Nat Hist Day SCHEDULE 2022

norwood park NATURAL HISTORY DAY SCHEDULE

Updated 10/28/2022 Little Falls Watershed Alliance / norwood park Arboriculture project

8am

BIRD WATCHING Pete Given, local birder amateur enthusiast for over 50 yrs and Carolyn Peirce MD Master Naturalist, Audubon Naturalist Society board. BRING binoculars, MEET in front of the main entrance to the red brick building at the circle (quiet and register required, min age 10yrs+)

PLEASE CHECK IN AT STONE STAGE WELCOME TABLE UPON ARRIVAL

12:30-3:30pm activities

NATIVE TREE ID TOURS 12:30 - 1:30 and 2 - 3pm

an ISA arborist led 1/2 mile walk (register, please)

WEED WARRIOR ACTION 1 - 2:30 and 2:30 - 4pm

LFWA and Weed Warriors in Tree Island (register, please)

ECO GARDEN BOOK SWAP, BIODIVERSITY INFO TABLES

trade your books and gather info on local resources and recipes, Montgomery County Rainscapes Rewards rep, Montgomery County Baywise Master Gardeners rep, iNaturalist how-to info!

12:30-3:30pm speaker round robin (register, please)

“NATIVE PLANTS AND WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP”

Dr. Vanessa Beauchamp, Towson University Glen Arboretum, MD Native Plant Society

“BEFORE BEAUTIFUL NORWOOD PARK, 1793-1937”

Hank Levine, Bethesda Historical Society

Stephanie Rigaux, Bethesda Historical Society

LOCAL GEOLOGICAL HISTORY TALK

Dr. Doug Levin

“FUNGI: FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR ECOSYSTEM”

Isaiah Bednash, interdisciplinary educator and farmer of fungi, a part of both the Mycology Association of Washington DC (MAW) & Fungal Diversity Survey DNA sequencing committees

4 - 4:30pm CELEBRATE TREES

Thank the Stump, Indigenous Land Stewards & others

Kickoff LFWA/norwood park Arboriculture project

*** This is a Leave No Trace event! Bring your own water reusable waterbottle

*** Hike, Bike & Metro Encouraged (save limited park parking for octogenarians and people with limited mobility, please)

*** Register to get schedule updates, more activity details, maps and directions to make your day easy and fun!

Inclement Weather Update Here: forecast looks good so far!

The norwood park Arboriculture project (npAp) is a special tree project of the Little Falls Watershed Alliance. The project’s mission is to renew, conserve and expand the amazing canopy tree collection and to protect critical, local native ecosystems in Norwood Park and Little Falls Stream Valley Watershed. We are connecting amatuer and expert naturalists to identify and learn about this beautiful urban greenspace and forested land. We are combating invasives and working to foster healthy biodiversity with energetic volunteers and philanthropic efforts. Join this LOCAL NATURALIST COMMUNITY to have fun!

LFWA map of watershed

https://www.lfwa.org/explore

BRING Your own reusable waterbottles

QUESTIONS email: info@treeprojectnorwoodpark.org

DIRECTIONS

HIKE & BIKE to the event strongly encouraged

Norwood Park 4700 Norwood Drive Chevy Chase, MD 20815

(save limited park parking for octogenarians and people with limited mobility, please)

CAPITAL CRESCENT TRAIL ACCESS

https://goo.gl/maps/V6FNg4QrXMU3eCF67

DIRECTIONS from Friendship Heights Metro

RED LINE 20 min walk from stop