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january, 2021
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Do you live in an HOA or Condo Association in Loudoun County, VA? Do you want to help make your community more ecologically sustainable? If you answered yes to both
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| Do you live in an HOA or Condo Association in Loudoun County, VA? Do you want to help make your community more ecologically sustainable? If you answered yes to both questions, the Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) invites you to join our free Greening Your Neighborhood program. This is the ultimate “Think globally, act locally” program!
What is the goal of the program? Your project could take many forms: creating a pollinator garden, installing a rain garden, securing community funding for invasive plant removal, creating an official Conservation Committee, or any other results-oriented goal you might have! What will I learn in the program? What does the program entail?
Throughout the program, you’ll get emails with advice and success stories for inspiration to moving forward. You’ll also participate in short surveys every other month to gauge and share your progress. ANS will also select five communities to receive additional, more personalized support. Want to learn more, but not yet ready to register?If you’re not yet ready to register (which you can do below), join us for an informal info session and Q&A about how this program can help you. Invite friends and neighbors to join you! Additional info sessions can be added, as needed. |
We’ll kick off the Greening Your Neighborhood program this fall (November 2020). And by June 2022, you will have partnered with your Board to successfully completed an ecologically-focused project in your community. Your goals might include improving local stream water quality, decreasing flooding, providing needed wildlife habitat, or making the community more resilient to the impacts of climate change.Time
December 3 (Thursday) - February 28 (Sunday)
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University of Maryland wildlife biologist, Shannon Pederson, will discuss the latest discoveries about the natural history of our local hibernating bat species. She'll answer your questions about the White Nose
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University of Maryland wildlife biologist, Shannon Pederson, will discuss the latest discoveries about the natural history of our local hibernating bat species. She’ll answer your questions about the White Nose Syndrome that has impacted these populations and explain how we can all help their survival.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
07jan5:00 pm6:00 pmNaturalist Hour - Introducing Maryland's Ambassadors of the Wild Kingdom
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At Echoes of Nature, animal ambassadors act as environmental educators to represent their wild counterparts in Maryland. During this presentation from co-founder Echo Uzzo you'll meet animals live on camera
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At Echoes of Nature, animal ambassadors act as environmental educators to represent their wild counterparts in Maryland. During this presentation from co-founder Echo Uzzo you’ll meet animals live on camera including a box turtle, an eastern screech owl and 3 other surprise ambassadors, learn about the natural history of these species and how each one came to live at Echoes Of Nature.
Time
(Thursday) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
12jan7:00 pm8:00 pmNaturalist Hour - Reflections of a Riverkeeper
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The work of a riverkeeper can be feast, famine, fun, and flummoxing. How does a Patuxent riverkeeper, Fred Tutman, protect a precious water body and inspire others to do the
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The work of a riverkeeper can be feast, famine, fun, and flummoxing. How does a Patuxent riverkeeper, Fred Tutman, protect a precious water body and inspire others to do the same for 17 years when most people assume the work is either a lost cause or an endless one? Feast on hopeful anecdotes, prose, pictures and lessons learned over 40 years of fierce fighting to protect the environment.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
13jan7:00 pm8:00 pmNaturalist Hour - Learn to Capture Beautiful Bird Photos
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Do you have a camera roll full of blurry bird pictures? Shawn Weber can help! A middle school teacher by career, Shawn is also a self-taught wildlife photographer who loves
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Do you have a camera roll full of blurry bird pictures? Shawn Weber can help! A middle school teacher by career, Shawn is also a self-taught wildlife photographer who loves to share what he’s learned with others. During this presentation he’ll introduce you to the basics of birding photography, including knowing your camera and tips for capturing birds in flight or stationary.
Time
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
19jan7:00 pm8:00 pmNaturalist Hour - 101 Great Birds from Around the World
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Join celebrated local naturalist, Mark Garland, for a look at some of the most interesting birds that exist across our marvelous planet. Mark will share stunning photographs and stories of
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Join celebrated local naturalist, Mark Garland, for a look at some of the most interesting birds that exist across our marvelous planet. Mark will share stunning photographs and stories of beautiful and unusual birds from close to home and from halfway around the world.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
28jan7:00 pm8:00 pmNaturalist Hour - Surprising Ways We Restore Western Maryland's Natural Treasures
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Deborah Landau will discuss the work The Nature Conservancy does in western Maryland to ensure the health and resiliency of our natural areas. This work ranges from bringing back natural
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Deborah Landau will discuss the work The Nature Conservancy does in western Maryland to ensure the health and resiliency of our natural areas. This work ranges from bringing back natural processes, like fire, to restoring historic hydrology. She’ll discuss the importance of looking back through history to better understand how to move restoration projects forward, how the Appalachian Mountains serve as a super highway of species flow, and how modern-day genetics work can help us protect isolated populations of native trees.
Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA