[nnasnet] NN Chapter VNPS Program - A Milkweed Safari - Native Milkweeds & their Wildlife, ZOOM This Thursday, April 15th 7 pm
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- To: "'NNAS Hotline'" <nnasnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:56:17 -0400
Photos above are: Alonso Abugattas sipping Tulip Poplar nectar and a
Monarch on a Swamp Milkweed (photo by Kevin Howe)
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society is offering a
free and open to the public virtual (Zoom) meeting to be held on Thursday,
April 15th at 7:00 pm in the comfort of your own home. The Zoom info is
shown below.
The Chapter will have a presentation entitled "A Milkweed Safari - Native
Milkweeds & their Wildlife" by Alonso Abugattas of Arlington, VA. He will
lead us through a number of Virginia species of milkweed (Asclepias - we
have 13 species in VA) while discussing its biology and describing much of
the wildlife that relies on this native as well as why many stay away from
it.
Alonso is a well known metropolitan DC naturalist, environmental educator,
and storyteller while earning a living as the Natural Resources Manager for
Arlington County Parks, VA. He has been trained as a master gardener and was
instrumental in helping to start and subsequently teach for two Virginia
Master Naturalist chapters in Northern Virginia. He is a co-founder of the
Washington Area Butterfly Club, held several offices, including president,
for the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society and authored
a book on The Reptiles and Amphibians of the Washington, DC Metropolitan
Area. Most outstanding is his personal blog "Capital Naturalist" as well as
his Facebook group Capital Naturalist which contains an immense amount of
natural history information. And he is just a great guy besides!
The presentation will also include the Chapter's April Plant of the Month by
NN VNPS Board member Betsy Washington which for April is the bright yellow
flowered Marsh Marigold, one of our first harbingers of spring and common
now at cabin Swamp in Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve.
Topic: A Milkweed Safari - Native Milkweeds & their Wildlife
Time: Apr 15, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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