audubon naturalist society Naturalist Quarterly Summer 2017

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Why ANS?

Because together we ensure the environment has a future

ANS NATURE ACTIVITIES & NEWS The Audubon Naturalist Society OFFICERS inspires residents of the greater president Leslie Catherwood (’17) Naturalist Quarterly Washington, DC region to Vice president Paul D’Andrea (‘17) appreciate, understand, and treasurer Scott Fosler (‘17) ANShome.org Summer 2017 protect their natural environment Secretary Megan Carroll (‘19) through outdoor experiences, BOARD OF DIRECTORS education, and advocacy. Wendy Anderson (‘18), Cecilia Clavet From the Director 3 HEADQUARTERS (‘19), Alice Ewen (‘18), Allyn Finegold Woodend, a 40-acre wildlife (‘17), Mike Gravitz (‘17), Jennifer Judd Why ANS? Because together we ensure the sanctuary in Chevy Chase, MD Hinrichs (‘17), Diane Hoffman (‘19), Jane McClintock (‘18), Tim McTaggart (’18), environment has a future 4 Office hours Carolyn Peirce (‘19), Nancy Pielemeier Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM (‘19), Rebecca Turner (‘18), Bonnie Children and Family Programs 8 STORE HOURS VanDorn (‘18), Larry Wiseman (‘19) Monday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rust Classes/Programs 11 Saturday 9 AM-5 PM Lisa Alexander Sunday 12-5 PM STAFF Adult Programs 12 GROUNDS HOURS Finance Dawn to dusk Lois Taylor, Comptroller, Dupe Cole, CALENDAR 16 ANS MEMBERSHIP Senior Accountant/Benefits Manager; Student $15 Barbara Young, Accountant Free Birding Trips 23 Individual $50 MARKETING & Communications Family $65 Caroline Brewer, Director of Marketing Nature Steward $100 Natural History Field Studies 24 and Communications Audubon Advocate $200 Sanctuary Guardian $500 AUdubon NATURALIST Shop Nature Travel 26 Naturalists Council $1,000 Matt Mathias, Manager; Yoli Del Buono, Preservationist $1,000+ Assistant Manager ANS News 28 NATURALIST QUARTERLY is Conservation published four times a year by Eliza Cava, Director of Conservation; Registration Info 31 the Audubon Naturalist Society, Monica Billger, Virginia Conservation 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Advocate; Gregg Trilling, Creek Critters Chase, MD 20815. Photos, art Program Manager work, and articles may not be COVER Elise Matney, former ANS preschooler, examines Development Jacky Wershbale, reprinted without permission Director of Development; Debra Prybyla insects. See page 4 for a testimonial from her parents, from the editor. Opinions offered & Lin Orrin, Grant Writers; Loree do not necessarily reflect official Ryan and Lauren Matney, on the impact of the ANS Nature Trilling, Database Coordinator; Allie Henn, ANS policy. Advertised products Development Assistant; Larry Petrovich, Preschool on their two children. or services do not carry the Assistant endorsement of ANS. Environmental Education ISSN 0888-6555 Diane Lill, Director; Stephanie Mason, WATER QUALITY MONITORING CLASSES Senior Naturalist; Stephanie Bozzo, Preschool Director; Ryan Frye, Amelia SENIOR EDITOR Water Quality Monitoring classes are on hiatus during the Caroline Brewer McLaughlin, Ruth Polk, Shannon Earle, Kristin Roberts, Preschool Teachers; summer. Please see our Autumn issue, coming out in late MANAGING EDITOR Chelsea Hawk, Preschool Assistant; August, for a schedule of classes in the fall. Pam Oves Nora Kelly, Camp Director; Serenella © 2017 Audubon Naturalist Linares, School Programs Manager; Society Carol Hayes, Nature Travel Program Assistant; Katrina Kugel, Lauren CONTACT INFORMATION Simpson, Debbie Boger, Lee Anne Do you participate in the ANS Headquarters/Woodend Graeub, Jenny Brown, GreenKids Sanctuary Specialists; Deb Crew, Ambika Anand National Capital Area CFC? 301-652-9188 Prokop, Gina Ghertner, Stephanie FAX 301-951-7179 Ligouri, Environmental Educators; Kylie ANShome.org Watson, Steven Pearce, Interns The easiest way to support ANS is to designate [email protected] Property Management the Audubon Nationalist Society 75493 in Audubon Sanctuary Shop Carlos Navas, Property Manager; Bjorn the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign under 301-652-3606 Busk, Assistant Property Manager EarthShare Mid-Atlantic. Conservation, MD x22 OFFICE MANAGER Pam Oves; Office Conservation, VA 571-278-5535 Coordinator, Carol Hayes Environmental Education x16 Membership x35 Rust Sanctuary Publications, advertising x23 Susanne Ortmann, NOVA Programs Rentals x38 Manager; Ellen McDougall, Volunteers x30 Environmental Educator Contributions x31 Volunteer Coordinator Special Events x12 Alison Pearce Rust Sanctuary 703-669-0000 Water Quality Programs ANS was recertified as one of the Cathy Wiss E-mail unusual bird sightings to ''finest smaller charities Greater [email protected] Rentals Beatriz Engel Washington has to offer'' by the Catalogue for Philanthropy. From the Director Future generations have a future with ANS Today, when I see our Audubon Nature Preschoolers and Why ANS? A question for the Summer Campers running through the 40 acres at Woodend or generations the Fresh Air Kids exploring at Rust, I’m reminded of my own As I reflect on our 120th anniversary sons when they were young. I take great pride in announcing celebration and the #ANS120 campaign, that ANS has been awarded a bond bill by the state of Maryland my answer to the question “Why ANS?” to begin the process of installing an accessible trail at Woodend. keeps changing. This spring, I now Think about the generations of families with strollers, elders and answer, “For the generations ANS has veterans who will be able to enjoy the respite of nature thanks to served and will serve.” Since our launch in 1897, think about how a trail that makes recharging in nature possible for all. many generations of people ANS has connected to the natural When I stepped into the role of ANS Executive Director just world through education and advocacy! three years ago, I helped lead an advocacy campaign for the first time in my professional career. What a joy it was to work with Gratitude for the ANS legacy of generations past 30 partner organizations to secure victory and protect Ten Mile In my own life, as perhaps in yours, ANS has left an imprint Creek (see an update on that nasty Pulte subpoena on page 29). on many ages and stages. In 1983, as a young college graduate Through the Save Ten Mile Creek campaign, I learned just how and ANS intern, once every two weeks I traveled by bus to the fiercely ANS members will protect the natural world. My heart Chesire Cat children’s book store on Connecticut Avenue in DC sang, despite my frozen fingers and toes, when so many ANS to review children’s nature books for the ANS Naturalist News. members of all ages, including one small corgi puppy, joined Imagine my joy, 30 years later, when I discovered that my new ANS at the Science March. Did you know that it was my mom friend and ANS’s oldest member, Lola Oberman, had been who suggested using wildlife whirligigs to signal and gather our writing for the Naturalist News at the same time! Lola’s Notes forces? Talk about the generations pulling together! We made from Melody Lane were beloved by ANS members of all ages, quite a splash (see page 29) as we proudly marched in defense and there is no doubt (as her publishing career bore out) that she of environmental policy decisions based on sound science. was a much better writer than I! How fortunate I was that ANS allowed me to write alongside one of the great nature writers Do tell, Why ANS?, for you of our time. I miss Lola who passed away at age 100 earlier this Please share your “Why ANS?” stories on the gorgeous new year and the Chesire Cat Bookstore gone for two decades now. ANS web site at www.anshome.org and on our Facebook and 3 Twitter pages. Sign up for our action alerts so you can speak up in defense of nature. Help us reach our goal of signing up 120 Our New Website new monthly members! Let’s highlight how the good work of ANS has inspired people to love and protect nature through the Have you checked out our website lately? Please do. It’s all generations. Together, we’ll ensure that ANS continues to teach new – just for you. During Earth Week, ANS launched a more about, restore and protect the natural world for today, tomorrow visually compelling, easier to use and search website, with an and the future! opportunity for you to share your stories and photos at www. anshome.org. We’re still making improvements, so please don’t be shy about telling us what you think. Send your comments to [email protected].

