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Entomological Society Lecture @ Museum of Natural History

[ January 7, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This meeting will take place this coming Thursday, Jan 7 at 7pm in the Waldo
Schmitt Room of the NMNH.   Assistance finding the room can be found  in the Lobby
starting at 6:30pm

Our featured speaker is our past president, Jil Swearingen, who will be
speaking to us on:

“Bugs, Weeds and Disease: Battling Pests in the National Capital [...]

Invasives ID & Eradication @ Potomac Overlook

[ January 8, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
Our next monthly advanced training in invasives ID and eradication will be at Potomac Overlook on Friday, January 8 from 1-3 and will be led by Rich Bailey and Jenn Truong.
The goal of monthly trainings is to see a wide range of invasive plants in all of their various seasonal incarnations.  Each month we [...]

Free Recycling of Mobile Phones, Laptops, and More

[ January 9, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Taylor Elementary’s Trash-to-Treasure Drive
Saturday, January 9th, 10 a.m.-noon
2600 North Stuart Street, Arlington, VA, 22207

Taylor Elementary School invites the Arlington community to support
recycling and reuse of materials at its annual Trash-to-Treasure
Drive.  The school will accept mobile phones, laptops, ink jet
cartridges, and certain metal jewelry, and other small consumer
electronics (see the full list below).  Materials will be [...]

Monthly Invasives Pull @ Gulf Branch Nature Center

[ November 8, 2009 1:00 pm to November 9, 2009 3:00 pm. December 13, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. January 10, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. February 14, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. March 14, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. April 11, 2010; 1:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Take Action – Adopt an Area! For adults and teens. Spend more time outside while helping improve the environment. Become a trained volunteer who keeps a special patch of the park free of noxious invasive plants. Join others a time or two, then step up to a small area of your own to maintain. Your [...]

Nature for Beginners Class on Evergreens @ Gulf Branch

[ January 10, 2010; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Join us as we master the “Top Ten” – the most common items/species in Arlington in a different nature category each month.  You’ll learn not only their names but also enough natural history to make you feel like a naturalist superstar. Don’t let your kids or grandkids show you up – or have all the [...]

Volunteer Stream Monitor Training

[ January 13, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This training is to learn how to monitor water quality in streams by looking at the aquatic insects in the stream.   Arlington County stream monitors sample the streams every 3 months at 8 different sites in the County.

We will spend the first hour of the training learning about how we measure water quality in the [...]

Nature Lover’s Book Club @ Gulf Branch

[ January 14, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Because a good book, like a good planet, is hard to find…  Meet for fun, friendly discussions of books or essays about the natural world.  We’ll enjoy warm drinks and a cozy fire on cool winter evenings.  Essays will be mailed to registered participants in advance of program.  Information: 703-228-3403. Registration requested.  Meet at GBNC.  [...]

Executive Board Meeting @ LBNC

[ January 20, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Executive Board Meeting – 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Long Branch Nature Cener.

Agenda includes Spring Training Class, Invasive Working Group, Education Working Group, Committee updates and upcoming events in 2010.  Open to all members.

Developing Urban Green Infrastructure Lecture

[ January 27, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] 2010 New Metropolis Lecture Series @ Virginia Tech Developing Urban Green Infrastructure
Policy:  A DC Case Study by Melissa Keeley George Washington University

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7 pm to 9 pm

1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314Main
Conference Room, 3rd
floor.

The lecture is free and open to the public and there is no need to
register.We serve  wine, beer, crackers, and [...]