[Botsocwash] (BSW) Reminder - Tomorrow, April 1 at 7PM + Shannondale + Misc. + 3 Eaglets

[KATHY BILTON]

Our next meeting (hybrid) will be on Tuesday, April 1 at 7pm with Zoom
doors opening by 6:45pm.

The speaker will be Tim Makepeace, the orchardist at Peirce Mill.  He will
share the history of the Peirce family with a special focus on Joshua
Peirce and his Linnean Hill Nursery and orchard. For nearly a decade,
Tim has worked to reestablish the orchard that occupied what is now the
grounds of Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park and neighboring Hillwood Estate,
Museum, and Gardens. https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/

In-person location: W405/406 in the Botany Department in the National
Museum of Natural History

*Pre-meeting dinner:* 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant and Castle Pub and
Restaurant, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.
http://www.elephantcastle.com/dc_penn

*NOTE:* Contact Rob Soreng sorengr at si.edu if you plan to go to the
pre-meeting dinner

Flier: http://botsoc.org/apr25.pdf
Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87422656467?pwd=T8oyOVFKXfyJFwHCSMKaFca7QjvVQt.1

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Next field trip is scheduled for Saturday, April 5 at 9.a.m. Location:
Turkey Run Park
Map to meeting spot can be found on the field trips page:
http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

If anyone is interested in a field trip to Shannondale Springs on the
afternoon of Sunday, April 6, contact Kathy for details. kathy
at-the-domain fred.net. (It's a little over an hour from McLean.)

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Wednesday, April 2 - 5pm - Extreme Botany and the Study of Botanical
Oddities
https://www.nybg.org/event/extreme-botany-si/

Wednesday, April 16 - 12 noon - Poisons & Remedies - Webinar
https://www.nybg.org/event/2025-plant-humanities-conversations-poisons-remedies/


NOVA Parks Raises Concerns Over Tree Clearing on W&OD Trail
https://www.loudounnow.com/news/nova-parks-raises-concerns-over-tree-clearing-on-w-od-trail/article_c88c586e-6527-43d0-8b75-7423f3ac4788.html

Researchers May Finally Be Able to Forecast Dangerous Red Algae  Blooms
https://www.aol.com/sea-turning-red-researchers-breakthrough-191757392.html


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Out in Shepherdstown... the NCTC Eagles' Nest has 3 Eaglets
https://www.outdoorchannel.com/live/eaglecam/326707/0
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