Celebrating ANS, 120 years, and you! STAFF UPDATES: We welcome Lin Orrin, who has over 20 years of experience in grant writing and nonprofit development, ANS members and supporters, you have been our past. You are and began her career as a journalist. She studied business the reason we have a present --and can bank on a future. That’s and pre-med at Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State why we’re asking you to join our #ANS120 celebration to be more University, and holds a Certificate of Theological Studies from social and answer for family members and friends: Why ANS? the Graduate Theological Union/Pacific School of Religion. She is a hiker and nature photographer, and long-time advocate for the Is it for the blue jays or the bluebells or the butterflies? environment. Is it for the children? Your children or your children’s children? Is it to speak for the trees or to hear the wind whisper to you? Is it to do the right thing for our planet? Or to do something good for yourself? ANS Needs You! BOARD MEMBERS Audubon Naturalist Society is looking for a Why ANS? few good leaders. If you are passionate about the ANS mission, can contribute to building the network of ANS supporters around Join us online and tell your story with words, photos, and videos, the region, and would like to participate in strategic planning for via email, Facebook and Twitter. We use the hashtag #ANS120. the future of the organization, please consider service on our Also, look for our posts – like, comment, and share. Board of Directors. Contact [email protected] if you are www.anshome.org/ans-toolkit has more about how to interested in Board Service. participate. Thank you so much! 4 AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY FEATURE hope you’ll betherewithus,andappreciatewhatourlegacyfamilies have tosay. our children’s imaginations,confidence,resiliencyandbravery. We’re tothenext looking forward 10 years ofgreatadventure, through logs,catching andreleasingturtles, frogsandinsects,creatingartinnature aredailyexperiences thatbolster with hands-on,nature-based activities.Climbingtrees,buildingbridgesacrossthecreek,crafting homes,crawling fairy For 10 years now, the Audubon Nature Preschool hasbuiltonchildren's abouttheworld inherentcuriosity by educating (pictured right), current andformer ANS students Alex Rackoff, motherofNicholas, Morgan,andDylan was worth itbecausewas such auniqueexperience. the school, especiallytoparentsinDC.Ialways thoughtit conflict, buildingconnectionswitheach other. Irecommend Teachers focus on buildingsocialrelations,navigating the sanctuary, the fact thatthey cangotosomany places. It’s always beenawonderful place.Ilove theteachers, grandchildren with Dylan), ANS memberwhojoinedbecauseofher Nancy Shipman,wife ofRobert Shipman(pictured above empowering. They becomeexplorers rightalongwiththeteachers. It’s home fromschool andtells uswhatbirdisflyingaround. really loves animals.Dylanisreallyintobirds.Hecomes of the naturalpreservation world. Morganistheonewho came outofthepreschool beingareallystrongadvocate for they areasindividuals.Nicholas, whoisnow almost13, teachers know (thechildren) asindividuals andrespectwho What Iespeciallylove about(thepreschool) isthatthe has afuture Because togetherweensuretheenvironment Why ANS? AUDUBON NATURE PRESCHOOL the cover) Lauren andRyan Matney, parentsofLeighton andElise(on connected tolifelong ANP friends. School andourwholefamily feels fortunate very toremain and Elisebothhadaseamlesstransition toSidwell Friends members.Leightonemphasis onbeinggoodcommunity of each child through mindfulnessexploration andan teachers guidesthesocialandemotionaldevelopment couldn’t wait togoschool everyday. A groupofloving thrive exploring theidyllic40-acre outdoor campus.Ourkids nurturing school withhighlyqualifiededucators andkids that remainswithourchildren today. ANP isawarm and for nature andasenseofenvironmentalresponsibility new parents. The school instilledalove andappreciation base for ourchildren andalsoenriched ourexperience as Audubon Nature Preschool createdastrongeducational Airen Hall,motherof Asher, apreschooler, pictured right and we recommendtheschool toeveryone! We aresogratefulfor thetimeourkidshave spentthere them toexplore theworld,themtolove andtaught nature. ANP helpedinstillconfidenceinbothourkids,encouraged environment andplay-centered atmosphereattheschool. have benefitedtremendouslyfromthelearning-rich son isinhissecondyear attheschool. Both ofourkids area, ouroldersonspentayear there.Now ouryounger Our wholefamily loves ANP! When we firstmoved tothis

FEATURE 5 SUMMER 2017 Photo by Dirck Harris Dirck by Photo NATURE TRAVEL NATURE Simply put, taking courses through the NHFS with learning, friendship life my program has enriched mentors and nature wonderful found and fun! I have Audubon association with the my friends. I expect source of outdoor Society to be a lifelong Naturalist learning and fun! Kate Maynor Why did I decide to travel with ANS? The beautyThe and ANS? with did I decide to travel Why and lure of Costa of the leaders, Rica, the experience ANS trips with them had the reputation that prior created...all fully validated. Hutton Powell NATURAL HISTORY FIELD STUDIES HISTORY NATURAL ADULT PROGRAMS ADULT NATURE NATURE FIELD TRIPS VOLUNTEER MASTER NATURALIST MASTER VOLUNTEER Patricia Mackey, 2016 Master Naturalist graduate Master Naturalist 2016 Mackey, Patricia Taking the Master Naturalist training is one of the best the Master Naturalist Taking going into it done as an adult. I knew things that I have Each much. how learn a lot, but I had no idea that I would me, encouraging further for horizons class opened up new learning on the subject at hand. M. Nester Our field trip to Swain’s Lock was delightfully full of spring Lock Swain’s Our field trip to patience in ensuring that all Mason’s) Also, (Stephanie life. (be it plant, particular species each participants experience etc) continues to inspire awe. bird, snake,

: Our celebration of 120 years of promoting environmental stewardship is possible is possible stewardship environmental of promoting years of 120 celebration : Our World the Natural from Voices Introducing represent. you and partners supporters, members, ANS – and the you pages to these dedicate So we you. of only because We world. natural the of all good things for with us in behalf passion, and energy thoughts, ideas, your sharing for you Thank again real soon. Enjoy! you hope to see Photo by Allen Browne Allen by Photo 6 AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY FEATURE Leaf Solutions Sarah L. CaféAnderson, Conservation Speaker, Founder andCEO, Lillie dedication toadvocacynatural for spaces. preserving work that ANS isdoingtocreatespacefor learning andgrowth, andfor its the world,understand andmostimportantly, ourselves. Iamproudofthe a culture ofenvironmentalstewardship. science helpsus Understanding Why ANS? Audubon Naturalist isoneofthoseentitiesthatfosters Society Susan Schober –pictured inthemiddle this issueofstreamhealth. a contribution(to ANS andnature) by providing thataddress data urbanization takesitstollonourwater supply. I’mhappy tomake water. Iwalk alongthenorthwest branch alotand I canseehow love andIfeel beingoutsideandlearning, like akidplaying inthe in thestreamsandthatthere’s thiswholeworld livingthere.I I findit fascinating toknow that you canfindmacroinvertebrates WATER QUALITY CONSERVATION CAFÉ MONITORING CONSERVATION Water District Conservation Dan Schwartz, SoilScientistfor theNOVA Soil& various aquaticinvertebrate species. toidentifythe first-time monitorsasthey try gives alotofvisual clues,it’s agreattool for with easytofollow instructions. Because it The (CreekCritters) userfriendly, appisvery Conservancy Caitlin Wall, Policy Director, Potomac communities for all. charge for healthy forests, streams,and to advocate for nature, ANS isleadingthe local voices ofeveryageandbackground enforce ourcleanwater laws. Rallying and working tirelesslytostrengthenand clean water for theDCmetroregion partner andstrategicallyfighting for Audubon Naturalist isacritical Society CREEK CRITTERS PARTNERS FEATURE 7 SUMMER 2017 DONORS SALAD SCIENCE ANS is my second home! After retiring, I looked for a place retiring, for I looked After second home! ANS is my where I could contribute to environmental to volunteer technical and use my of nature, love conservation, my enjoy an opportunity such has provided ANS skills at the same time. experience includes volunteer years. My more than five for training, Volunteer support, Master Naturalist ANS website ANS Shop assistance, quality water monitoring, Crowder- activities. event Messersmith team membership, and special in all these areas despite been able to volunteer And, I have me ANS has allowed that disabled! I feel being physically in their important contributions to ways to share in so many a a result, I made the decision to leave As the environment. will. bequest to them in my Karen Wilhelm, Volunteer and Donor Both children and teachers loved the Salad Science lessons. the Salad Science loved and teachers children Both learners to targeted our young for perfectly were They insects how rain the salad had gotten, much notice how and so much lettuce, like turtles how help/hurt the lettuce, work all of your again for you Thank all so fun! more. It was again!” more with you to work love would We with us! Teacher PreK Natalie B., MEMBERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY RUST NATURE SANCTUARY NATURE RUST The value of all things, especially our natural our natural of all things, especially value The depends on our use of them. Every day environment, Society opportunities provides Naturalist Audubon the heritage regardless of and protect our natural to enjoy station or your in life. live are, where you who you ANS member Marcus Pollock, nder Susanne Ortmann’s wing, the four-year-olds have have wing, the four-year-olds Under Susanne Ortmann’s learned backyard, in our school’s hikes taken seasonal nature and documented to use tools to observehow nature, in their individual journals. about the environment information benefited from have children years, our the past five For about local enthusiasm and her knowledge own Susanne’s program is Society’s Audubon Naturalist The fauna. flora and might otherwise who opportunities to children not have a gift lives. in their everyday world to engage with the natural Teacher Monroe, LCPS Head Start Wendy 8 AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY CHILDREN & FAMILY PROGRAMS for your school! children’s school throughSchool Programs andGreenKids.Considerhaving your PTA orPTO sponsor anature activity through the Audubon Nature Preschool, SummerCamp,Nature Birthday Parties, andFamily Programs, andatyour dusk for free,365days ayear. Ourtrainednaturalists andexcellent volunteers areeagertointroduce children tonature Y

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AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY field site. Our groupwillmeetinCambridgethencarpoolouttoour when we’ll listenfor rails,frogs,owls, andChuck-will’s-widows. on themarshenvironment. Ourforay continuesintothenight, other wildlife. We’ll alsodiscusstheeffects ofhumanactivities We’ll identifymarshplantsandsearch for birds,butterflies, and andmanagementoftheElliotthistory Islandmarshecosystem. the state’s Black Rail study, leadsthisexploration ofthenatural well-studied, andaccessible.Hal whohasconducted Wierenga, Eastern Shore,andthemarshesnear Vienna, MDarediverse, Extensive wetlands bordertheChesapeake Bay onMaryland’s $46 $34;nonmembers Members Hal Leaders: Wierenga andLynn Davidson Saturday, June 3(2:30-11 pm) Elliott Island Natural Heritage Series: Woodend Sanctuary. Fieldtripsarereached by private vehicle orcarpool. learn aboutourarea’s natural history. All programsareledby experienced naturalists. Lectures areheldat These programsoffer nature novices andexperienced naturalists alike anarray ofopportunities toexplore and to 14 participants. to loaneach participantfor thedurationof thewalk. Limited about beingthanIDing.” forest Shehasportable bathingstools butterflies.and nectaring Ourleadersays this walk is “more and spendquiettimesitting andwatching summerwildflowers already knew!). We will walk for about2.5milesataslow pace system function,andelevated mood(thingsthat ANS members hormone cortisol,lowered bloodpressure, increasedimmune immersed innature, includinglowered levels ofthestress demonstrated thehealthbenefitsofspendingquiettime Numerous studies inJapan, EuropeandNorth America have Shirin-Yoku orforest bathingwalk at Theodore Roosevelt Island. Join authorMelanie Choukas-Bradley natural for history a $38 $28;nonmembers Members Leader: MelanieChoukas-Bradley Wednesday, June 7(9:30am-1pm) Theodore Roosevelt Island Forest Bathing Walk on Adult Programs ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ADULT PROGRAMS • • • Questions? Call Pam at 301-652-9188x16or email [email protected]. All changes/cancellations/transfers must behandled through theEEoffice. Visit www.ANShome.org/adults andclick on “Register Online.” Wild places are closer than you think. you than closer are places Wild Landing Breeding Bird Walk at Sycamore places. Also, bepreparedfor tworocky streamcrossings. stretch on anatural surface trailwhich isuneven androcky in along theRiver, butitincludesafairly-steep downhill anduphill muddy) terrain miles willbeonmostlyflat(but possibly very of thePotomac River alongtheway. Ourhike ofaround 2.5 well over adozen speciesofferns andenjoy beautifulviews theytwists takealongtheway. We’ll hopetofindandidentify abouthowtalk ferns normallyreproduce,andsomeoftheodd and delve intotheamazingworld of fern reproduction. We’ll Parkway nearMcLean, VA, we willgobeyond basicfern ID On thismoderatehike in Turkey Run Park, justoff theGW $34 $24;nonmembers Members Leader: KitSheffield Sunday, June 11 (9am-Noon) Ferns andTheir Reproduction downhill walking onuneven androcky natural surface trails. occasional rattlesnake andblack bear. Expectsomeuphill/ for interestingdragonfliesandotherinsects,as well asthe Hairstreak. The we habitats willvisitincludesitesknown progresses: Appalachian Azure, IndianSkipper, andEdwards’ hard-to-find butterflies, depending on how theseason trip willincludeshortforays tosearch for threeofthese butterflies, inadditionto some rareoruncommonspecies. This window many toobserve ofMaryland’s commonsummer Early Juneoffers intheCatoctinMountains anexcellent $46 $34;nonmembers Members Leader: Rick Borchelt Saturday, June 10 (10 am-5pm) Frederick Watershed Gambrill State Park andthe Early Summer Butterflies of Saturday, June 10 (7-11 am)

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Solstice Walk Among the Elders Among Walk Solstice 25 (9 am-1 pm) June Sunday, Carole Bergmann Leader: Members $24; nonmembers: $34 this celebration ecologist leads forest Montgomery County’s of the botanical lushness of summer in the floodplain and in Frederick River plant community along the Potomac Montgomery Aqueduct, Counties. Starting at the Monocacy to admire a magnificent, ancient Eastern the chance have we’ll and woody other bottomland among many Cottonwood, to Dickerson herbaceous plant species. Heading downriver tree in out the largest known search we’ll Conservation Park, as the co-champion as well American sycamore, an old MD, Maple in MontgomerySilver County and all things green. Summer of Songsters Six-legged 29 (7:30-9:30 pm) June Thursday, Stragar Cathy Leader: F as and the songs of insects such summer has arrived, Sticky into a noisy and and katydids begin to swell cicadas, crickets, Woodend Stragar at our Cathy naturalist Join riotous chorus. to the most common of these a slide introduction Sanctuary for their make sing, they they and how are, why songsters: who they with the to get involved also describe how amazing sounds. She’ll August. science activity citizen in late Crawl sixth annual Cricket Advanced Dragonfly Studies: Studies: Dragonfly Advanced and Emeralds Common Mid-Atlantic the of Skimmers pm) 22 (7:30-9:30 June Thursday, field trip) 25 (3/4 day June Sunday, Orr Richard Leader: Members $46; nonmembers $70 only $20/$28 Lecture from our annual Introduction “graduate” ready to you’re like Feel by entomologist and class led to Dragonfly and Damselfly series of for his advanced Join us Orr? Richard expert dragonfly of Common with field identification this year classes, returning Corduliidae and Libellulidae). (Families Emeralds and Skimmers presentation with a field will combine an evening Our instructor hope to see where we’ll Center, Research Wildlife trip to Patuxent is the first of three This of these and other species in action. many ID of all of the dragonfly field will cover classes which advanced started getting Just and damselfly groups in the mid-Atlantic area. you. for in dragonflies? Our introductoryJuly 6 and 9 is class on

