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Todd
Bolton, Takoma Park (Md.) City Arborist, leads a tree identification
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Seed
Collection Events
Make
a difference in your community by volunteering at Growing
Native’s
Seed Collection Event! The demand for native trees is
growing all the time, and we need volunteers this fall to continue
the progress.
You can
collect seeds on your own time, organize an event in your
community, or join a Conservancy event. We
have planned the following seed collection events:
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Maryland
Collection Event: October 7, 10 am- noon, Izaak Walton
League, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter in Poolesville, Maryland.
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Pennsylvania
Collection Event, October 13, 9 am – 2
pm, Tayamentasachta:
A Center for Environmental Studies, Green Castle, PA.
(Partners: Tayamentasachta, Franklin Conservation District,
PA Environmental
Protection Agency, and PA Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources)
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Maryland
Collection Event, October 14, 3 pm – 5 pm Brookside
Nature Center, Wheaton Regional Park,
1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, Maryland. Sign in at the Nature
Center. Sponsored by Growing Native Ambassador Barbara
Clark. Contact Barbara
for more
information and to RSVP: bellbarb@yahoo.com;
240.988.9572
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Virginia
Collection Event: October 20, 10 am- noon, Arlington
National Cemetery.
(Partner, VA Division of Forestry)
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Final
Collection Event and Volunteer Appreciation Award
Ceremony, October 27, 10 am - noon, Chesapeake
Children's Museum, Annapolis,
MD. (Partners:
USDA and MD Department of Natural Resources
For more
information on upcoming events, or to plan your own seed
collection effort, contact: Colleen Langan, Growing Native Project
Director, langan@potomac.org or
301.608.1188, ext. 211.
Borrow
a Seed "Mower" for Your Collection
Do you have
tons of seeds under a big oak tree and not a lot of hands to
pick them
all up? Borrow a "Bag a Nut" from Potomac
Conservancy. A Bag a Nut works similar to a lawn mower but
it picks up seeds by simply "mowing" over them. In
order to borrow the Bag a Nut for a day, contact Colleen Langan.
Borrowers
will be responsible for picking up and returning the Bag a Nut
to the Potomac Conservancy office in Silver Spring, Maryland. Contact:
Colleen Langan, Growing Native Project Director, langan@potomac.org or
301.608.1188, ext. 211.
Montgomery
Cty. Sponsors Pound-Per-Kid Collection Contest
Growing Native
is featuring a contest this fall to see which school in the
Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system can
collect the most pounds of native tree seeds.
Seed collection
runs from October until the first
week of November. The school with the most collect pounds of
various seeds types divided by the number of students who participate
will win an award and be recognized on the Growing Native web
site. As an added incentive, middle and high school students
can earn SSL credit for participating in Growing Native.
For more
information on the contest, collection guidelines and Growing
Native program, schools should contact
Colleen Langan, Growing Native Project Director, langan@potomac.org or
301.608.1188, ext. 211.
Arlington's
Champion Trees
Tuesday,
October 23,
7--8:30 pm
Central
library (1st floor auditorium),
1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, Virginia
Adults are cordially invited to attend an informative
and educational presentation highlighting Arlington’s Champion Trees. Participants
will have an opportunity to learn how to participate in this
new tree program and view slides of our very special “senior” trees-many
of which are current state champions. Tree Stewards, from the
Virginia Cooperative Extension will be on hand to provide additional
tree-related information.
Registration for this FREE program is required by calling
Long Branch Nature Center at 703-228-6535. Space is limited,
so call early to reserve your space. Free
parking!
Photos
- Ambassador Training, August 11, 2007
  
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