Conservation Events
april, 2018
7apr10:00 am- 12:00 pmCreek Critters at FOCJC Creek Cleanup - Tilden Woods Local Park
Event Details
Join Friends of Cabin John Creek (FOCJC) for a creek cleanup at Tilden Woods Local Park. Weather permitting, we’ll set up a Creek Critters learning station where you can observe
Event Details
Join Friends of Cabin John Creek (FOCJC) for a creek cleanup at Tilden Woods Local Park. Weather permitting, we’ll set up a Creek Critters learning station where you can observe the critters living in Old Farm Creek and learn what they tell you about the health of the stream.
For information, please visit https://www.cabinjohncreek.org/events.
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Tilden Woods Local Park
6800 Tilden Lane, Rockville, MD 20852
Event Details
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Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
15apr1:00 pm- 3:00 pmCreek Critters at FOCJC Creek Cleanup – Cabin John Local Park
Event Details
Join Friends of Cabin John Creek (FOCJC) for a creek cleanup at Cabin John Local Park. Weather permitting, we’ll set up a Creek Critters learning station where you can observe
Event Details
Join Friends of Cabin John Creek (FOCJC) for a creek cleanup at Cabin John Local Park. Weather permitting, we’ll set up a Creek Critters learning station where you can observe the critters living in Cabin John Creek and learn what they tell you about the health of the stream.
For information, please visit https://www.cabinjohncreek.org/events.
Time
(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Cabin John Local Park
7401 MacArthur Blvd, Cabin John, MD 20818
Event Details
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Time
(Tuesday) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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Keynote Speaker: Michelle Wyman – 9:30 a.m., CE Theater Executive Director of National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) Panel Discussion – 10:30 a.m. CE Theater Panel Discussion – 11:45
Event Details
Keynote Speaker: Michelle Wyman – 9:30 a.m., CE Theater
Executive Director of National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
Panel Discussion – 10:30 a.m. CE Theater
Panel Discussion – 11:45 a.m. CE Forum
Movie: “The Age of Consequences” – 1:15 p.m., CE Theater
Panel Discussion – 2:45 p.m. CE Theater
Information Fair – 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m., CE Gym
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH OPEN PARKING
IN ALL B LOTS & THE CAMPUS GARAGE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & TO REGISTER TO WIN A KAYAK OR BICYCLE
VISIT WWW.NVCC.EDU/GREEN-FESTIVAL/2018
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
NOVA Community College Annandale Campus - CE Theater Forum & Gym
8333 Little River Turnpike Annandale, Virginia 22003
Event Details
Event hosted by City of Takoma Park Co-sponsored by:
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Event hosted by City of Takoma Park
Co-sponsored by: Sierra Club MD & Montgomery County Group, Safe Grow Montgomery, Beyond Pesticides, Audubon Naturalist Society, MOM’s Organic Market
Featured Speaker:
CHIP OSBORNE, president of Osborne Organics. Chip is a national expert with over 20 years experience in organic land management of public parks, athletic fields and private estates, and he trains professionals in organic lawn care practices.
YES, you can have a beautiful lawn that’s safe for people, pets & wildlife!
Learn from the nation’s expert on the essentials of natural, pesticide-free lawn care, including caring for your living soil, proper techniques to keep weeds down, & use of natural, organic products. Also get your lawn care questions answered at this workshop. Workshop is gear for do-it-yourself homeowners & residents.
Free & open to all.
This free educational workshop is part of the City of Takoma Park’s Safe Grow initiative to protect public health from exposure to harmful herbicides & pesticides, and forward community efforts in environmental sustainability.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the nation’s expert on organic lawn care! RSVP today.
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Have Questions? Email: pesticidefree@mdsierra.org
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
29apr1:00 pm- 4:00 pmHow Healthy is Our Stream? Let’s Find Out!
Event Details
The Audubon Naturalist Society will join the Oakbrook Stewards of Creation in Reston, Virginia for this stream monitoring event. We’ll introduce those who are new to biological monitoring to this
Event Details
The Audubon Naturalist Society will join the Oakbrook Stewards of Creation in Reston, Virginia for this stream monitoring event. We’ll introduce those who are new to biological monitoring to this family-friendly activity, and use the “Creek Critters” app to help you identify stream macroinvertebrates and create stream health reports based on your findings. The “Creek Critters” app is available as a free download from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Join us at Sugarland Run (near Fairfax Co Pkwy and Spring Street). We will meet in the back parking lot of the Herndon-Reston Spring Hill Suites, 138 Spring St, Herndon, VA 20170. There is a small trail from the parking lot up a hill to the W&OD Trail. The team will walk to the site (right on the W&OD Trail), which is located on the stream that runs under the trail.
This is a great event for anyone ages 8 and up. Certified monitors will guide the group through the steps of capturing macroinvertebrates from the stream. Then comes the fun of pulling the critters off the nets and identifying them. See them ‘live’ under a microscope!
Entering the stream is optional. For this activity you’ll need sturdy footwear that covers the toes and can get wet. Rain boots work well as do sturdy water shoes or sneakers.
For more information, please click HERE.
Time
(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Reston, Virginia - Sugarland Run
