Events
To RSVP, contact trip leader Paul DeAnna (202) 544-2680 or use the field trip contact form.
DC Audubon will tour this noted birding hot spot, part of the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, located in Montgomery County Maryland. This is a mosaic of diverse wetland habitats interspersed with mature deciduous forest, hedgerows, and open fields in various stages of transition. The area is bordered on the north by deep marsh and open water in three impoundments covering about 60 acres, and on the south by the Potomac River and adjacent C&O Canal. Migrating waterfowl should be present. Red-headed woodpeckers are among the resident birds. We have timed the trip in hopes of witnessing the return of the tree swallows. Meet at the location at 7:30.
Best known for "The Birds of North America," a book of every bird then known in the United States, painted life size, John James Audubon has been referred to as "the nearest thing American art has to a founding father." A one-man compendium of American culture of his time–a scientist, woodsman, hunter, merchant, artist and businessman–Audubon came to exemplify his era and his nation. He saw more of the North American continent than virtually anyone alive. Audubon's life seems invented rather than lived: from bankruptcy to dinner at the White House, from the rugged wilds of America to elite art exhibitions in London, his was a life of contradiction. This documentary profiles a man who was larger than life, providing beautiful detail of Audubon's artwork as well as a portrait of the states of art, science and environmental awareness in the first decades of the 19th century. The environmental legacy of our forefathers and Audubon's impact on the conservation movement of today are also examined.
Administration Building AuditoriumThis year’s Lahr Symposium, Native Plants: Compelling Landscapes, will explore compelling landscapes where native plants thrive—beautiful spaces, biological reservoirs, and landscapes integral to our cultural character.
From the National Wildlife Federation:
Come join NWF staff, friends and family in a River Restoration day Saturday, March 31st from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm to make a difference for wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
1-3 pm at the pool in front of the west Capitol entrance, off 3rd NW.
1 pm Rally, Photo Wall, Speakers
2 pm Human Post Card!
The Anacostia Watershed Society is sponsoring its annual Anacostia River Earth Day Cleanup & Celebration on April 21, 2007. Volunteers remove trash and other debris from selected sites along the Anacostia watershed, in both Maryland and the District of Columbia. Gloves and bags will be provided at the cleanup sites. Plan to get dirty and/or muddy. Canoes and motorized boats will serve as shuttles along the river. All river cleanup volunteers wil be required to sign a standard waiver form at time of registration.
Join volunteers to remove overgrown and invasive vegetation and plant native trees and shrubs at Anacostia Park.
For more information: http://www.thesca.org/earthday_washington_dc/
