[BSW] Tuesday, October 29 - Flora and Fauna of Patuxent Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Center: The Looming Threat From a MAGLEV/Federal Plan

[KATHY BILTON]

There has been some confusion about the date for this event. I have just 
learned that this will be taking place on Tuesday, October 27, not this 
coming Tuesday.

See the MNPS events page for this and several other upcoming events. 
https://mdflora.org/events

Sam Droege will be speaking to MNPS via Zoom about the threat to the flora and 
fauna of Patuxent Refuge and Beltsville.

Here is the page where you can register:
https://mdflora.org/event-3998111

It will take place on Tuesday, October 29th.


Speaker: Sam Droege

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) and Beltsville Agriculture Research 
Center (BARC) lands constitute some of the most ecologically important in the 
mid-Atlantic and one of the most studied landscapes in the world. Siting of the 
high-speed superconducting magnetic levitation (SCMAGLEV) train threatens the 
destruction of 200 acres of those public properties for the creation of an 
industrial repair facility and storage yard. Sam Droege will focus on the rare 
plant communities and associated insects which are threatened by this 
industrial use of public lands.

Our speaker, wildlife biologist Sam Droege, has spent the last 40 years at 
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, monitoring amphibian, insect, bird and other 
populations. His group maintains high resolution macro photographs at 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/

The program will be presented online through Zoom, in webinar format. You will 
not be able to share your own audio or video with other participants, but you 
will be able to submit questions in writing during the program.

Registration is required. After you register, you will receive a registration 
confirmation email with a link to the Zoom program.

The program is free and open to the public.