October 20, Growing Native Virginia Seed Collection Event
October 25, Fall Forestry & Wildlife Bus Tour - Cedar Creek Watershed
October 27, Growing Native Maryland Seed Collection Events: Final Collection Event
Until December 5: Black Maps: Photographs by David Maisel
Event Details
October 20, 2007 - 10 am - noon
Growing Native Virginia Seed Collection Event
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Contact: Colleen Langan: langan@potomac.org; 301-608-1188 x. 211
See www.growingnative.org for more details.
October 25, 2007 - 9 am - 3:30 pm
Fall Forestry & Wildlife Bus Tour - Cedar Creek Watershed
Frederick County, VA
Contact: Kelly Watkinson: watkinson@potomac.org; 540-667-3606
$40 per person, includes catered lunch and transportation
On October 25, 2007, The 31st annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Bus Tour will visit southwestern Frederick County to investigate forest and wildlife management in recent years. Attendees will also hear from a local historian about wood's use in the iron ore industry at the turn of the 20th century. Local foresters will lead tours on land that they have personally helped manage for over twenty years. Riparian management, specific to wildlife, will be addressed by experts from Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Directions: Take I-81, exit 298 to Rt. 11 S. Proceed on 11S approximately 1/2 mile. We will meet at the parking lot just past the Food Lion (there is a stand alone ATM in the parking lot). Registration will begin at 9:00 am and we will depart at 9:30 am. We will return by 3:30 pm. Sponsors include: VDOF, VDGIF, NewPage Corp., Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District, and Virginia Cooperative Extension. For more information on this event contact Kelly Watkinson: watkinson@potomac.org; 540-667-3606.
October 27, 2007 - 10 am - noon
Growing Native Maryland Seed Collection Events: Final Collection Event
Chesapeake Children's Museum, Annapolis, MD
Contact: Colleen Langan: langan@potomac.org; 301-608-1188, x211
Free. Final Collection Event and Volunteer Appreciation Award Ceremony! See www.growingnative.org for more details.
Until December 5
Black Maps: Photographs by David Maisel
National Academy of Sciences, 2100 C St NW, Washington, DC
For the next month and a half, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting an exhibit of large-scale, aerial photographs showing the effects of resource extraction industries on the environment (e.g. forest clear cutting, mining, etc.). Free. Photo ID required. More information at http://www7.nationalacademies.org/arts/Black_Maps_David_Maisel.html