woodend of Experience the restoration California. Sonoma County, with the living things in our meadows, and commune explore as we A serving and a sharing of maple sap “tea” and Blair Garden. forest, each walk. will conclude poetry of nature Spring in Your Step in Your Spring (4:30-6:30 pm) 11 May Saturday, Chris Oves and Pam Leaders: required. but registration Free, can be a afternoon but late the worm, get may The early bird on stroll well. Join us on a 2-3 mile as birdwatch to time rewarding with Park, in Black Hill Regional Trail Hill Hiker/Biker Black the paved as Belted such birds for look and listen We’ll Seneca. of Lake views and such as Baltimore well as migrants Eagle as Kingfisher and Bald at walk is aimed This 12 participants. to Orioles. Limited Orchard beginning birders. the on Hike Spring Trail Appalachian hike) 12 (full day May Sunday, Mason Leader: Stephanie $50 $36; nonmembers Members youtube.com/audubonnaturalist
More than 30 species of More the pass through warblers during spring mid-Atlantic finding and migration—but these identifying properly can be a songbirds active Our leaders, challenge. real both long-time birders will aim this in the area, beginning trip at teaching The birders. mid-level to
There is a long tradition of naturalists keeping field notes. Often keeping field notes. of naturalists is a long tradition There workshop, In this by drawings. accompanied are notes their written using a spring sketch, create to the steps will be guided through you out, Tina or field journal. Starting sketchbook pens or pencils in your pausing Sanctuary, our Woodend at walk on a brief will lead you return When you sketchbook. in your notes and record observe to her share she will classroom, in our tented and chairs the tables to to techniques art supplies, and explain demonstrate sketchbooks, and look closely down slow a chance to Here’s a quick sketch. create your in a spring day capture you as buds and flowers spring leaves, at with your of art supplies will be provided A list and field notes. sketch confirmation. and registration Friday, May 10 (10 am-2:30 pm) May Friday, Spring Nature Drawing Drawing Nature Spring Workshop Leader: Tina Thieme Brown $36 $26; nonmembers Members Leader: Carole Bergmann Leader: Carole $36 $26; Nonmembers Members Experience spring unfolding in the plant communities of this Park’s Park’s of this communities in the plant Experience spring unfolding and outcroppings, rocky thickets, laurel mountain high-quality forests, the guidance of a field botanist Under bottomlands. River Hawlings leaves, unfolding and ID admire we’ll well, this area who knows walk of 2.3 ferns. Expect a native and many seasonal wildflowers, be uneven, may that terrain miles, with some uphill/downhill over muddy. and/or rocky, Glorious Spring in Rachel in Rachel Spring Glorious Park Carson 5 (9 am-12:30 pm) May Sunday, Spring Warbler Walk Warbler Spring 5 (7-11 am) May Sunday, Hilton Rob Lisa Shannon and Leaders: $36 $26; nonmembers Members walk will begin at Pennyfield Lock and then move upriver to Riley’s to Riley’s upriver Lock and then move Pennyfield will begin at walk C&O Canal. Lock along the Potomac American Redstart American 24
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Greater Yellowlegs Members $48;nonmembers $64 Leaders: JohnBjerke andCyndieLoeper Saturday, May 18(full-day fieldtrip) Thursday, May 16(7:30-9:30pm) the Delaware Bay Spring Shorebird Migration on “naturalist’s shuffle.” set anddistance covered isusuallyfaster and father thanourusual there hasbeenrecent rain, thetrail may bemuddy at spots.Thepace terrain isflat to gently rolling witha couple ofshort steep sections.If three miles within the park over well-maintained woodland trails. The Plain andoftheChesapeake Bay estuary. We willhike aloopofabout upland gravel terraces illuminate thegeological history oftheCoastal south ofWoodbridge, Virginia. Itssandybeach,sandstone cliffs and Leesylvania State Park sitsnext to thetidal Potomac aboutfive miles Members $26;nonmembers $36 Leader: JoeMarx Sunday, May 19(9am-1pm) Park Geology of Leesylvania State the plant company thesewinged thingskeep, aswell. butterflies, bees, and dragonflies. Of course, we’ll pay attention to We’ll keep eyes openandears attuned to thingsonthewing:birds, C&O CanalTowpath from Riley’s Lockbothupriver anddownriver. to slow down, we’ll take acouple ofslow strolls ourselves alongthe As thepaceofspring’s dramatic changes inthenatural world starts Members $28;nonmembers $38 Leaders: Stephanie Mason andCathy Stragar Sunday, May 19(8am-Noon) On theWing inLate Spring Lecture onlymembers $24;nonmembers $34 will hopeto seeandIDavariety ofshorebirds. Loeper andasecond leader(TBA), willtake usto theBay, where we common shorebirds inourregion. Saturday’s fieldtrip, led by Cyndie shorebird migration anduseslides to helpIDsomeofthemost horseshoe crab At eggs. Thursday’s lecture, JohnBjerke willdiscuss stop at theBay to feast andrefuel ontheconcentrated numberof thousands ofshorebirds, enroute to summerbreeding grounds,
hundreds of time period, During thesame lay theireggs. to mate and Delaware Bay the beachesof crabs migrate to May, horseshoe Each year in Members $34;nonmembers $48 Leaders: MelanieChoukas-Bradley andTinaThiemeBrown Friday, May 24(10am-3pm) Spring Hike on Sugarloaf learn someofthelocal species. Montgomery County willgive usachanceto listen for to andtry to study bird songsandcalls. Ourfieldtrip to oneormore sites in class isfor you. Two evening sessionswilluserecordings andslides If you know many ofourarea birds by sight butnotby sound,this yet to beginning birders, the wide variety of sounds can be confusing. The soundsmadeby birds can many helpfindandidentify species, Members $50;nonmembers $70 Leader: MarkEngland Saturday, May 25(7am-Noon) Thursday, May 23(7:30-9pm) Tuesday, May 21(7:30-9pm) Introduction toBird IDbyVoice around thelot,usingbark,buds,leaves, anddeveloping fruits. parking lotassheshows you how to IDthediverse group oftrees at theCarderock Recreation Area. Expectaneasy walk around the one ofherfavorite botanical hot-spots alongtheC&OCanalTowpath No joke! Ourleaderinvites you to joinherfor aneasy walk around Members $24;nonmembers $34 Leader: Marney Bruce Wednesday, May 29(10am-12:30pm) Botany inaParking Lot up to thesummit—allat aleisurely pace. uphill/downhill walking over rocky trails andafairly steep ¼milehike the concept of“forest bathing,” timepermitting.Our hike includes you how to approach aquickleaf sketch, andMelaniewillintroduce Warblers, Ravens, andotherbird species.After lunch,Tinawillshow laurel andfringe-tree. Bringbinoculars to lookfor Wood Thrushes, woodlands andthebloomingofmany plants, includingmountain to coincide withHighSpring’s greening oftheSugarloaf Mountain Piedmont northwest ofWashington, D.C. The1.5milehike istimed wildlife, geology, andhistory ofourlocal monadnockintherural team uponceagain for aseasonaloutingdevoted to thebotany, The authorandtheartist oftwo books aboutSugarloaf Mountain Questions? Contact Pam Oves at 301-652-9188 x16. end ofAugust. If you have any credits onyour account, pleaseusethemby the tablets, etc. Lookfor more information in your emailsoon. in thefall, whichiscompatible withallsmartphones, computers, We are switching to anew registration system for adultprograms NEW REGISTRATION SYSTEM COMING!
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Saturday, July 20 (6:30-8:30 pm) Saturday, Mason Leader: Stephanie $35 $25; nonmembers Members Sunset Stroll in the Hollow in the Stroll Sunset Basics Fern (9 am-12:30 pm) July 21 Sunday, Leader: Kit Sheffield $36 $26; nonmembers Members Walk Fungus Summer 4 (9-11 am) August Sunday, Linares Leader: Serenella $34 $24; nonmembers Members and to Dragonflies Introduction Damselfies 8 (7:30-9:30 pm) & August Thursday, field trip) 11 (3/4 day August Sunday, Orr Lisa Shannon and Richard Leaders: $64 $46; nonmembers Members $34 $24; nonmembers only members Lecture Holiday on Wheels Along Wheels Along on Holiday the Patuxent July 4 (8:30 am-1 pm) Thursday, Mason Leader: Stephanie $38 $28; nonmembers Members the Potomac on Paddle pm) July 16 (10 am-1 Tuesday, Mason & Stephanie Melanie Choukas-Bradley Leaders: $38 $28; nonmembers Members Meadow Summer July 20 (8:30 am-12:30 pm) Saturday, Stragar Mason & Cathy Leader:s Stephanie $38 28; nonmembers Members
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Look for details on other summer programs at ANShome.org/adults at summer programs other on details for Look Wednesdays (9-11:30 am) Wednesdays Lock A: June 19 - Pennyfield Lock B: July 3 - Riley’s C: July 17 - Carderock Mason Leader: Stephanie $35 $25; nonmembers members walk Each Soggy Bogs, Tiny Trees and Walks on on and Walks Trees Soggy Bogs, Tiny Side the Wild June 30 (4 pm) Sunday, June 29 (9 am) to Saturday, Leader: Mark Garland $168 $120; nonmembers Members Stragar Leader: Cathy required. but registration Free, Bees and Wasps The Buzz on June 29 (9-11:30 am) Saturday, Thursday, June 27 (7:30-9:30 pm) Thursday, Six-legged Songsters of of Songsters Six-legged Summer Stragar Leader: Cathy $34 $24; nonmembers Members Hike Butterfly Solstice (10 am-2 pm) June 23 Sunday, Stock Leader: Tom $36 $26; nonmembers Members Western Montgomery Montgomery Western Count Butterfly County June 22 Saturday, Members $26; nonmembers $36 $26; nonmembers Members Solstice Walk at Little Bennett Little at Walk Solstice June 21 (9 am-12:30 pm) Friday, Leader: Carole Bergmann Leader: Carole Leader: Stephanie Mason Leader: Stephanie $38 $28; nonmembers Members the Canal Along Shuffles Summer B is for Butterfly B is for June 15 (9 am-12:30 pm) Saturday,
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Photo by Jane Gamble A female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, awinter visitor to ourregion, picks from aberry aIlex cassine Feature Photos holly. Feature Photos Photo by Jane Gamble by Photo
“The photo was taken on the National Mall (if you can believe that - it lives there and I see it all the time!). I sometimes go birding during my lunch break, and I saw the hawk flying low over the ground, then it stopped by the squirrel, which I think it had caught earlier. It picked it up 27 and flew into a nearby tree and posed beautifully for me in the autumn light.” – Jane Gamble, ANS member Photo by Caroline Brewer Caroline by Photo SPRING 2019
In the winter, the spectacular yellow petals of the Goldenrod turn to an almost snowy white and form dense starburst-shaped clusters of seeds to feed our avian friends. This image was captured during a mid-day walk through a Woodend meadow, where the two-to-six-foot tall spires are abundant. 28
AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY anshome.org/adultss classes orbecoming avolunteer, contact [email protected] orvisitanshome.org/water-quality-monitoring. about stream biologyandare taught byBiological ourMaryland Stream Survey-certified instructor Cathy Wiss. To learn more about inspired to become astream monitor yourself! Ouradvanced classes are perfect for thoseinterested indeepening their knowledge the health ofourregion’s streams. Learnfrom theexperts: study stream science inourintroductory classes, andyou just might be For over 25years, ANS hasbeen teaching the natural history ofaquatic ecology andtraining volunteer stream monitors whotrack good refresher onhabitat assessment for experienced monitors. participate inthe ANS water quality monitoring program andis a is in thefield.Thisclass recommended for anyone whoplans to using photographs ofstreams andtheforms that monitors fillout riparian vegetation. practiceWe will assessing stream habitat by different velocity-depth regimes, andtheimportance ofriffles and and dynamics, bankerosion, barformation, substrate composition, Learn aboutthe influence oflanduseson streams, stream character Woodend Sanctuary, Chase,MD Chevy Tuesday, April2(7-9:30pm) How toRead Your Stream macroinvertebrates we find.Sections A&B cover thesame material. monitoring techniques andto collect andidentify thebenthic In thefield workshop, we willvisitahealthy stream to practice Ten MileCreek, Boyds, MD Section B:Saturday, June8 (9:30 am-12pm) Section A:Saturday, March 30 (9:30 am-12pm) Field Workshop microscopes. examining preserved specimensthrough ahands-onsessionwith taxonomic level oforder through aPowerPoint presentation and by stream’s health.We willlearnhow to identify theseorganisms to the – organisms that live inthebottom of streams –helpusassessa In theclassroom, we willexplore how “benthic macroinvertebrates” Woodend Sanctuary, Chase,MD Chevy Sections B&C cover thesamematerial Section C: Wednesday, June5(7-9:30pm) Section B:Thursday, March 28(7-9:30pm) Healthy Stream Biology Classroom Session Stream Science Series Introduction to earning SSLcredit—email [email protected] for details. existing ANS monitors andmiddlehighschool students $15 Members/$25 Nonmembers; waivers are available for Except for Macro IDReview &Quiz, pricesfor allclassesare adults. Theclassesare opento anyone 10years andolder. Registration required: register online at www.anshome.org/ Registration &Fee Information Stream Science
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Conservancy Partnership. at Woodend andinnearby Rock Creek Park. AnANS/Rock Creek Diyan Rahamanwillhelpyou identify non-native invasive plants stream healthandecosystem function. Volunteer Master Naturalist Invasive plants that killorbringdown mature trees can seriouslyalter Saturday, May 18(9:30am-noon) Woodend (Teale), Sanctuary Chase,MD Chevy Know Your Invasive Plants then test itfor E.coli. Learn more at conservationblog.anshome.org. May –September to sample the water at streams andrivers, and volunteers across the District ofColumbiaevery week from the Anacostia Riverkeeper, we are preparing to train anddeploy might make peoplesick until now.by As part ofa consortium led Park, butwe have never hadtheabilityto test for bacteria that For decades, ANS hasbeentesting the waters in Rock Creek Is There BACTERIA inRock Creek?! resident for training registration instructions. contact information andwhat ward you live inif you are a D.C. Send anemailto [email protected] withyour full from now oninourprogramming andpublications. going oninnature, sowe are using“community science” exclude any ofthemfrom andrecording observing what’s precision that citizen sciencedemands. We don’t want to short- and long-term residents withallthepassionand community science!Inourdiverse region, we have countless It’s simple:you don’thave to be acitizen to participate in Community Science Summit. Why thechange? to “community science,” andwe just hosted ourinaugural However, ANS recently overhauled ourwebsite to change for thiswork for alongtimehasbeen “citizen science.” in ponds,andmuchmore. Thecommonly usedphrase in meadows, trees inourforests, frogs and count organisms instreams, butterflies science at the community level. We observe practitioners ofrigorous, non-professional and staff have been enthusiastic For many years, ANS members, volunteers, What isCommunityScience? Training isWednesday, April10(10am-2pm) Do you want to get involved? at Woodend Sanctuary.
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Meet time/place: 7 am in Meet . [email protected] Meet time/place: 7 am in Meet This ANS service offers This ANS service offers of of sightings reports weekly Email birds. or notable rare or visit [email protected] ANShome.org/voice.
