AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY Naturalist Quarterly Winter 2017 ANSHOME.ORG 120 Year Anniversary - Leading with the Future by Lisa Alexander 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 Winter 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 120 Year Anniversary - Leading with the Future sanctuary in Chevy Chase, MD Hinrichs (‘17), Diane Hoffman (‘19), Laura Hull (‘17), Jane McClintock (‘18), By Lisa Alexander 4 OFFICE HOURS Tim McTaggart (’18), Carolyn Peirce Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM (‘19), Nancy Pielemeier (‘19), Rebecca Testing the Waters...by Diane Lill 6 STORE HOURS Turner (‘18), Bonnie VanDorn (‘18), Larry Monday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM Wiseman (‘19) Children and Family Programs 8 Saturday 9 AM-5 PM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sunday 12-5 PM Lisa Alexander Learning about Tales and Trails GROUNDS HOURS STAFF Dawn to dusk By Cathy Gruban 8 FINANCE ANS MEMBERSHIP Lois Taylor, Comptroller, Dupe Cole, Student $15 Senior Accountant/Benefits Manager; Rust Classes/Programs 11 Individual $50 Barbara Young, Accountant Family $65 Adult Programs 12 MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Nature Steward $100 Audubon Advocate $200 CALENDAR 16 Sanctuary Guardian $500 AUDUBON NATURALIST SHOP Naturalists Council $1,000 Matt Mathias, Manager; Yoli Del Buono, Preservationist $1,000+ Assistant Manager Woodend’s Master Naturalists NATURALIST QUARTERLY is CONSERVATION By Alison Pearce 21 published four times a year by Eliza Cava, Director of Conservation; the Audubon Naturalist Society, Monica Billger, Virginia Conservation Water Quality Monitoring 22 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Advocate; Chase, MD 20815. Photos, art DEVELOPMENT Jacky Wershbale, Free Birding Trips 23 work, and articles may not be Director of Development; Debra Prybyla reprinted without permission & Laura Sebastianelli, Grant Writers; from the editor. Opinions offered Natural History Field Studies 24 Loree Trilling, Database Coordinator; do not necessarily reflect official Allie Henn, Development Assistant; Larry ANS policy. Advertised products Petrovich, Assistant Nature Travel 26 or services do not carry the endorsement of ANS. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ANS News 28 Diane Lill, Director; Stephanie Mason, ISSN 0888-6555 Senior Naturalist; Stephanie Bozzo, Preschool Director; Ryan Frye, Amelia Registration Info 31 MANAGING EDITOR McLaughlin, Ruth Polk, Shannon Pam Oves Earle, Kristin Roberts, Preschool Teachers; Chelsea Hawk, Preschool © 2016 Audubon Naturalist Assistant; Nora Kelly, Camp Director; COVER The Woodend 2065 vision, taken from the 50-year Society Serenella Linares, School Programs Master Plan. Manager, Pam Oves, Office Manager; CONTACT INFORMATION Carol Hayes, Nature Travel Program ANS Headquarters/Woodend Assistant; Gregg Trilling, Creek Critters Sanctuary Program Manager; Katrina Kugel, 301-652-9188 Lauren Simpson, Debbie Boger, Lee STAFF UPDATES: We say goodbye to Kelli Holsendolph, FAX 301-951-7179 Anne Graeub, Jenny Brown, GreenKids Director of Marketing and Communications, who begins ANShome.org Specialists; Deb Crew, Ambika Anand [email protected] Prokop, Gina Ghertner, Stephanie a new career with the National Environmental Education Audubon Sanctuary Shop Ligouri, Environmental Educators; Kylie 301-652-3606 Watson, Steven Pearce, Interns Foundation. Kelli oversaw the ANS rebranding efforts and Conservation, MD x22 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT spearheaded the new ANS website, set to launch early next Conservation, VA 571-278-5535 Carlos Navas, Property Manager; Bjorn year. We welcome Dupe Cole as Senior Accountant and Environmental Education x16 Busk, Assistant Property Manager Membership x35 Benefits Manager. Dupe obtained her undergraduate and Publications, advertising x23 OFFICE COORDINATOR Carol Hayes Rentals x38 RUST SANCTUARY graduate degrees from Bowie State University and comes Volunteers x30 Susanne Ortmann, NOVA Programs to us with over 12 years of accounting experience. We also Contributions x31 Manager; Ellen McDougall, Special Events x12 Environmental Educator are pleased to welcome Serenella Linares as our School Rust Sanctuary 703-669-0000 VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Programs Manager. A native from the island of Puerto Alison Pearce E-mail unusual bird sightings to Rico, she has worked as a naturalist for Prince’s Georges [email protected] WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS Cathy Wiss County Parks and Recreation, and is passionate about RENTALS Beatriz Engel Environmental Education for Spanish Speakers, and fungi. From the Director Staff Recommendations for the Holidays from the Naturalist Shop As we grapple with the results of a momentous presidential election, I I recommend The Spell of the Sensuous, by respond by recommitting myself and our