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Citizen FULL Join us for the 28th annual Western Montgomery Western the 28th annual us for Join Participants in this citizen Count. County Butterfly teams to science project will be sent into the field in experience area. No species in a given count butterfly mid-summer count, modeled This is necessary. by Christmas Bird Counts, is organized the after American Butterfly the North ANS and sponsored by Email Stephanie and Xerces Society. Association a Mason at [email protected] for letter. information participant’s Saturday, June 17 June Saturday, Western Montgomery Montgomery Western Count Butterfly County Join two naturalists to explore the (almost) summer richness the (almost) summer richness to explore two naturalists Join and the habitatsof the varied along the C & O Canal towpath starting point the Canal’s nearly 50 miles above River Potomac to the Rocks of from Point hike We’ll D.C. in Georgetown, our search in Towpath (5.6 miles) along the Aqueduct Monocacy dragonflies, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, butterflies, for summer plant life. Sunday, June 18 (8 am-2:30 pm) 18 June Sunday, Stragar Leaders: Stephanie Mason and Cathy Members $34; nonmembers $46 Along Hike Summer (Almost) It’s the Potomac From solitary bee, from to the highly social honey From parasitic wasps a form to carpenter bees, these related insects wasps potter We’ll world. and critically important natural fascinating part of the histories, significant ecological life take a look at their diversity, spend our time We’ll them. threats facing roles, and worrisome and bees, wasps Sanctuary for Woodend outdoors, combing the identifying them, and observing their habits. Saturday, June 17 (9-11:30 am) (9-11:30 17 June Saturday, Stragar Cathy Leader: Members $20; nonmembers $28 The Buzz on Bees and Wasps Bees and The Buzz on These walks are full but please register for the waitlist as we as we waitlist the are full but please register for walks These get a cancellation. often Summer Shuffles Along the Canal Along Shuffles Summer am) (9-11:30 Wednesdays Lock - Pennyfield 14 A: June Section Lock Riley’s 21 - B: June Section - Carderock 19 C: July Section Lock 26 - Swain’s D: July Section Mason Stephanie Leader: Adult Programs Adult 14

AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY Bring your own bike. Wildlife Refuge. Ourround-tripridewillbebetween5-8miles. we cover the Tour’s reach fromPatuxent River Park toMerkle often tolookfor wildflowers, birds,butterflies, andfrogs,as search forinthenatural summer activity world. We’ll dismount closed tocarsonthisday, inour tovisitavarietyofhabitats MD. We’ll usetheChesapeake Bay Critical Area Tour roadway, wetlands alongthePatuxent River inPrince George’s County, Dust off your bike andjoinusto explore thewoods and $38 $28;nonmembers Members Leader: StephanieMason Tuesday, July 4(8:30am-1pm) Patuxent Holiday on WheelsAlong the will have achance totesttheir identificationskills. Research Refuge (North Tract) nearBowie, MD, whereeveryone Richard Orr willjoin heronourfieldtriptothe Patuxent common speciesofOdonatesinourarea.Dragonfly expert Shannon willdiscussID, biology, andbehavior ofthe more dragonflies anddamselflies. Atour evening lecture, Lisa on thosesix-legged, aerialacrobatsofwetlandthe habitats: birds—although “mosquito hawk” isacommonmoniker—but Grab your binocularsandpreparetosetyour sightsnoton Lecture only$20/$28 $64 $46;nonmembers Members LisaShannonandRichardLeaders: Orr Sunday, July 9(3/4day fieldtrip) Thursday, July 6(7:30-9:30pm) Damselflies Introduction toDragonflies and ourselves. different to speciesandtry “communicate” withtheseinsects thevariousoutdoors toobserve flashandlightpatterns of and behavior oftheseluminescentbeetles. We’ll thenmove The evening beginswithashortdiscussionofthelife history courting offireflies over our Woodendfieldsand forests. As duskdescends,comeandenjoy nature’s fireworks—the F Leader: StephanieMason Wednesday, July 5(8-9pm) Firefly Fling ree, butregistrationrequired. to be taken offto betaken ourmailing list. and ask If so,[email protected], online andreducepaperuse andprintingcosts? Do youwant toreadyourNaturalistQuarterly

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JUST ADDED How DoTheirGardensGrow? with theconfirmationletter. Black HillRegional Park. A listofartsupplieswillbeprovided native woodland trees.Sitefor thisoutdoorworkshop willbe in thewoods. The onlyexperience requiredisalove for our using sketches andhandwritten notesthatreflect your walk trail. Tina willshow you how tocreateanartjournalpage ofnativeparticipants willshareobservations treesalongthe Reserve Map.Following ashortstrolllookingcloselyatnature, booksandtheillustrated the SugarloafMountain Agricultural Create anartjournalpageundertheguidanceofartist $34 $24;nonmembers Members Brown Thieme Leader: Tina Saturday, July 8(10 am-2:30pm) Art andNature Journaling farther thanourusual “naturalists’ shuffle.” covereddistance onourgeologyhikes willbefaster and sections. Some stretches may bemuddy. The pacesetand uphill onagoodsurface, except for twosteep,rocky downhill towards thesea.The terrain for ourhike isgently own totellasitcarries broken tale piecesofourlandscape of collidingandrifting continents,whilethestreamhasits gorge. The various bedrock exposures illustrateahistory tortured rock, metamorphic culminatinginasteep,rocky plaindepositschangecoastal intosplendidoutcropsof Burnt Mills,usingacarshuttle tocompletetheloop.Sandy Plain. We willhike upstream 3milesfrom Adelphi Millto descends fromthePiedmontuplandto Atlantic Coastal County, acanyonGeorges andMontgomery carves asit Northwest Branch, straddlingtheborderbetweenPrince $34 $24;nonmembers Members Leader: Joe Marx Wednesday, July 19 (10 am-2:30pm) Geology of Northwest Branch destination gardensarebothintheBethesda, MDvicinity. for roughlyanhourbefore switching totheothersite.Our Participants willdivideintotwogroups,visitingonegarden loving plantsinthefrontandshade-loving speciesintheback. One yard ismostlyshaded,whilethesecondsportssun- through theiryards, bothofwhich includewater features. Liz andMarney willsharetheirsuccessesandfailures onwalks shelter for wildlife, andincorporatenative plantswhenpossible. who have worked toreducelawn coverage, increasefood and Here’s your chance tovisitthehomegardensof two ANSers $34 $24;nonmembers Members LizJonesLeaders: andMarneyBruce Saturday, July 15 (9am-12:30 pm) anshome.org/adults 15 SUMMER 2017 pm) am-12:30 21 (9:30 July riday, Sunday, July 23 (6:30-8:30 pm) July Sunday, Stephanie Mason Leader: Members $24; nonmembers $34 wetland forest, and stroll through the field, evening a slow Enjoy MD. habitats area, south of Poolesville, of the Hughes Hollow frogs, foxes, owls, look and listen for the sun sets, we’ll As bats, and insects, discussing the adaptations of these beavers, animals. crepuscular and nocturnal Saturday, July 22 (9 am-1 pm) July Saturday, Stephanie Mason Leader: Members $28; nonmembers $38 Hill Regional habitats at Black stroll through several On this slow an introduction to some of the offer we’ll MD, near Boyds, Park, of summer: their habitats, to identify them, and how butterflies their caterpillars and host plants. Our areas of where to look for will be open and sunny. exploration the Giants Among Walk 23 (8 am-Noon) July C. Sunday, October 22 (8 am-Noon) D. Sunday, Stephanie Mason Leader: members walk $24; nonmembers $34 Each on Birches Oaks, and River among the giant Sycamores, Walk River along the Potomac this seasonal series of explorations and ears our eyes keep We’ll MD. just upstream of Great Falls, the summer become and watch all manner of wildlife, open for Our sultry colors herald the coming of another winter. fall before but is mostly level, Towpath, floodplain trail, connecting with the our loop of roughly 2.5 miles. walk could be muddy as we in the Hollow Stroll Sunset Paddle on the Potomac the on Paddle F Leaders: Choukas-Bradley Melanie and Mason Stephanie Members $30; nonmembers $42 a summer for Boathouse Bridge at the Key Meet two naturalists the Island. Discover Roosevelt Theodore paddling trip around in historic 88.5 acre island DC’s magic of paddling around the boughs of magnificent sycamores, beneath the Potomac and basswoods walnuts, maples, black silver cottonwoods, summer wildflowers Witness the blooms of many birches. river ospreys, shoreline and the thrill of spotting along the growing egrets, and the noisy kingfisher! Canoes bald eagles, herons and Registration own. can bring your be rented or you can or kayaks include boat rental. does not fee Butterfly B is for