(12-person limit). (12-person [email protected] JUNE MAY Register for Free Birding Trips online at online at Trips Birding Free for Register www.anshome.org/adults. Online Registration parking lot at Riley’s Lock on the Canal. For more info, contact the the contact info, more Lock on the Canal. For Riley’s parking lot at 301-422- 3927 or at Futcher, Tony leader, 29 May Wednesday, NWR, VA Bay Woodbridge/Occoquan for details. 27 listing See March Sunday, May 12 May Sunday, C&O Canal, MD Areas raptors. waterbirds, Songbirds, Half day. parking lot. For more info, contact the leader, Karen Fairweather, at at Fairweather, Karen the leader, contact info, more parking lot. For limit). or 703-841-1299 (10-person [email protected] Sunday, June 2 Sunday, Co., MD Park, Montgomery Regional Little Bennett Chat, Yellow-breasted possibly including songbirds, Nesting Half day. time/ Meet Warbler. and Kentucky Warbler, Prairie Flycatcher, Willow highly Insect repellent parking area. Trail Kingsley place: 7:30 am at also and sunscreen water Extra footwear. advised, as is waterproof DeAnna, at Paul the leader, contact info, more For recommended. 202-544-2680 or June 9 Sunday, VA Arlington, Smith Park, C.F. Fort and meadow woods, edge, in songbirds Nesting day. One-third be muddy conditions. may There habitat. 26 June Wednesday, NWR, VA Bay Woodbridge/Occoquan for details. 27 listing See March Sunday, April 28 Sunday, MD County, Montgomery Trail, Nature Blue Mash and possible waterbirds, songbirds, and migrant Both nesting Half day. Yellow and Chat Yellow-breasted include birds nesting Possible raptors. parking lot. Waterproof Zion Road 7 am at time/place: Meet Warbler. leader, the contact info, more For recommended. strongly footwear limit). (10-person [email protected] at Liebermann, Marc twitter.com/ANStweets Meet Meet Meet time/ Meet . Register online at www.anshome.org/adults. online at Register
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APRIL Free Birding Trips March-June Trips Birding Free See March 27 listing for details. 27 listing See March Wednesday, April 24 April Wednesday, NWR, VA Bay Woodbridge/Occoquan Tuesday, April 16 Tuesday, Tra-la! in the Spring, Pennyfield and visitors winter lingering looking for 4-hour walk, 3- to An easy and wildflowers. early spring migrants the leader, contact info, For more Lock on the C&O Canal. Pennyfield or 301-977- (preferred) [email protected] at Schindler, Lydia limit). 5252 (8-person Saturday, April 13 Saturday, trip with Southern Maryland Audubon. Smallwood Joint Half day. MD 20658) has Marbury, Road, Point (2750 Sweden Park State Woodpeckers Red-headed for locations one of the best become with Louisiana early migrants, will also look for We in the state. 1 the Pavilion time/place: 8 am at Meet highly likely. Waterthrush the leader, contact info, more For the campground. past parking area, 301-751-8097. or text [email protected] at Wheeler, Lynne 7:30 am inside the refuge at central parking lot. For more info, info, more parking lot. For central at place: 7:30 am inside the refuge limit). 703-567-3555 (6-person at leader Jim Waggener contact MD Charles County, Park, State Smallwood & Migrants Woodpeckers Red-Headed Half day. Songbirds, waterfowl, eagles and other raptors. eagles and other raptors. waterfowl, Songbirds, Half day. Wednesday, March 27 March Wednesday, NWR, VA Bay Woodbridge/Occoquan Joint trip with Montgomery Bird Club. Bird trip with Montgomery Joint Lock “on Riley’s Rd at the end of Seneca 4:30 pm at at promptly gulls, waterfowl, for be checking out the river We’ll the bridge.” include here Highlights Hollow. will be Hughes stop Next etc. terns, if woodcock We’ll finish with displaying roost. flying into waterfowl “muddy wear and and flashlight Bring scope in the vicinity. are they 301- call the leader Jim Green, info, more For footwear. conditions” 742-0036 (no limit - all are welcome Tuesday, March 12 and Thursday, March 14 March 12 and Thursday, March Tuesday, Co., MD Montgomery Hollow, Lock and Hughes Riley’s dusk until walks bird afternoon late Informal Half day. Joint trip with Montgomery Bird Club. Waterfowl, Wilson’s Wilson’s Club. Waterfowl, Bird trip with Montgomery Joint Half day. displaying. Ospreys spring songbirds. and early Snipe, winter at Harris Clive the leader contact info, For more footgear. conditions limit) (15-person [email protected] time/place: Saturday, March 9 March Saturday, Prince Area, Natural Jug Bay Park, River Patuxent Co., MD George’s These free, volunteer-led walks offer birders a chance to explore new areas with other birding enthusiasts. Visit ANShome.org/Adults enthusiasts. birding with other areas new explore to a chance birders offer walks volunteer-led free, These classes and instructional fee-based, field list of for the page 16 to Turn information. and more trips, additional directions, complete for birders. mid-level to beginning for trips 30
AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY anshome.org/adults scheduled start date, the course maybecanceled. minimum student enrollment isnotreachedby oneweekbefore the courses inwetlands andbiologyare helpful. NoclassonJune24. natural landresource areas oftheCentral Atlantic region. Previous other uses.Discover life inthesoilandstudy thesoilgroups and of soilsandthesignificance ofthese factors to plant growth and environment. Learnthestructure, properties andtheclassification and ecosystems. Examine thenature ofsoilsandtheirinfluence on Knowledge ofsoilsisbasicto understanding plant communities Instructor: Katherine Nelson Tuition: $365 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, Chase,MD Chevy (all 9am-1:30pm) Field tripdates: May 4,May 18andJune8 Class meetings: April15-June24 Class night andtime:Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm NATH7185E, 3CEUs The Living Soil scheduled start date, thecourse may becanceled. minimum student enrollment isnotreachedby oneweekbefore the courses intheNatural History FieldStudiesCertificate Program. If course content. Thiscourse isrecommended background for other activities andfieldtrips provide hands-onopportunities toapply comparative survey oftheplant andanimalkingdoms. Labs, outdoor basis oflife; evolution; biological diversity andthetree oflife; anda environmental influences. Topics includethecelland genetic on mechanisms,patterns, relationships, adaptations, and the natural world. Ourevolutionary andecological lens focuses Explore thebasicbiological principlesandprocesses that govern NATH7110E, 3CEUs Biology for Naturalists Instructor: Paula Wang Tuition: $365 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, Chase,MD Chevy (three ofthefour required for completion) Field tripdates: April27,May 4and18,June1 Class meetings: April16-June18 Class night andtime: Tuesdays, 7-9pm list oftheclassesinNHFS program, plusinstructor bios,visitANShome.org/adults centers andotherlocations inVirginia, as well astheCapital indowntown Gallery DC, whichisMetro accessible. For a complete around theDCmetro area, includingtheAudubonNaturalist Society’s Woodend Chase,MD, inChevy Sanctuary andnature Natural History Field Studies
required curriculumof39Continuing Education Credits (CEUs).Classes are offered at several locations professionals andamateurs alike. ACertificate ofAccomplishment is awarded for completion ofa Taught at thecollege freshman level, thesecourses are opento anyone 18years ofage orolder, provides acomprehensive andstimulating view ofour region’s natural history and conservation issues. This popularprogram, cosponsored by theAudubonNaturalist Society andtheGraduate SchoolUSA,
If Instructor: RickBorchelt Tuition: $269 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, Chase,MD Chevy Sunday rain dates) Field tripdates: June1,8and15(two required; Class meetings: May 21-June18 Class night andtime: Tuesdays, 7-9pm NATH8277E, 1.5CEUs Butterflies of Late Spring be canceled. reached by oneweek before the scheduledstart date, thecourse may bird songandotherbehavior. Ifminimumstudent enrollment isnot and bird-related activities.Fieldtrips emphasize field identification, conservation, evolution, classification, distribution, worldwide birds incubation, eggs, care habitats, ofthe young, ecology, behavior, special adaptations, flight, migration, courtship, mating, nesting, external andinternal anatomy, feather structure, plumage, Learn aboutbirds andtheirspecialcharacteristics. Studytheir Instructor: GemmaRadko Tuition: $365 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, Chase,MD Chevy (Delaware shore birds), June 9(Western Maryland) Field tripdates: April27(HughesHollow), May 25 Class meetings: April17-June19 Class night andtime: Wednesdays, 7-9pm NATH7118E, 3CEUs Introduction toOrnithology one week before thescheduled start date, thecourse maybe canceled. participants willsee. Ifminimumstudent enrollment isnotreached by wide variety ofhabitats to maximize the numbers ofspecies class understanding ofbutterfly biology. Three a field trips willinclude debate therole ofrecreational andscientific our collecting in documentation ofbutterfly diversity andabundance, anddiscuss/ their host plants ofselect species, participate incitizen-science Checkerspot. Students willobserve anddocument caterpillars and and nymphalids, including Maryland’s state butterfly, the Baltimore mid-Atlantic, withspecial emphasison swallowtails, hairstreaks, Participants willlearn to identify the expected butterflies the in a unique insight into butterfly-plant interactions and coevolution. offers thegreatest diversity ofbutterflies ofthe season, and provides entirely new set ofbutterfly actors takes stage inthemid-Atlantic.June By late May, most oftheearlyspringbutterflies are historyan and
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Spring Courses April-June Courses Spring Summer Wildflower Identification Wildflower Summer MD Sanctuary, Woodend Wednesdays, Roy Sjuata Instructor: Insect Life Insect MD Sanctuary, Woodend Tuesdays, Stragar Cathy Instructor: Wetland Ecosystems Wetland MD Sanctuary, Woodend Mondays, McTigue Terry Instructor: Find details on Summer NHFS classes, classes, Find details on Summer NHFS starting in July, at ANShome.org/adults in July, starting Learn how greenhouse gases are changing temperature around the around temperature changing are gases greenhouse Learn how the effects Explore systems. natural this impacts local globe and how and and sea levels, polar ice caps on having are rising temperatures threaten and rising temperatures CO2 rising atmospheric learn how much how value. Discover and its nutritional supply food the world’s to and learn possible ways producing humans are dioxide carbon biomass energy electric cars, to energy renewable it, from reduce is enrollment If minimum student and storage. capture with carbon the course date, the scheduled start one week before not reached by may be canceled. Class day and time: Fridays, 10 am–12:30 pm and time: Fridays, Class day 17 April 19-May Class meetings: Smithsonian trip to 10 (all-day May Field trip date: Center) Research Environmental Chevy Chase, MD Woodend Sanctuary, Location: $269 Tuition: NATH7400E, 1.5 CEUs NATH7400E, Bert Drake Instructor: Rising CO2 and Global Warming CO2 and Global Rising Tuition: $365 Tuition: and amphibians reptiles study of to the is an introduction The course ecology, and amphibian biology, Reptile region. in the Mid-Atlantic be discussed. An emphasis will be will history and natural behavior conservation. and identification, species diversity, placed on local the one week before is not reached by enrollment minimum student may be canceled. the course date, scheduled start Instructor: Rachel Gauza Rachel Gauza Instructor: Reptiles & Amphibians Reptiles 3 CEUs NATH8276E, Class night and time: Thursdays, 6-8:15 pm and time: Thursdays, Class night April 18-June 13 Class meetings: 2 of 3 at least attend must and one TBD; students ows) Metro) DC (L’Enfant Washington Gallery, Capital Location: Field trip dates: May 5 (Jug Bay), May 18 (Anacostia Park/ 18 (Anacostia May 5 (Jug Bay), May Field trip dates: Mead and June 8 (Huntley Gardens, Aquatic Kenilworth 32
