MNPS Hybrid Monthly Program: Plant Communities and Plant Selection with Bradley Simpson and Madeline Bright

Speakers: Bradley Simpson and Madeline Bright

This meeting is on the third Tuesday of the month, not our usual last Tuesday and starts at 4 pm.

The meeting will be both on Zoom and in Person. We ask that you register for your preferred option; after registering, you will get Zoom login information and in person location information.

Co-sponsor: Nature Forward

Physical location:  Nature Forward, Woodend Sanctuary, 8940 Jones Mill Rd.,Chevy Chase, MD 20815

The program is free and open to the public.

Join Bradley Simpson, Nature Forward's Habitat Manager at 4:00 for a tour of the ongoing restoration at Woodend Nature Sanctuary followed by a talk at 5:30  by Madeline Bright, Earth Sangha's Executive Director, about plant communities and native plant selection for restoration and replanting.

Madeline Bright is the Executive Director at Earth Sangha where she has worked full-time on native plant conservation since 2011, and where she grew up as the daughter of co-founders Lisa and Chris Bright. Maddie has worked closely with ecologists, botanists, and park managers across the Northern Virginia region on plant conservation and ecological restoration projects over the years, including a brief stint interning at Huntley Meadows Park. She regularly teaches for both the Arlington Regional and Fairfax Master Naturalist chapters and previously served on the steering committee for the National Capital Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management.

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

NOTE: Updated time for the hike and presentation. Only the 5:30 presentation will be via zoom. 

Most programs are recorded.  Videos are posted on our website and YouTube channel 6-8 weeks after the program. 

We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting, as well as the in person location information.

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