2010 February | Arlington Regional Master Naturalist

ARMN Chapter Meeting

[ February 4, 2010; 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] We will have a short ARMN chapter meeting beginning at
6:30 pm prior to the presentation by Greg Zell on the Natural Heritage
Resources Inventory at 7:00 pm. Attached is the flyer for the program and
the chapter meeting agenda will be posted to the website. The meeting and
presentation will be in the auditorium at:

Arlington Central Library

1015 [...]

Natural Heritage Resources Inventory Presentation, Arlington Central Library

[ February 4, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Arlington County Central Library Auditorium
1015 N. Quincy Street, 2 blocks from Virginia Square Metro
Opening Remarks by County Board Chairman Jay Fisette

Please join us for a presentation by Natural Resource Specialist Greg Zell on the natural resources that still remain in Arlington. ARMN and other partner groups will have table displays outside of the auditorium from [...]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Native Grass Program Workshop

[ February 6, 2010; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] The “Grasses for the Masses” program sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation (CBF), which is arguably the premier environmental group
promoting the health of the bay. Here is the link to the CBF website that describes
the program in great detail, as well as their other activities:
http://www.cbf.org/grasses.

Program participants can help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay and
Virginia’s [...]

Winter Tree ID Hike at Ford Nature Center

[ February 6, 2010; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] The Ford Nature Center will host a class led by Rod Simmons.

Winter Tree ID Hike

Learn how to identify native trees in winter by their bark and buds.
Virginia Plant Ecologist, Rod Simmons will provide the natural history of
our local forests. We will be exploring some of the 50 acres of Dora
Kelley Park. Hot tea [...]

Introduction to Animal Tracking (Chantilly)

[ February 6, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Apprentice Naturalist -
Introduction to Animal Tracking
(8 yrs. and up)
This hands-on mini-course will introduce you to the signs,
tracks, and traces left by local forest animals.
Discover how these signs can lead you to a better
understanding of animals and increase the
probability of seeing, and even photographing
them. Cancelled if rain.

Reservations required. Cost: $5
Cub Run RECenter

Cub Run RECenter
4630 [...]

Audubon “Wildlife Sanctuaries” certification program

[ February 7, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Conservation begins at home! Mark your calendars to join Audubon at Home
Ambassadors launching our new program to promote “Wildlife Sanctuaries” in
backyards, schoolyards, HOAs, churches and elsewhere, throughout northern
Virginia. You are invited to meet on Sunday, Feb. 7, 1-3:30pm or on
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:30-9pm.

These meetings are for anyone interested in ASNV’s new wildlife sanctuary
certification project, with [...]

ARMN Invasive Working Group meeting @ Long Branch

[ February 11, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] We have tentatively scheduled an ARMN Invasive Working Group meeting for
3:00 pm on Thursday, February 11 at Long Branch Nature Center. The focus
will be on reviewing some of the top ten priority invasive projects and how
we might designate volunteers and support to assume leadership on these
sites.

For those of you who are not able to make [...]

Presentation on the “The Plight of the American Chestnut”

[ February 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
The Virginia Native Plant Society Potowmack Chapter has graciously invited all Master Naturalists and Tree Stewards to attend “The Plight of the American Chestnut”, Turns out we Master Naturalists, Tree Stewards and VNPS were all trying to book this program this winter so we are combining forces with one presentation.

Thursday, February 11, 7:30 PM at Green [...]

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 on Fossils @ Gulf Branch

[ February 14, 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 [...]

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