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Photo by Dave Krueper information orvisitANShome.org/travel. Hayes at theANStravel deskat [email protected] for complete itineraries and registration nature at placesoutsidethemid-Atlantic region. Group size istypically limited to 15people,andmany trips fillearly. CallCarol ANS’s Nature Travel program offers ourmembers andfriendsopportunities tosearch forwildlife and explore the wonders of anshome.org orgo to www.anshome.org/adult for itinerary and costs. to Portland, where thetripconcludes. Contact Carol at carol.hayes@ marine mammals.Aleisurely drive northalongthe coast takes usback head to Newport alongthe scenic Oregon coast, searching for birds and montane forests andmeadows oftheCascade Mountains. We then steppe of thehighdesert, theripariancorridor alongtheriver, and at the eastern foot ofthe Cascades. Here we’ll explore thesagebrush Gorge onourway to Bend, apleasant town alongtheDeschutes River on ournew Oregon itinerary. We’ll visitthescenicColumbiaRiver Search for birds andenjoy natural history inadiverse set ofhabitats Leaders: MarkGarland&Tom Reed August 16-25,2019 Oregon’s Diverse Landscapes depending onthesize andlocation ofindividual cabins onthe boat. information onhow to register for the trip.Pricesperperson will vary, Contact [email protected] or301-652-9188x10for Louise Zemaitis &local guides Leaders Stephanie Mason,MichaelO’Brien, June 21-30,2019 Wild Classroom Galapagos Islands: Darwin’s Leaders: Terry Lawson DunnandPaul Pisano May 15-22,2019 Exploration New Mexico: ANatural History go to www.anshome.org/adult for itinerary and costs. when they are opening! Contact Carol at [email protected] or catching thebirds while they are migrating andthe desert blooms a history that isunlike any other. Visiting New Mexico inMay means cultures where Native American andSpanishinfluences dominate, and Nature Travel
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1 SPACE LEFT! itinerary and costs. at [email protected] orgo to www.anshome.org/adult for from lionsto hornbills-intheirnatural environments. Contact Carol an amazingassortment ofwildlife -from giraffes to bee-eaters, the southernpartofcountry. Joinusto view andphotograph extension visitstheSelousGameReserve, aWorld Heritage Site, in and thegiant baobabtrees ofTarangire National Park. Ouroptional to therenowned Ngorongoro Crater, thevast Serengeti grasslands, safari inthisstable East African nation. Ouritineray includesvisits wait to experience onceagain thesights andsoundsofawildlife Our SeniorNaturalist, whotravelled to Tanzania inlate 2017,can’t Leaders: Stephanie Masonandlocal guides Optional extension to November 14 November 1-11,2019 and Wildlife Tanzania: EastAfrican Wildlands website: 9188 x10for more information, or go to the Travelex also besupportingANS.Contact Carol at 301-652- partner Travelex. By usingourcode 20-6029 Consider travel insurance for any tripwithourinsurance For ANSTravels...or Your Own! anshome.org. info onany ofthesetrips when it’s available emailcarol.hayes@ Mexico, Grand Nature Travel trips inthe planningstages include: Costa Rica, Looking Aheadto 2020 travelexinsurance.com. Canyon andGuatemala. Ifyou would like to receive
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Photo by Ben Israel Ben by Photo Ritsko-Warren Amy by Photo Finishing the seams on Woodend’s third floor copper roof. third floor Finishing the seams on Woodend’s Things That Go BUMP That Things THWACK! Bump, thump, Woodend visited If you ANS. at quiet hasn’t been This winter The on the drive. bumps speed noticed new likely you recently, drive off the stormwater divert an angle to at placed were bumps pollutants. carrying drains, sewer into than rushing down rather like roof gleaming copper You’ll see a up! look here, you’re time Next year, this Before floor of the mansion. the third over penny a new 1927 beautifully patinaed, with its original, capped was Woodend with be replaced and needed to leaking, It was however, roof. copper Copper designation. by our historic required as materials, identical January and February so throughout onsite, constructed are roofs banged was as the malleable metal above, from bumps heard visitors shape. into and bent too. In January days, floor of the mansion had some noisy The first renovated. was area the reception from across bathroom the large baby tile, and a floor, fixtures, new In went the walls! came Down opened in early officially bathroom new The bright changing station. was and portico off the library room The small powder February. on the list. next will all and we will subside, Woodend at thumps and bumps Soon the spring. sounds of nature’s enjoy Woodend’s new speed bumps divert water from the driveway to the to from the driveway divert water speed bumps new Woodend’s meadow.
