Speaker: Deborah Barber

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

Deborah Barber will explain how to use iNaturalist to scope out an area’s biota. She'll provide tips for making identifiable photo and audio observations. She'll highlight other features such as protecting a location’s privacy, connecting with citizen and expert naturalists worldwide, and showing off the incredible diversity of the greater DC area during upcoming the City Nature Challenge. (April 26-29)

Through live demos, questions, and discussion we'll learn more about the power of using iNaturalist to document biodiversity. 

We recommend that you create an iNaturalist account and download the app on your phone.  https://www.inaturalist.org/ 

Deborah Barber, is Director of Land Conservation for the Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. She is responsible for the management of the chapter's land holdings, including easements and public preserves, for their conservation, research, and recreational value.

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. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting. 

Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM. 

The program is free and open to the public.

This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.

If you enjoy MNPS programs please consider clicking here to make a donation. And don't forget to join or renew your membership!

Note that if you donate through the event registration, and subsequently cancel, the donation will temporarily appear as a credit.  It will take time for the donation to be reinstituted to your account.  Donations and membership dues are non-refundable.

Speaker: Nancy Rybicki

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

Dr. Rybicki will report on investigations into a recently discovered and newly identified species of water chestnut from Asia: Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai. This plant is a non-native floating aquatic plant that was first observed in 2014 in the Potomac River watershed. It was observed in about 100 sites in Virginia and recently spread to Maryland where it was observed in two locations in Prince George's county.

Dr. Nancy Rybicki is an aquatic plant ecologist and affiliate professor at George Mason University. She is retired from the US Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, Reston VA, but she continues her research as a scientist emerita. Nancy is a Steering committee member of the National Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (NCR-PRISM) and assists the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Complementary Work Force). When not working, she can be found sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.

Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM. 

The program is free and open to the public.

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. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting. 

This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.

If you enjoy MNPS programs please consider clicking here to make a donation. And don't forget to join or renew your membership!

Note that if you donate through the event registration, and subsequently cancel, the donation will temporarily appear as a credit.  It will take time for the donation to be reinstituted to your account.  Donations and membership dues are non-refundable.

Speaker: Jenan El-Hifnawi

Ask A Bumble Bee! Exploring Bumble Bee Floral Preference

This session explores the “Ask A Bumble Bee” (AABB) program; a citizen science initiative dedicated to understanding bumble bee floral preference. In addition to learning how to participate in the program, attendees will hear some of our latest research findings; ultimately walking away with practical information for creating and observing bee-friendly gardens!

Jenan is a Maryland native and local ecology enthusiast! After graduating from UMD with a bachelor’s in biology, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to fund her Masters degree at UMD. She now is working towards this degree, exploring the impacts of the ice age on the evolution of various South American bee species. She also is the coordinator of the program we will discuss today; Ask A Bumble Bee!

Lear more about ASk a Bumblebee https://u.osu.edu/askabumble/

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

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. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting. 

Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM. 

The program is free and open to the public.

This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.

The program is free and open to the public.

If you enjoy MNPS programs please consider clicking here to make a donation. And don't forget to renew your membership!

Note that if you donate through the event registration, and subsequently cancel, the donation will temporarily appear as a credit.  It will take time for the donation to be reinstituted to your account.  Donations and membership dues are non-refundable.