How might your life be better with less? Minimalism examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking viewer inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life. Register by 24 May: [email protected], 703-476-9689, ext. 3. Free, but a $5 donation is suggested.
Walker Nature Center
11450 Glade Dr., Reston
Friday, 25 March
7-9 pm
The Izaak Walton Leage of America, the national organization that oversees the Fairfax County Stream Monitoring Program, hopes to monitor 100,000 additional stream sites nationwide by 2022. This effort–The Clean Water Challenge–will not succeed without massive volunteer support. If you are a new stream monitoring volunteer, consider taking the certification test and adopting your own stream site. If you are already certified, think about adding a new stream site to your existing one. Information about the Clean Water Challenge is available on the Izaak Walton League’s website. To learn more about becomming a certified monitor, contact Dan Schwartz.
Cornell Ornithology Lab and The Nature Conservancy have joined together to create Habitat Network, the first citizen science social network. Habitat Network is a citizen science project designed to cultivate a richer understanding of wildlife habitat, for professional scientists and people concerned with their local environments.
The Network collects data by asking individuals across the country to, literally, draw maps of their backyards, parks, farms, favorite birding locations, schools, and gardens. They connect you with your landscape details and provide tools for you to make better decisions about how to manage landscapes sustainably.
The kinds of questions they are seeking to answer with your help:
Service Project C253-Habitat Yard Mapping is approved for credit for FMN graduates. You can map your own yard, a local park, or other public or private property for which you have access permission.
Join the VNPS Propagation Crew on Wednesday mornings to learn how to divide, pot and grow from seed a wide variety of native forbs.
The native plant beds are a demonstration garden and source of plants for our spring and fall plant sales. VNPS gathers every Wednesday morning from April through October to maintain the beds and pot plants for these sales. The beds are located at Green Spring Gardens behind the Horticulture Center.
You’ll enjoy light physical exertion, and have lots of fun getting your hands dirty and your spirit full. Tools and gloves provided.
The 30th annual Wintergreen Spring Wildflower Symposium offers diverse coverage of wildflowers and mountain ecosystems. The setting has more than 30 miles of hiking trails and convenient access to diverse geological sites. Participants learn about botany, geology, entomology, ornithology and ecology from 17 speakers and instructors.
Come learn from:
Dr. Tom Akre- Director of Virginia Working Landscapes, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Dr. Barbara Abraham- Adjunct Professor, Christopher Newport University and Retired Professor, Hampton
University
Dr. Chuck Bailey- Director and Chair, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary
Doug Coleman- Field Botanist; Executive Director, The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen
Gerry DeWitt- Nature Photographer
Dr. Mary Jane Epps- Assistant Professor of Biology, Mary Baldwin University
Dr. Linda Fink- Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Ecology, Sweet Briar College
Allen Hale- Owner, Buteo Books & Field Ornithologist, Virginia Society of Ornithology
Clyde Kessler- Birding and Insect Enthusiast, Regional Editor of Virginia Birds
Shawn Kurtzman- Biologist, Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech
Sarah Loken- Professional Macro photographer of the insect/wildflower connection
Chris Ludwig- Chief Biologist, Virginia Division of Natural Heritage & Co-Author, Flora of Virginia
Dr. Chip Morgan- Board Member, Flora of Virginia and Member of the Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine
Knot Foundation Board
Dr. Janet Steven- Associate Professor of Biology, Christopher Newport University
Nancy Walters-Donnelly- Director of Activities, Massanutten Resort
Dr. Dennis Whigham- Senior Botanist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center & Founding Director,
North American Orchid Conservation Center
Tom Wiebolt- Retired Curator, Massey Herbarium, Vice President, Virginia Botanical Associates and contributor,
Flora of Virginia
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, presents Plants in the Past: Fossils and the Future, in collaboration with the United States Botanic Garden. Present-day plant diversity is rich and varied, but the majority of plant species to have ever lived are now extinct. Knowledge of the past is key to understanding the origins of today’s plant diversity and to illuminating the evolutionary processes that generate biodiversity. The study of prehistoric floras (the fields of paleobotany and paleoecology) also provides key evidence for subjects such as paleozoology, the formation of the Earth’s atmosphere, and climate change.
Warner Bros. Theater
Smithsonian National Museum of American History (location is a change from year’s past)
1300 Constitution Ave NW in Washington, DC 20560
Friday 18 May 2018
9am-8 pm
Registration is free and open to the public.
Towards Environmental Resiliency in a Changing World
Thursday, 26 April ● 9.15 am to 4.00 pm
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus
CE Building, Forum, Gym, and Theatre
Free and Open to the Public
Festival Highlights:
Screening of the 2016 Film The Age of Consequences
Keynote Address by Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment
Free Gifts
Drawings for a Chance to Win a Kayak or a Bicycle
Information Booths for Environmental Organizations
Information at http://www.nvcc.edu/green-festival/2018/index.html.
North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) seeks an experienced Program and Communications Manager to organize, coordinate, and manage programs, provide strategic guidance to committees and partners, oversee the progress of operations, and manage much of the organization’s communications. At least 50% of this position will be dedicated to the PlayCleanGo outreach campaign; especially expansion of the campaign in the Northeastern U.S.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader, able to develop efficient strategies and tactics, and have experience managing multiple programs and communications tools while producing results in a timely manner.
While NAISMA’s office is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this position can be executed via telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. if the successful candidate has demonstrated capacity to do so. This is a 1-year, renewable, non-salaried contractor opportunity and is expected to grow to full-time depending on the successful candidate?s performance and the organization?s fundraising efforts.
Compensation: $25,000 – $32,000
Who may apply: Open to the Public
Interested candidates should email a resume or CV and cover letter with at least two references to: [email protected] by
5:00 pm CDT on Friday, 4 May 2018.
Saturday, April 21st, 10.00am – Noon
Belle Haven Park, 1250 Mount Vernon Trail, Alexandria, VA
Come see and photograph live raptors like barn and barred owls, hawks and more up close at Belle Haven Park on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Co-sponsored by Friends of Dyke Marsh, the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia, and the National Park Service. This is a great event for kids of all ages. Free, no need to RSVP.
This program was cancelled due to low registration.
8511 Greeley Blvd., Springfield VA
Sunday, April 22nd, 10.00 am-12.00pm
Explore the stream valley and pond at Hidden Pond Nature Center with a tackle-the trash hike, critter talk and Earth Day craft. Give back to Mother Nature by appreciating and beautifying the park. Cost: $8 per person. Register and learn more here.