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Potomac Valley
Audubon Society
...people dedicated to preserving, restoring
and enjoying the natural world
through education and action. |
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This Race is for the Birds! - Registration is now open
Starting Thanksgiving Day, the Potomac Valley Audubon Society will begin
accepting online registrations for its 11th annual "This Race is for the
Birds!" event.
The event will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 on the campus of the
National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) near Shepherdstown, in conjunction
with the Center's annual open house.
To register, and for more information, go to the race website at
www.raceforthebirds.org.
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Stauffer's Marsh Nature Preserve
A new Eastern Panhandle nature preserve was dedicated in a ceremony November 8.
The preserve, to be known as the Stauffer's Marsh Nature Preserve, is located Berkeley County's Back Creek Valley.
It was donated in September to the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, which will maintain it as a public nature preserve.
Participants in the dedication included the donors of the property, Stauffer and Elinor Miller, who currently live in Charlottesville, VA.
Mr. Miller is an Inwood native. He and his wife purchased the property in 1999 and have been maintaining it as a bird sanctuary on their own.
Full Press Release about the Dedication
Stauffer's Marsh Preserve
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 | Wee Naturalist Program
Our Wee Naturalist program for preschoolers is now open for fall registration. The program is great for kids ages 3-5 to explore the Yankauer Preserve with a loving adult. Join us for circle time, stories, hikes, nature exploration, games and more. $5/child. Download registration and information here. |
Stink Bug Information Many of you have asked for documents presented at the stink bug lecture by Dr. Tracy Leskey on Wednesday, February 9th. She has generously agreed to let us post the "Biology of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug" powerpoint and a copy of the Pyramid Trap Construction" details. Thanks for joining us at the lecture, and many thanks to Dr. Leskey for sharing these resources! See this page for these and other related resources, including a February 10 in-studio interview between guest lecturer Dr.Tracy Leskey and Dr. Mark Madison, resident historian for the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service. |
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The National Audubon Society has awarded PVAS a $25,384 "TogetherGreen" Innovation Grant to assist the City of Ranson with development of its new Flowing Springs Park. Full Details are available here.
Article In Chronicle about the Wee Naturalist program.
- To learn more about our programs and activities, see our latest annual report.
The Potomac Valley Nature Writers' Group (PVNWG) formed in early 2009 to promote the art and appreciation of nature writing. This genre of literature explores and celebrates the natural world and our relationship within it. PVNWG welcomes both readers and writers to participate. Members meet each month to discuss a particular nature writer and his or her work. The group encourages members' writing efforts such as nature blogging and nature journaling. Group members will coordinate the Poetry Walk for the PVAS Yankauer Wildflower Festival this year. For information about upcoming book selections, and the times and locations of meetings, go to http://potomacvalleynaturewritinggroup.blogspot.com/ or contactpvnaturewriters@gmail.com - Potomac Valley Nature Photographers meet the fourth Friday of each month at the National Conservation Training Center at 7pm. To learn more about this group, go to potomacvalleynaturephotographers.org/new/index.php. All are welcome to attend.
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