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Jun 3 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 18 Jul 29 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

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“ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18 “ “ Morning Paddle on the Potomac Y 18

“ 2 pm Natural Heritage Series: Elliott Island Y 12 “ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

Jun 4 7:30 am Little Bennett bird walk 23 Aug 6 9 am Bees in the Backyard Y 18

Jun 7 9:30 am Forest Bathing Walk on TR Island Y 12 Aug 9 7 pm Summer Bird Life begins Y 24

Jun 8 7 pm Conservation Cafe Y 28 Aug 10 6 pm Butterflies of Late Summer begins Y 25

Jun 10 7 am Breeding Bird Walk at Sycamore Landing Y 12 Aug 12 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

“ 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend Y 18 Aug 17 8 pm Crickets Count Listening Walk 18

“ 10 am Early Summer Butterflies of Gambrill Y 10 Aug 19 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

“ “ Summer Camp Open House 9 Aug 25 after dark Crickets Count! Citizen Science Activity 19

“ “ Children’s Garden Open House 9 Aug 26 8:30 am Delaware Coastal Areas bird walk 23

“ “ Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18 “ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

Jun 11 7:30 am Oaks Landfill bird walk 23 Aug 30 7:30 am Woodbridge/Occoquan Bay bird walk 23

“ 9 am Ferns and Their Reproduction Y 12 Sep 2 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 18

Jun 14 9 am Summer Shuffle Along the Canal A Y 13 “ 9 am Weekend Walk in the Woods 8

Jun 17 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 18 “ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

“ 9 am The Buzz on Bees and Wasps Y 13 Sep 3 8 am Sycamore Landing bird walk 23

“ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Climic 18 Sep 5 6:30 am Rock Creek Park bird walk 23

“ all day Western Mont. County Butterfly Count 13 Sep 8 10 am Fridays at Widewater Y 19

Jun 18 8 am (Almost) Summer Hike Along the Potomac Y 13 Sep 9 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 18

Jun 21 9 am Summer Shuffle Along the Canal B Y 13 “ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18

“ 7 pm Summer Wildflower ID begins Y 24 “ 1 pm Sleuthing for Spiders Y 19

Jun 22 7:30 pm Advanced Dragonfly Studies Y 13 Sep 10 7 am Fall Birding Series A - Ag History Farm Y 19

Jun 24 8 am Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend 18 Sep 12 10 am Tales and Trails begins Y 10

“ 10 am Master Gardener Plant Clinic 18 Sep 13 10 am Midweek Meander Along the Canal A Y 19

Jun 25 9 am Solstice Walk Among the Elders Y 13 Sep 14 7 pm Bats About 20

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Paddle on the Potomac the on Paddle am 9:30 21 Jul 15 Y ape May ape C at Move the On am 8 25 Sep 21 Y

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Native Plant Gardening for Homeowners for Gardening Plant Native am 10 20 Jul 15 Y linic C Plant Gardener Master “ “ 18

Geology of Northwest Branch Northwest of Geology am 10 “ 14 Y Snickers Gap Hawkwatch bird walk bird Hawkwatch Gap Snickers “ “ 23

C anal C the Along Shuffle Summer am 9 19 Jul 13 Y Butterfly Migrants of Glendening Preserve Glendening of Migrants Butterfly am 10 “ 21 Y

linic C Plant Gardener Master am 10 “ 18 Walk Among the Ancients the Among Walk am 9 “ 21 Y

How Do Their Gardens Grow? Gardens Their Do How am 9 15 Jul 14 Y Beginner bird walk at Woodend at walk bird Beginner am 8 23 Sep 18

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Art and Nature Journaling Nature and Art am 10 8 Jul 14 Y Blue Ridge Beginnings hike Beginnings Ridge Blue am 10 22 Sep 21 Y

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ling F irefly F pm 8 5 Jul 14 resh Air Kids at Algonkian begins Algonkian at Kids Air resh F am 10 “ 11 Y

Holiday on Wheels Along the Patuxent the Along Wheels on Holiday am 8:30 4 Jul 14 Y Master Naturalist training begins training Naturalist Master am 9:30 18 Sep 32 Y

linic C Plant Gardener Master am 10 “ 18 romwell romwell C at light F all F am 9 “ alley Park alley V 20 Y

Weekend Walk in the Woods the in Walk Weekend am 9 1 Jul 8 Late Summer Wings and Wildflowers and Wings Summer Late am 8 17 Sep 20 Y

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Jun 29 Jun 6 pm 6 erns and Lycophytes begins Lycophytes and erns F 25 Y “ 9 am 9 omposites C onfusing C 20 Y

Jun 28 Jun 7:30 am 7:30 Woodbridge/Occoquan Bay bird walk bird Bay Woodbridge/Occoquan 23 “ 8 am 8 Beginner Bird Walk at Woodend at Walk Bird Beginner 18

Jun 27 Jun 6:30 pm 6:30 nsect Life begins Life nsect I 24 Y Sep 16 Sep 6:30 am 6:30 Patuxent River Park bird walk bird Park River Patuxent 23

Jun 26 Jun 6 pm 6 Wetland Ecosystems begins Ecosystems Wetland Y 24 Sep 15 Sep 6:30 pm 6:30 anal C the on Evening Y 20

