Rock Creek Park, Your Wild Home: Panel Discussion

The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, DC, United States

(MD) (The WRiter's Center) Rock Creek is central to our community’s quality of life. Join this panel discussion, moderated by Representative Jamie Raskin, to learn more about the connections between green space and our well-being. We will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publication of Melanie Choukas-Bradley’s “A Year in Rock Creek,” which vividly illustrates the power of a nearby ...

Community Native Plant Project (Virtual)

(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Diane Beedle will discuss the work and approaches Community Native Planting Project (CNPP) has taken with public and private landowners to help them become environmental stewards with their approaches to landscape practices and greenspace management during this monthly MNPS meeting. Diane Beedle is the president and co-founder of Community Native Planting Project (CNPP), a nonprofit ...

Free

Conservation Cafe: Community Climate Resilience

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization 3939 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Nature Forward) Conservation Cafe on Wednesday, December 4th: From Outreach to Real Change: Community Resilience in the Climate Crisis will include a panel discussion with Nature Forward partners from Ward 7 Resilience Hub Community Coalition and Washington Interfaith Network about climate justice issues that intersect with the livelihoods of residents in DC. The panel discussion will identify issues, connect policy priorities ...

Free

To Know Our Trees (Virtual)

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) During this illuminating lecture, botanist, Distinguished Scientist and Curator Emeritus W. John Kress, Ph.D., will discuss his new book, Smithsonian Trees of North America. Ten years in the making, this comprehensive compendium takes a careful look at the diversity, morphology, and beauty of over 325 tree species. Dr. Kress will discuss the extensive research behind the ...

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