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January 2020
Potomac Valley Master Naturalist Annual Meeting, Potluck and Silent Auction
The Potomac Valley Master Naturalist Annual Meeting, Potluck Lunch and Silent Auction is Saturday, January 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The purpose of the gathering is to briefly conduct PVMN business, honor our new graduates, and recognize Master Naturalists who have achieved 5-year and 10-years of active membership as well as socialize with others and, of course, eat. Registering for this event helps us plan accordingly, please register below. **Bring a dish to share as well as your…
Find out more »February 2020
Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s Monthly Program: Habitat Stewardship Programs
Presenter: Katelyn (KC) Walters, PVAS's Land Manager PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This event is free and open to the public. Join us for the February monthly program where our land manager, KC, will break down PVAS’s Habitat Stewardship programs. The three programs, Grassland Birds Initiative, Protected Pollinator Patch, and Wildlife Habitat aim to help landowners learn about and implement best management practices on their own properties. She will cover the primary objectives of each program, the benefits of utilizing best…
Find out more »April 2020
Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s Monthly Program: West Virginia Invasive Insects, Fungi, and Pathogens
Presenter: Anne Wakeford PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This event is free and open to the public. The Potomac Valley Audubon Society welcomes Anne Wakeford as she discusses West Virginia Invasive Insects, Fungi and Pathogens. Invasive insects and fungi have impacted agricultural crops, killed native trees and are beginning to impact amphibians and reptiles. In this talk participants will learn about some of the most common crop insect pests, tree insect pests, fungi and insect tree diseases, fungi tree diseases and amphibian,…
Find out more »Natural History Workshop: Birding 101
Classroom Sessions: Thursday evenings April 9, 16, 23 & 30. Field Trips: Saturday mornings April 11, 18, 25 & May 2. Registration is required, please register below. PVMN Continuing Education Eligible Birding 101 is tailored for beginning birders. It utilizes both classroom sessions and field trips to teach everything from bird identification and field etiquette to birding techniques and resources. The course is taught by local birding experts Wil Hershberger, Lynne Wiseman, Nancy Kirschbaum and Carol Winckler. An impressive collection…
Find out more »May 2020
Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s Monthly Program: American Chestnuts
Presenter: Mark Double PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This event is free and open to the public. The Potomac Valley Audubon Society welcomes Mark Double, President of the West Virginia chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. Join Mark Double as he discusses the history of the American chestnut, it's relation to the State of West Virginia and how to identify various chestnut species. Double also will discuss the three approaches being utilized by The American Chestnut Foundation to combat the chestnut…
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