Wild One Events – Chapter and National

MOSSES FOR BEGINNERS
Linda and Charlie Davis  - National Historical Society of Maryland

If mosses intrigue you when you hike and you’d like to know more about them, this is your chance. Using specimens, slides, dramatization, models, and microscope work, Linda and Charlie Davis will introduce participants to moss anatomy, life cycle, ecology, human use, and gardening. The walk to your mailbox will never be the same.

Charlie and Linda Davis have inventoried mosses and liverworts for the National Park Service at Great Falls Park, Virginia, and at Piscataway Park and Fort Washington Park in Maryland. Charlie is a professional field ecologist who specializes in plants. Linda and Charlie offered monthly moss identification workshops for years at the Natural History Society of Maryland in Overlea, MD (www.marylandnature.org).

AGENDA

12:00 -12:30pm  - Registration/Socializing/Informal Seed Share*
12:30 -  2:00pm  - Guest Speaker
   2:00 -  2:30pm -  Socializing/Clean-up/Informal Seed Share*

*Before/after the event there will be a table set up to share native plant seeds. Please bring seeds or winter sowing containers (especially translucent plastic 1 gallon milk/water jugs) to share if you have them. You are welcome to take seeds regardless of if you have any to share.

No yard required. Learn how native plants can turn patios, balconies, containers, and other small spaces into meaningful habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. This practical panel will cover plant selection, container design, seasonal care, and realistic ways to support biodiversity in limited spaces.

Registration link coming soon.

ETHNOBOTANY AND FLORAL FOLKLORE
Alonso Abugattas “The Capital Naturalist

Ethnobotany is the study of how people relate to and use plants in their lives, be it food, medicine, tools, and so many other ways. Learn about plant folklore, how people used locally native and commonly available plants in their lives and historically. The natural history of various plants will be discussed, along with some additional references to finding more about the various native plants which will be the focus of this presentation.

Alonso Abugattas (The Capital Naturalist) is a well-known local naturalist, environmental educator, and storyteller in the Washington, DC area. He is the Natural Resources Manager for Arlington County Parks, VA.  Besides being a decorated Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, and National Interpreter, he has received acclamations from Nature Forward and the Virginia Native Plant Society.  He also writes for the “Bay Journal”.

He was inducted in the Washington Biologists’ Field Club in 2022, one of the oldest and most exclusive biology clubs in the nation with only 65 local members and founded in 1900.

Check out his blog and YouTube Channel “Capital Naturalist”.

AGENDA
12:00 -12:30pm  - Registration/Socializing/Informal Seed Share*
12:30 -  2:00pm  - Guest Speaker
2:00 -  2:30pm -  Socializing/Clean-up/Informal Seed Share*

*Before/after the event there will be a table set up to share native plant seeds. Please bring seeds or winter sowing containers (especially translucent plastic 1 gallon milk/water jugs) to share if you have them. You are welcome to take seeds regardless of if you have any to share.

Birds depend on healthy, connected habitats for food, shelter, nesting, and migration support. Join experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to explore how native plants and thoughtful landscape choices can support birdlife at home. Learn how gardens, yards, and community spaces can provide the insects, seeds, berries, cover, and habitat structure birds need throughout the year.

Registration link coming soon. 

USING NATIVE SHRUBS AS FOUNDATION PLANTS AND ENCOURAGING NEIGHBORS TO USE NATIVE PLANTS
Matt Partain - Glenstone

Matt is a graduate of the University of Georgia in Landscape Management. He has presented at 2022 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture, 2020 NDAL Symposium, 2020 Mt Cuba Educational Series, and to multiple garden clubs.  He has also taught classes at the Federation of Garden Clubs Landscape Design School.  Matt currently oversees an organic planting and management program for over nearly 300 acres of native landscape and restoration areas at the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD.

AGENDA
12:00 -12:30pm  - Registration/Socializing/Informal Seed Share*
12:30 -  2:00pm  - Guest Speaker
 2:00 -  2:30pm -  Socializing/Clean-up/Informal Seed Share*

*Before/after the event there will be a table set up to share native plant seeds. Please bring seeds or winter sowing containers (especially translucent plastic 1 gallon milk/water jugs) to share if you have them. You are welcome to take seeds regardless of if you have any to share.

Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
 

Registration link coming soon.