David Abram. It’s a beautiful and thought- organization to the important mission provoking book about the relationship of work of Audubon Naturalist Society. language and religion to nature, and the Now, more than ever before, we must power of naming our surroundings—very dedicate ourselves to teaching children compatible with a naturalist organization to love nature for a lifetime. We must that teaches people how to identify and work fiercely to conserve our precious local streams. We must name the natural world. fight every day for local policies that restore and protect the environment in the DC metro region. Our shared vision is to Eliza Cava, Director of Conservation build a larger, more diverse community of people who treasure the natural world and work to preserve it. We will settle for I recommend Little Owl’s Night by Divya nothing less! Srinivasan for young children with a curiosity In the face of an uncertain political climate, now is the time about nocturnal animals’ nighttime adventures. for ANS and its members to dig deep to hold the line for the The story takes place in a forest with Little Owl environment. We will need to find unprecedented reserves of and his forest friends having a wonderful time generosity, energy, leadership and commitment. It will be up enjoying the night. The illustrations and sweet to ANS members to ensure that we stay focused and have the story are a fast favorite of very young babies resources to continue our vital education programs and critical through preschool-aged children. advocacy work. We’ll ring in the New Year with a celebration of Audubon Stephanie Bozzo, Preschool Director Naturalist Society’s 120th anniversary. While we’ll spend some of next year reveling in ANS victories of the past – we must not I recommend Winter World by Bernd rest on our laurels. Let’s use this anniversary year to lead with Heinrich as the seasons are changing – a our passion, commitment and vision for a sustainable future for great book on winter adaptations of animals 3 the environment. in Maine and beyond. To that end, we will redouble our education efforts to build an environmental ethic in the next generation, so future champions Gregg Trilling, Creek Critters Program of nature can say NO to weakening environmental protections. Manager Starting today, we’ll need more members, more volunteers, more partners and more funds to ensure that our local water A new pair of binoculars opens up new quality stays pure, our streams are protected, and local native ways to appreciate nature and makes a habitats, including ANS’s own nature sanctuaries, are restored wonderful gift. Audubon Naturalist Shop and preserved as models for the region and beacons of natural offers a great selection and gives expert respite for people from all walks of life. advice. And our location means you can How can you help? Giving is the answer – giving your time, step outside and try them in a nature your energy, your hard earned money, so together, we can stand sanctuary. Nikon Monarch 5 or Monarch 7 up for and protect the environment in turbulent times. Share series binoculars are a good choice. the great news of all the ways ANS connects communities with nature. Invite a new person to come to one of our programs. Stephanie Mason, Senior Naturalist Give a gift of an ANS membership. Now more than ever before, ANS needs your help to stand up to aggressors who seek We have many educational gifts in our to undermine protections for natural world. To find out more Naturalist Shop. One really good one about how you can help ANS hold the line for the environment, to consider is a bird song player called please call or email me at (301)652-9188 x14 or lisa.alexander@ IdentiFlyer Lyric by For the Birds, Inc. It has anshome.org. a lyric mode to connect a song and picture In the year ahead, ANS will strive to be a model of with a memorable phrase. And expand your environmental leadership in the Washington, DC metro region, in collection by adding more SongCards -- one our nation, and in our world. Today is an important day because of them has frog calls, too! today we have the opportunity to recommit ourselves to the Diane Lill, Director of Education outstanding mission work we do! The Audubon Naturalist Shop is open Mondays-Fridays 10 am-5 pm, Saturdays 9 am-5 pm, and Sundays 10 am-5 pm. Call 301-652-3606 for more info on any of these gift ideas. 120 Year Anniversary - FEATURE Leading with the Future by Lisa Alexander The year 2017 marks the 120th membership was 98. The lecture naturalist movement. We can thank anniversary of the Audubon Naturalist was “Woman as a Bird Enemy.” The Peterson, and his unique way of Society (ANS). In the face of current women who made up most of our helping laypeople look at nature, for uncertainty about the future of membership wouldn’t win the right to every field guide now available in our environmental protections in our vote until 1920, 23 years in the future.