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AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY open areas with tall vegetationonourfieldtrip. open areaswithtall identifying characteristics of majorinsectgroups.Expectsunny, to distinguishinsectsfromrelatedarthropodsaswe lookfor the McKee-Beshers WMA nearPoolesville, MD, wherewe’ll learn as somelive specimens.Ourfieldtrip “classroom”willbethe trip usingclose-upimagesoftheseamazingcreatures, aswell planet. The evening lecture willprepareparticipantsfor thefield other questionsaboutthemostdiverse groupofanimalsonthe inaddressingtheseand at all? Join entomologistNateErwin and ‘dragonfly’comefromwhentheseinsectsarenotflies Confused? And wheredothosestrangenameslike ‘butterfly’ All true bugsareinsects,butnotallinsectstruly bugs. Lecture only$20/$28 $64 $46;nonmembers Members Leader: NateErwin Saturday, July 29(8:30am-2pm) Thursday, July 27(7:30-9:30pm) Bugs 101 org/adults. org/adults. Register oruseours. atwww.anshome.binoculars at the Audubon NaturalistShopparkinglot.Bring August. Weekly walks resumeinSeptember. Meet Weekly walks throughJune. Nowalks July or Saturdays, 8-9a.m.at Woodend Fre specimens andlearnmoreaboutgardening! September. Bring your plant/insect Saturdays, 10 am-Noon, April through outside Woodend’s Naturalist Shop on Master Gardenershave a “helpdesk” WEEKLY PLANT CLINIC e Beginner’s Bird Walks does notincludeboatrental. your wildflower fieldguideinazip-locked Registration bag. fee double kayaks andcanoesareavailable. Bringbinocularsand at Fletcher’s boathouse,orbringyour own. Both singleand dragonflies, butterflies andotherwildlife. Rentacanoeor kayak eagle orosprey flying overhead, inadditiontoherons, turtles, colorful riparianspecies. We willalsohopetoglimpseabald John’s-wort, swamp milkweed, pickerelweed, andmany other flowers, Virginiadayflowers, mallows, vervains, shrubby St. looking for seasonalblooms,such ascardinalflowers, monkey paddling alongtheshorelineofPotomac River. We’ll be Spend asummermorningwithtwowildflower teachers rentalfee) canoe/kayak $34(doesnotinclude $24;nonmembers Members SujataRoyLeaders: andLizJones Saturday, August 5(9-11:30 am) Morning Paddle on thePotomac Count is August 26. www.discoverlife.org/cricket/DC/. Rain date for theCricket project, which checkANS iscosponsoring, outthislink:http:// Forsend intheirobservations. onthiscitizen details science katydids, thenspendafew minutestolistenfor theirsongsand Participants willlearnthesongsofeightspeciescrickets and Be apartofthesixth annualDC/Baltimore Cricket Crawl. F Science Activity Crickets Count! Citizen our Woodend Sanctuary. crickettarget andkatydidspecieswhileexploring thegroundsof leader willhelpparticipantslearntorecognize the songs of (6th Annual) will convene Shop.Our outsideourSanctuary This free,outdoortrainingwalk for the August 25Cricket Crawl F Leader: Cathy Stragar Thursday, August 17 (8-10 pm) Cricket Crawl ListeningWalk Crickets Count! seeds andfruits inyour neighborhood. natural areasfor alookatwhat’s helpingproducemany ofthe leader inhishomegarden Alexandria, VA andinsurrounding outside your doorstepandinyour garden.Join ourentomologist Discover thediversityofnative beesandotherpollinatorsright $34 $24;nonmembers Members Leader: NateErwin Sunday, August 6(9am-12:30 pm) Bees intheBackyard riday, August 25(after dark) ree, noregistrationnecessary.

Citizen Citizen Science Science anshome.org/adults 19 SUMMER 2017 A arm Park, arm Park, V Lock Violettes A (Mark England) (7:30-10:30 am) (7:30-10:30 A (Mark England) Enjoy one or all of these leisurely autumn walks along walks one or all of these leisurely autumn Enjoy than the traffic less portions of the C&O Canal that enjoy of our focus The Washington. close to stretches towpath location, will be general beginning from a different each walks, River history habitatsnatural of the varied along the Potomac shuffle” “naturalist’s proceed at a We’ll and the C&O Canal. and to observe wildflowers birds, fall pace, stopping often we else turtles — and whatever snakes, butterflies, foliage, Participants interested in carpooling will meet at might find. Woodend. Our fall birding series visits seven protected areas, all birding series visits seven Our fall habitats where a variety of from D.C., drive under an hour’s good — provide wetland forest, and — including field, the observation and identification of birds for opportunities some hope to catch we’ll walks, On the earliest in autumn. watch progresses, we’ll the season As southbound migrants. These other birds. and raptors, waterfowl, sparrows, for birders, are aimed at beginning to mid-level walks teaching will be on Most of our explorations but all are welcome. but some or muddy, be uneven trails that may surface natural destinations include mild uphill and downhill. the Along Meanders Midweek Canal pm) am-12:30 (10 Wednesdays Lock - Riley’s 13 A: September 27 - Carderock B: September - C: October 11 Lock D: October 25 - Pennyfield 8 -Widewater E: November Lock 22 - Swain’s F: November Stephanie Mason Leader: members walk $24; nonmembers $34 Each Entire series $130/$184 Fall Birding Series Birding Fall F Ag History 10: September A: Sunday, am) Bjerke) (7-10 MD (John Meadows, 30: Huntley September B: Saturday, V Conservation Green October 8: Lois C: Sunday, am) England) (7:30-10:30 MD (Mark Park, Dyke October 21: Marsh, D: Saturday, am) (Mike Bowen) (8-11 MD Hollow, October 29: Hughes E: Sunday, am) Bjerke)(John (8-11 MD Lock, 4: Pennyfield November F: Saturday, am) (Mike Bowen) (8-11 Aquatic Kenilworth 12: November G: Sunday, am) Bjerke)Gardens, DC (John (8-11 members walk $24; nonmembers $34 Each Entire series $152/$215 or ANStweets : facebook

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follow friend Love Our Adult Nature Outings? Nature Our Adult Love Celebrate a special occasion by giving a friend or F ANS nature walk. family member a customized Naturalist Stephanie Mason atdetails, contact Senior for certificates [email protected]. Gift adult forays are also available - contact pam.oves@ anshome.org for more information. am-3 pm) ridays (10 Spiders are ubiquitous creatures in our basements, meadows, in our basements, meadows, Spiders are ubiquitous creatures among many, of fear inspire feelings While they and woodlots. and mystery to the nature are a source of wonderment they an introduction to the natural for a naturalist enthusiast. Join historyto McKee- and identification of spiders. On our field trip we’ll MD, Area, near Poolesville, Management Wildlife Beshers spiders in a variety of habitats and discuss their life for search strategies, and adaptations. histories, feeding Saturday, September 9 (1-4:30 pm) 9 (1-4:30 September Saturday, Stragar Cathy Leader: Members $24; nonmembers $34 Sleuthing for Spiders for Sleuthing An elder of a Native American tribe from the Pacific Northwest Northwest Pacific American tribe from the An elder of a Native climbing the same be learned by is more to advised: There climbing a hundred different mountain by a hundred times than this admonition, our Senior Naturalist mountains. Following along the explorations nature begins a series of broad-based habitats, C&O Canal and its varied from upland River’s Potomac hiking Friday’s forests. On each floodplain to rich woods rocky Towpath of the the same stretch follow loop of 4 miles, we’ll to returning area to Great Falls, Widewater from the upriver we As the Canal. above trail Road our cars along the Berma of autumn, and the arrival of summer the fading experience as all as well in plant life, changes enjoy and for watch we’ll reptiles birds, butterflies, including migrant manner of wildlife, series with continue this and amphibians, and mammals. We’ll summer. through next along this stretch a monthly hike Fridays at Widewater at Fridays F 8 A: September Section B: October 6 Section 3 C: November Section Mason Stephanie Leader: members $34; nonmembers walk $48 Each nonmembersEntire series $92; $130 20

AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY Maryland DepartmentofNatural Resources.Maryland presenter is Wildlife EducationandOutreach Specialistfor the and fascinating oftheseimportant mammals.Our and habitats bats intheevening sky. Back inside,we’ll learnaboutthehabits the sunissetting, we’ll headoutoutdoorsonashortsearch for program atour Woodend inChevyChase, MD. Sanctuary As concerns for thebatsinourregionwiththisindoor/outdoor Come andexplore ofandtheconservation thenatural history F Kerry Wixted Leader: Thursday, September 14 (7-9 pm) Bats About identifying them. of “confusing composites”whileoffering tipsonhow tobegin County, MDtoexplain thedifferences betweenthemaingroups meadow andwoodland atLittle Bennett Park inMontgomery fieldclass,ourleaderwilluseboth them. Inthisintroductory more, itcanbeintimidatingeven to begintoconsiderIDing local speciesofasters,goldenrods,sunflowers, bonesetsand belong tothecomposite(Asteraceae) plantfamily. manyWith Most ofourarea’s latesummerandfall-blooming wildflowers $34 $24;nonmembers Members Leader: SujataRoy Saturday, September 16 (9am-1pm) Confusing Composites ours ends. ofcreaturesdiscussing theadaptations whose “day” beginsas katydids, moths,andothernocturnal andcrepuscularanimals, and thentonightfall —we’ll lookandlistenfor owls, foxes, bats, Swain’s Lock nearPotomac, MD. As day gives way todusk— woods andalongthePotomac River’s C&OCanalbeginningat Join seniornaturalist StephanieMasononawalk throughthe $34 $24;nonmembers Members Leader: StephanieMason F Evening on theCanal 338-7831, [email protected] Contact: For andreferences details –Napier Shelton,202- adequate survey Cost: $200/day; Total dependson numberofdays neededfor nests/bird territories; notes onotheranimalsandplantsseen Product: narrative mapof Documentcontaining ofbirdactivity; ree, butregistrationisrequired. riday, September 15 (6:30-8:30pm) Have aSurvey of Nesting Birds on Your Property!

FREE by locationsintheafternoon ifthehawk flightisslow. migrant songbirds,andperhapseven headingouttootherclose- include exploring someofCromwell Valley Park’s trailsfor fall do theirbesttogive you aproductive day ofbirding. That will pulses,butourleaderswill weather conditionsormigratory wing Hawks inmassive numbers.Ofcourse,we can’t control scheduled closetopeakfor thesouthward passageofBroad- outside thenorthernsideofBaltimore Beltway. Ourtripis day ofraptorflightatthishawk watch in Baltimore County, just Bring alongafolding chair andcrossyour fingers for agood $42 $30;nonmembers Members Hal Leaders: Wierenga andLynn Davidson Sunday, September 17 (3/4dayfieldtrip) Park Fall Flight at Cromwell Valley have anannualorGolden Age pass. each hike. There willbeanadmission fee tothePark unlessyou rolling hills.Expectafew moderateuphill/downhill sectionson will benatural surface trails,which couldbemuddy, over gently blooms, developing fruits, andchanging color. Terrain underfoot explore adifferent stretch ofthisareaaswe search for lingering example ofPiedmontforest. Each hike ofup to3mileswill towering hardwood speciestostudy andenjoy, anditis afine Park, MD. While notatrue old-growth woodland, thereare Tract, a large block offorest above theC&0CanalatGreatFalls Fall isagreatseasontoexplore the plantlife oftheGoldMine $61 Entire series$43;nonmembers Each $34 walk:$24;nonmembers members Leader: MarneyBruce B: October18 A: September 20 Wednesdays (10 am-1pm) Fall Flora of theGoldMineTract several milesonnatural surface trailswithsomeuphill/downhill. summer, sun-loving wildflowers andfruiting trees. We’ll walk and residentbirds,otherwildlife againstthebackdrop oflate exploration. We’ll lookfor butterflies andotherinsects,migrant and forested edgesasanidealspotfor broad-basednature Conservation Area offers openmeadows, pondandstream, County,A parkinupperMontgomery theLois Green $38 $28;nonmembers Members Leader: StephanieMason Sunday, September 17 (8am-noon) Wildflowers Late Summer Wings and

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A A V V A) SEPTEMBER Wednesday, September 27 September Wednesday, Bay NWR, Woodbridge/Occoquan details. 28 listing for See June One-third day walk to view residents, early migrants, and fall residents, early migrants, and fall to view walk One-third day city famous park. Meet time/place: 6:30 am in DC’s warblers about three-quarters Area #18, at Picnic Creek Park in Rock Make Center on Ridge Road. of a mile south of the Nature 202-338-7859; if Kornack, Wallace with leader reservation reservations. directions when making ask for necessary, 16 September Saturday, Area, Prince Bay Natural Jug River Park, Patuxent Co., MD George’s River on Patuxent Driftboat trip with MBC/MOS. Joint Half day. Sora, also migrant and resident for Search trail walk. by followed Meet time/place: 6:30 am at park songbirds and waterbirds. person (Maryland of $5 per residents) or entrance gate. Bring fee park program; boat trip can be cool $7 (Virginia, DC residents) for Make Bjerke. and John Greg Kearns and a bit damp. Leaders: johnbjerke1@ Bjerke, (20-person limit) with John reservation mac.com or 240-401-1643. 23 September Saturday, (between Bluemont & Gap Hawkwatch Snickers V Berryville, Broad- time for Peak trip with MBC/MOS. Joint day. Two-thirds am. Meet at commuter Meet time/place: 10 winged Hawks. with leaders reservation Make 601. VA 7 and VA parking lot at Abrams at [email protected] or 703-734- and Bob Boudreau Joan and wind lunch, pack (home). Bring tripods, scopes, chairs, 1238 directions. Call leaders for gear. Sunday, September 3 September Sunday, MD Hollow, Landing and Hughes Sycamore and Early migrant songbirds; some raptors, waterfowl, Half day. 8 am at the Sycamore Meet time/place: migrating butterflies. For trail. the C&O Canal. Easy walking Landing parking lot by or 301-422-3927 Futcher, Tony contact leader: more information, . [email protected] 5 September Tuesday, DC Washington, Creek Park, Rock Wednesday, August 30 Wednesday, NWR, Bay Woodbridge/Occoquan details. for 28 listing See June ellow-breasted ellow-breasted Y A A V V 7:30 am at Pennyfield Lock Lock time/place: 7:30 am at Pennyfield (10-person limit) with leader (10-person reservation

