[BSW] May meeting, field trips, other events, video

[Kathy Bilton]

Next meeting: Tuesday, May 1 - 7pm

Speaker: Dr. Katherine Tully, Department of Plant Science & Landscape 
Architecture, University of Maryland

Topic: Ecosystems in transition: sea-level rise unlocks
agricultural legacies

Details here: http://www.botsoc.org

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BSW Field trip info:

Saturday, April 7 - Turkey Run

Saturday, April 14 - Great Falls/Bear Island

Info is here: http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

Rob Soreng took some amazing video of a number of American toads' 
activities in the canal bed near Old Angler's Inn during the March 31 
field trip.   Video is here: https://youtu.be/xSkJvehEvbc

Field trippers also got a chance to see this hognose snake:
http://www.botsoc.org/hognose-canal-march-31-2918.jpg 
Not as many flowers were out as would normally be expected because of our 
unusual weather.

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Other Events:

Saturday/Sunday - April 13-14 Spring Garden Sale at the American
Horticultural Society
http://ahsgardening.org/about-river-farm/events-programs/spring-garden-market

Friday - Monday - April 27-30 - City Nature Challenge 2018: Washington, DC 
metro area
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2018-washington-dc-metro-area

Saturday-Sunday April 28-29 - Garden Fair and Plant Sale at the National 
Arboretum
https://www.fona.org/gardenfair/

Exploring the Magical World of Moss Gardening
DATE: Friday, May 4
TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
LOCATION: Conservatory Garden Court
FREE: Pre-registration required
https://www.usbg.gov/events/2018/02/06/lecture-exploring-magical-world-moss-gardening

Friday, May 18 - "Plants in the Past: Fossils and the Future"
Smithsonian Botanical Symposium
http://botany.si.edu/sbs/

Saturday, May 19 - Spring Garden Day - The Big Plant Sale at Green Spring
Gardens
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/garden-day

Saturday-Sunday May 19-20 - Shepherdstwon Back Alley Garden Tour And Tea
(previously given with erroneous date)
http://www.backalleygarden.org/

MNPS Events page: https://mdflora.org/calendar
VNPS Events page: http://vnps.org/events/