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EcoWomen EcoHour

For our May 18th EcoHour, join us to hear from Sarah K. Mock, author of the newly published Farm (And Other F Words). The seed for Sarah K Mock's passion for farming was planted on her family's farm in Wyoming. As it grew, so too did her need to find the answer to a critical question: is it possible to farm without exploiting farmers, farmworkers, the environment, or communities? Mock's search for...
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MD 193 (University Blvd.) Shared Streets Pilot Project Meeting

Residents have asked for a safer way to walk and ride bikes in Wheaton, and the State Highway Administration has agreed to make one lane in each direction for bikes ONLY. Go from Arcola to Amherst this summer to get to work, go food shopping, visit friends or out to restaurants The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) invites you to attend a virtual pre-...
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Montgomery County GreenFest 2021

Celebrate Earth Month with virtual events throughout April, leading up to Saturday, April 24, 2021. To find out more and to get involved: https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/ This year’s theme: Environmental Justice
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Audubon Naturalist Hour: Create Your Own State Park at Home!

  Create Your Own State Park at Home! Wednesday, March 24 at 7:00 pm Melissa Boyle Acuti Chief of Interpretation, Maryland Park Service Melissa Boyle Acuti, Chief of Interpretation for the Maryland Park Service, introduces us to the “Create Your Own State Park” program, inspired by the research of Dr. Douglas Tallamy. This program was launched during the pandemic in 2020 while peo...
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Audubon Naturalist Hour: Using Rock Dating to Determine the Age of Great Falls

  Using Rock Dating to Determine the Age of Great Falls Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm Joe Marx Adjunct Professor in Geology, Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) Geology Professor Joe Marx will explain how geologists determined a precise age for the Great Falls of the Potomac. Until about 20 years ago, the best estimate of the age of Great Falls was between "several tho...
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ANS: Taking Nature Black

REGISTER NOW FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING! Taking Nature Black is back and it’s bigger, “badder,” and bolder than ever! TNB 2021 will run for FIVE DAYS, primarily virtually, from Tuesday, February 23nd through Saturday, February 27th, with some select outdoor events that follow governmental guidelines for social distancing. Our theme is Call and Response:...
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Naturally Latinos presents Winter Mushrooms: Observing Cold-Loving Fungi Close to Home

Naturally Latinos presents Winter Mushrooms: Observing Cold-Loving Fungi Close to Home Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. Serenella Linares Manager of Virtual Programs, Audubon Naturalist Society Join Mycologist and Naturally Latinos Conference Co-Chair Serenella Linares in her adventures through the forests of Maryland (and beyond) this winter. Take a peek at the cold-lovi...
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Audubon Naturalist Hour: Wild Sex: How Nature Does It

Wild Sex: How Nature Does It Friday, February 12 at 7:00 pm Kerry Wixted Education and Outreach Specialist Maryland Department of Natural Resources Nature is WILD and, sometimes, competition for reproduction is fierce. From the birds to the bees (and even the orchids!), join MD-DNR Education and Outreach Specialist Kerry Wixted to learn how different plants and animals procre...
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Audubon Naturalist Hour: Murder Hornets: The Battle Begins!

  Murder Hornets: The Battle Begins! Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 pm Dr. Samuel Ramsey vanEngelsdorp's Lab, University of Maryland The Asian Giant Hornet grabbed the morbid curiosity of the public after being featured on Good Morning America. Join Entomologist Dr. Samuel Ramsey to explore how the sensationalism around the invasive “Murder Hornets” could aid the figh...
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