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“Thank you for your help while organizing my my while organizing help your for you “Thank hold it.” to spot imagined a better have I couldn’t WOODEND NATURE SANCTUARY NATURE WOODEND When you need a place to remember and share and share remember to need a place you When and with family one loved memories of your fond Sanctuary & Woodend historic friends, consider Mansion. Woodend sanctuary, nature on a 40-acre Nestled and MD, Chase, in Chevy located is conveniently setting with planning support, a private offers options, catering parking, and excellent on-site in you to most matters on what can focus so you this. moments like Celebrate the life of your loved one at one at loved of your the life Celebrate Sanctuary. Nature Woodend historic Celebrate WEEKLY PLANT CLINIC WEEKLY Shop on Saturdays, 10 am-Noon, AprilSaturdays, on Shop plant/insect Bring your through September. specimens and learn more about gardening! 34
AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY ANS NEWS What We Are Learning Restoration Update Woodend Sanctuary, pleasevisit spring andfall. Ifyou would like to get involved intherestoration of teams ofvolunteers willalsobeactively involved, especiallyin Some ofthat work isdonethrough contracted professionals. But working to remove invasive speciesandreintroduce native ones. To restore biodiversity andecosystem healthinourforest, we are • • • • So far theteam has: complete acomprehensive survey offorest vegetation at Woodend. Corps memberBradley Simpson isworking withvolunteers to forest isto document current conditions. Chesapeake Conservation restoration ofthe forest ispossible.Thefirst step toward ahealthier of invasive species.Now that we have constructed adeerfence, degraded inrecent decades by deerover-browsing andthespread Like most woodlands inourregion, theforest at Woodend hasbeen What We Are Doing • Formulated Exclusively for Audubon Naturalist Society • ManufacturedLocallyinSouderton,PA • Providing theHighestQualityPet Foods Since1869 invasive bushhoneysuckle (Lonicera maackii ) about equalnumbers ofnative spicebush( Demonstrated that theshrublayer at Woodend consisted of floor. Documented theabsence ofnative groundcover onthe forest deer. it hasproduced many smallseedlingsthat are notbrowsed by Japanese maple(Acer palmatum)isnearlyasabundant since tulipifera) occupy themost spaceintheforest, thenon-native Shown that whilelarge, mature, native tuliptrees ( Identified, measured and tagged over 2,000 trees. Moyer &Sonisproudtosupport Sourced andMadeinthe USA at Woodend NatureSanctuary Audubon Naturalist Society’s Congratulations to ANS for 50 Years ofNaturefor All BIG YEAR Birdathon! BIG YEAR www.anshome.org/volunteer. www.scarlettpetfood.com Lindera benzoin C elebrating Liriodendron ) and O ur 150 Members $25;nonmembers $30 Wednesday, March 13(10am-3:30pm) Meadow Restoration Summit seedlings regenerating. Japanese maplesarenotbrowsed by deerandtherefore havemany of planting native communities. Lunch provided. Learn thescienceofusing“reference ecosystems” andthelogistics Members $25;nonmembers $30 Friday, April5(10am-4pm) Forest Restoration Workshop meadows onallscales intheMid-Atlantic. Lunchprovided. Learn from local experts aboutbest practices for establishing native Register at anshome.org/adults Want to LearnMore? th Y ear
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ANS NEWS 35 SPRING 2019 Photo by Ben Israel of our first bilingual Bird Walk with Latino Outdoors, led by ANS volunteer Denisse Guitarra Denisse volunteer ANS by led Outdoors, Latino with Walk Bird bilingual first our of Israel Ben by Photo www.anshome. for online resources, tips, and links. tips, online resources, for Don’t know enough about birds or how to ask to or how enough about birds Don’t know help! can We sponsors? for Training Birdathon the BIG YEAR Attend Event and Kick-off Woodend at April 8, 6:30-8 pm, Monday, www.anshome.org/birdathon here: Register to Go Event? Kick-off the make Can’t org/birdathon Rather count Blooms? count Rather the number for pledge to sponsors ask your Just No problem! 24-hour period you see in a given of species of wildflowers and both birds 31. Or count April 15 and May between the spring out and enjoy get blooms. The main thing is to You! ANS. Thank while benefitting at Trilling Loree contact information, or more questions For 301-652-9188 x35 or [email protected]. to people/teams 20 more least at get is to Our goal can we that ways lots of have We counters. as participate personalized own – including your you for this easy make webpage. Birdathon Rally a Tally at will be awarded prizes As part of our BIG YEAR, than $250 more individual who raises in June. And every than $500 will more raises that in a team and each person to the win a $150 gift certificate to in a drawing be entered Shop. Audubon Naturalist twitter.com/ANStweets
Will you? Will you? ANS Birdathon 2019 ANS Birdathon Swing into Spring with the Spring with into Swing on your own in your backyard in your own on your walking/picnic spot a favorite at family with your Woodend at walk Birdathon a naturalist-led at of friends or colleagues in teams out in the field
• • • • is a fun and do it, the Birdathon choose to you However and support ANS and is open outdoors get to way rewarding of all ages. of nature lovers to Individuals or teams count as many species of birds as they as they species of birds as many count Individuals or teams season (April 15- in a 24-hour period during migration can of amount a set pledge to sponsors 31, 2019) and get May You efforts. for their amount per species seen or a flat money count: can • Here’s how it works how Here’s The Birdathon is a major fundraiser that supports ANS’s supports ANS’s that a major fundraiser is The Birdathon programs. and advocacy/conservation education year’s this to make want we of our BIG YEAR, In celebration FUN! EVER! And the MOST the BEST Birdathon level. at any participate can Anyone Photo by Bradley Simpson Bradley by Photo 36
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Photo by David Laks during the2018MDMaster Naturalist course. Peihan Orestes andBobMecklenburgassist withJenny’s GardenGroup Volunteer Corner volunteers An occasional feature that highlights ANS Serenella Linares, orifyou’re inVirginia, SusanneOrtmann. To learnmore aboutourschoolprograms pleasecontact me, have shown sinceyou joinedus! representative sampleofthededication and commitment allof you Thank you, MDMaster Naturalist classof2018!Peihan isa continues to learn even asshe teaches. Thank you, Peihan. Peihan isamongthenewest members ofoursociety, andshe that desire to share that helps bondusasa to, butbecause I’ve learnedsomuchandwant to share itall.” Itis Peihan says that shevolunteers “notonlybecause Mitch says Ihave nature” for thosewhodon’tyet know just how muchthey enjoy it. Helping withourSchoolPrograms lets Peihan, “literally opendoors to bugs, butthiswas awholenew world.” [there]! Inthewater! Withawesome nameslike hellgrammite! Ilove the creek for years, butnever realized thediversity ofthingsthat live that lives undertherocks inRock Creek. I’ve been…splashingthrough Peihan’s favorite ofvolunteering memory “was lookingat [everything] coming back. We get here differently; what we have in common isthat we keep fact, shefound ANSby, “runningpast…Woodend inRock Creek Park” outdoors has[her]spendingmost of[her]timerunningontrails!” In Peihan isatrained research neuroscientist whose“love ofthe Children’s Garden. 30 hours ofhertime to schoolprograms, Creek Critters, andour Master Naturalist Intern. SincefindingANS,shehasgiven nearly Allow meto introduce anew volunteer. Peihan Orestes isaMD by Mitch Greene, Volunteer Coordinator society ofnaturalists.