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AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY anshome.org/adults NHFS program,plusinstructor bios,visit ANShome.org/adults. indowntownGallery DC,which isMetroaccessiblefromtheL’Enfant stop.For acompletelistoftheclassesin Woodend inChevyChase,MD, Sanctuary and nature centersandotherlocationsin Virginia, aswell astheCapital Classes areoffered atseveral locationsaroundtheDCmetroarea,including Audubon Naturalist Society’s before thescheduled date,thecoursemay start becancelled. If minimumstudent enrollmentisnotreached by oneweek and principalinsectfamilies oftheCentral Atlantic region. insect forms,ofinsectsinbioticcommunities thenecessity of nature. Study theirlife histories,theecologiesofimportant Learn toidentifyinsectsanddiscover theirrolesinthebalance Instructor: Cathy Stragar Tuition: $365 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, MD (8:30 am-12 pm)and August 12 (6-9pm) Field tripdates:July 15 (8:30am-12 pm),July 29 Class meetings:June 27-September 5 Class nightandtime: Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm NATH7130E, 3CEUs Insect Life date,thecourse maystart becancelled. enrollment isnotreached by oneweek before thescheduled including wetland restoration,andpolicy. Ifminimumstudent in wetlands.ofwetland Gainanunderstanding conservation, and how toidentifytheplantsandanimalscommonlyfound the landscapeandecologicalprocessesthatform wetlands ranging frombogstotidalmarshes.Become familiar with The areaharborsarich NationalCapital varietyofwetlands, McTigue Instructor: Terry Tuition: $365 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, MD 15 (Jug Bay)andJuly 22(Suitland Bog) Field tripdates:July 8(Battle CreekSwamp), July Class meetings:June 26-August28 Class nightandtime:Mondays,6-8pm NATH8211E, 3CEUs Wetland Ecosystems Natural History Field Studies awarded for completionofarequiredcurriculum of39ContinuingEducationCredits(CEUs). 18 years ofageorolder, professionals andamateursalike. A Certificateof Accomplishment is issues. conservation Taught atthecollegefreshmanlevel, thesecoursesareopentoanyone School USA, provides acomprehensive andstimulatingview ofourregion’s and natural history This popularprogram,cosponsored by the Audubon Naturalist andtheGraduate Society Instructor: GemmaRadko Tuition: $269 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, MD Field tripdates: August 19 and27 Class meetings: August 9-30 Class nightandtime: Wednesdays, 7-9 pm NATH7116E, 1.5 CEUs Summer Bird Life course may becancelled. reached by oneweek before thescheduled date, the start but notrequired.Ifminimumstudent enrollmentisnot Identification classorsimilarcourse isrecommended in theuseofidentificationguides. Previous SpringFlower summer wildflowers provide anopportunity for practice different species.Fieldtripstotwosceniclocationsfor study ofplant family characteristics andways toidentify summer presentsadiverse array ofwildflowers for From milkweeds and morninggloriesto orchids andasters, Instructor: SujataRoy Tuition: $269 Location: Woodend Sanctuary, MD Field tripdates:June 24andJuly 15 Class meetings:June 21-July 19 Class nightandtime: Wednesdays, 7-9:15 pm NATH7149E, 1.5 CEUs Identification Summer Wildflower date,thecourse maystart becancelled. enrollment isnotreached by oneweek before thescheduled nesters, theirnests,andyoung birds.Ifminimumstudent to localparkswillhelpparticipantslearnidentify what we canlearnfromatlasingactivities. Two fieldtrips much more. We atlas,and willdiscussthe recentstate-wide requirements,and strategies, nestsandnestlings,habitat months. Learn aboutlocalsummerbirdsandtheirbreeding andfledging happeninginthespaceofa nesting, few short isespecially busyinthesummer,Bird activity withcourting, anshome.org/adults 25 SUMMER 2017

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! ANS — Monthly Support Summer Courses June-September Courses Summer Ferns are ferntastic! This class will reveal the unique structure the unique structure class will reveal This are ferntastic! Ferns Examine and lycophytes. histories of ferns life and fascinating and names are chosen, including how their taxonomy, the intriguing and identify them. Investigate describe, classify, easy it how Learn evolutionary history and lycophytes. of ferns field trips Two to garden with them. and how ferns is to grow ferns of our native on the identification and ecology will focus a good quality 10X−14X must have Students and lycophytes. will miss the marveloushand lens or they detail of these enrollment is not reached plants. If minimum student wonderful start date, the course may the scheduled before one week by be cancelled. NATH7148E, 1.5 CEUs 1.5 NATH7148E, Thursdays, 6-8 pm Class night and time: 27 29-July Class meetings: June and 22 15 Field trip dates: July Metro) D C (L’Enfant Capital Gallery, Location: $269 Tuition: Instructor: Ferns and Lycophytes Ferns Midsummer through early fall offer a diversity of butterflies a diversity of butterflies offer fall Midsummer through early from the plants distinctly different and their associated host Participants and early summer. fauna of spring butterfly in the mid-Atlantic that fly will learn to identify butterflies of the time by frost, organized from midsummer through the principles of butterfly their principal flight period; study classification; observe and understand of many migration in observe and document caterpillar the late-season butterflies; host and adult nectar sources; and participate in citizen- diversity and abundance. science documentation of butterfly focus field trips will include a and one half-day all-day Two conservationvariety in a of habitats. If on butterfly student enrollment is not reached by one week before the the before one week by reached enrollment is not student start be cancelled. date, the course may scheduled Butterflies of Late Summer of Late Butterflies CEUs 1.5 NATH8210E, Thursdays, 6-8 pm and time: Class night 7 10-September August Class meetings: September and 26 and August 19 Field trip dates: rain dates) 2 (2 required; Sunday Metro) C (L’Enfant D Capital Gallery, Location: $269 Tuition: Borchelt Instructor: Rick 26

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AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY ANS NEWS • National Advocacy News ANS Conservation Policy and • • Virginia • • Maryland • DC Thursday, October19,6-9pm ANS AnnualMeeting Save theDate this isabigwinfor now. attacksmount constant onenvironmentalregulations,but Administration andEPA Administrator Pruitt continueto bill passedin April, thisfundingwas saved! The Trump cut allChesapeake Bay ProgramInthebudget funding. Trump’s proposedbudgetthatwould guttheEPA and Capitol HillLobby Day ANS joinedtheChooseClean Water Coalitionina stormwater management, andparksopenspace. several timesthisspringinfavor ofcleanwater, volunteers testified before theBoard ofSupervisors In Fairfax County, program and theConservation issues fought for by Virginia advocates. Thank you! sewer system by 2025. Two conservation winsonimportant require their closure. The Governor alsosignedlegislationthatwill of Virginia’sassessment passed SenateBill1398 which willhelpensuretheproper Big news: Virginia Governor Terri McAuliffe strengthenedand stormwater management. aleader in County itisto keepimportant Montgomery local watershed groupstotellourelectedofficials how CouncilLobbya seriesofCounty Days withmembersof Protection. In April, ANS andPotomac led Conservancy CouncilandDepartmentofEnvironmental with theCounty continues tosupportandpromotegreen infrastructure County, program In Montgomery theConservation would bring! and water fromnatural gasfracking andthepipelinesit wrote theirlegislators. who travelled to Annapolis for therallyandcalled permanent fracking ban! Thanks tothe ANS members Big news: General TheAssembly Maryland passeda the fall. Thanks toall ANS memberswhosentcomments! reconsidering theirconceptsandreleasingnew proposalsin ridge, andwe’ve willbe sinceheardthatthePark Service protection andstormwater managementatthetopof ofhabitat highlightedthecriticalimportance comments Creek Park Nature Center andMaintenance Yard. Our draftPark Service proposaltoredevelop theRock ANS worked withcoalitionpartnerstoreactaNational Alexandria Cityto upgrade itsoutdated combined coal ashstorage facilities priorto topushback againstPresident Y O U helpedprotectourland anshome.org Learn moreandread ANS’ testimony athttp://conservationblog. downtown plan! converting four parkinglotstofuture parksintheBethesda Council voted County toapproveorganizations, theMontgomery On April 25th,thankstothework of ANS andcommunity City Parks Victory! conservation work! hot environmental topics, andsupport ANS Enjoy afunevening withfriends, learn about Conservation Café Conservation Program!Conservation of your $10 registrationfee goestosupportour ANS Register athttps://anshome.org/conservation-events.100% can getinvolved. Scott’s visionfor thisproject,itscurrent status, andhow you recreation; environmentaleducationandthearts.Hearabout spanning the Anacostia River: anew venue for healthy public parklocatedonthepiersofold11th StreetBridge the River. The Park willbe Washington, D.C.’s firstelevated project of Ward 8basednonprofitBuildingBridges Across be Scott Kratz,Directorof the 11th StreetBridgePark, a 8 from 7-8:30 pmfor coffee anddessert.Ourspeaker will Join usinthe June Woodend onThursday, Mansionlibrary .

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ou can count on Audubon Naturalist Society fighting to keep Naturalist Audubon ou can count on Y habitats, and healthy and to stand up to protect clean water in land use decision to participate the rights of all citizens for making in our region. think of what you know Company to let the Pulte like If you’d page and leave or Facebook their subpoena, visit their website a comment. Former ANS Conservation Director Diane Cameron presents Former with a certificate of Arent Fox of Don Mitchell Attorney to uphold our his outstandingappreciation for pro bono work First Amendment Rights.

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