[email protected]. like itmight beagood fit for you, please contact Pam Oves, It can itcan be fun,itcan berewarding. bechallenging, Ifthissounds Sussman andhiscomputer-savvy wife Nancy. also possibleto dotheVoice asateam, asisthecase withbirder Rick mentoring as well asacollection ofbackground resource papers. It's Volunteers can count onallthehelpthey want, intheform of especially attentionwith close tobird reports throughout the week. Preparing aweek's report takes aserioustime commitment, starting Birds, butalsonationwide to several hundred subscribers ofBirdEast. only through theAudubonNaturalist Society, MDBirding, andVA- tailored to fit).The weekly report isdistributed every Tuesday not Each compiler produces areport onceevery month orso(schedules and/or opento sharpeningtheseskills. sources suchaseBird, local listservers, andbirding Facebook pages-- computer-literate, comfortable withWord, andabreast ofreporting in theVoice area (DC, MD, VA, DE).Inaddition, compilers need to be and patterns ofoccurrence, as well as familiarity withbirding locales requires solidknowledge ofNorthAmerican birds, bird identification, looking for two or three additional compilers. This volunteer position The "venerable" Voice oftheNaturalist (now approaching 40)is ISO: Afew good birders
A World ofImpact A and P aul Bartsch Award for Distinguished 8940 Jones 8940 Jones Contributions Contributions Naturalto History Champagne andDessertReception Woodend Nature Sanctuary Sunday, March 10, 2019 10, March Sunday, Mark S.Garland Congratulations to Recipient of ANS’ of Recipient 1:30pm 1:30pm Award Ceremony
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We are deeply grateful to all the members of our of our all the members to grateful deeply are We to their visionary commitment for Society Legacy to join the about how information more For ANS. Jacky Wershbale please contact Society, Legacy or [email protected] at 301-652-9188 x31. Gretchen Minners Gretchen Club Garden Community Bethesda Oberman Ted Amiel & Helen Francke & Ralph Deckelbaum; Vera (Ret) USN Capt. Prothro, Randell Hunt Donnelly; Carolyn Dickhut; Bill Dickinson; Kim & Randy Nancy Matthews; Kress; Mimi B. Family; Steinberg Keller & Tina Schmid; George Paul Parker; Mazie; Michael P. Sara Mollie & Hugh Sherry Shapiro; Rosenberg Max Brody Betty Michael Trister Nancy Duff Campbell Flandern Van Barbara Corbin & Tom Brenda Tony White Tony Judith Coleman Gail Winslow Tim & Cecilia Winslow LEGACY GIFTS TO ANS TO GIFTS LEGACY for several worked she DC where Washington, to finally was it Policy Studies. However, for the Institute for years at teaching her back to brought that talent her educator’s County, in Montgomery School Montessori the Evergreen in 2014. retirement her until she taught Maryland, where active a more Lynn became her retirement, Following regularly was She Sanctuary. Nature Woodend at volunteer as a member of our and flowers plants the seen tending with helping team and volunteer Garden Plant Blair Native programs. children’s ANS will world the natural to commitment longstanding Lynn’s bequest generous the through future the into well continue are We projects. for All Nature will benefit to ANS that left she gift which will legacy wonderful her for Lynn to grateful deeply and Woodend at support our sanctuary work do so much to stewards. of nature generation the next nurture help youtube.com/audubonnaturalist
MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS TRIBUTE AND MEMORIAL 2018-January 2019 November Mark England; Rebecca Hedin; Anna Urciolo Mark England; Rebecca Don Messersmith Anne Sturm Miller Kristie Subramanian Haskell Katherine Miller Kristie Gray & Peter Adria Zeldin Light Sharon OF: IN MEMORY Boyd Francis Kingston Marguerite Brown Madeleine J. Brown Francine Del Buono Yoli Dale; Sabrina Pacifici Janet Ellen Dashner Svec Rita Gail Gorlitz Smith Christopher Marks Pearl & Simone Dickstein Matthew Anderson; Carol Mayo Marguerite Gilbertson Kristina Sandy McKnight Club Community Garden Bethesda Cecily Nabors LLC Management, Wealth Pro Hieng Phu Ay McGaughy Robert Sudi Press Emilie & Jon McBride Edwin Clark Edwin Anne Litchfield Louise Lees & Alison Waxman Dave IN HONOR OF: IN HONOR Jill Cahn Elfin David Kelly Nora Snell Colarulli; Lorraine Peter Liz Jones Peck & Ray Deborah Ahmed Khan Miller Kristie 38
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