Conservation and Education Committee
Conservation and Education are the primary focus of the BCC-IWLA's mission. The C&E Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at 7:00 PM in the BCC-IWLA Chapterhouse, to plan each year's conservation activities and events on the farm and at other locations around Maryland.
May 2013
CONSERVATION & EDUCATION CORNER
Conservation is Everyone’s Mission
Steven Swartz
Conservation Committee Chair
Telephone 301-527-1292; e-mail kabloona15@comcast.net
The Conservation & Education Committee meets every second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the B-CC Chapterhouse.
The Conservation and Education Committee will meet on Wednesday May 8th at 7:00 PM at the BCC-IWLA Chapterhouse. All BCC-IWLA members are invited.
Our spring farm clean up day was last Saturday April 13th. Big thanks to our 1st VP Frank Parker for organizing all of the work activities around the farm, and to all of our Committee Chairs that lead the individual work parties to get the job done. Our Conservation Farm looks great going into summer.
Earth Day was celebrated on Saturday April 20th and was a great time for all B-CC IWLA members and guests. A special treat was the live bluegrass music at the log cabin in the afternoon, which added a “country” tone to the event. Thanks to all that turned out for a great day on the farm.
This spring we will be hosting a number of our collaborating organizations for several special events on our Conservation farm. The Maryland Birders will come out and lead bird identification and natural history walks around the farm. Also the University of Maryland’s entomology survey group is planning to visit the farm to conduct an inventory of all the insect life that resides on our farm. Watch your newsletter for the specific dates for these events, or send me an e-mail at kabloona15@comcast.net for more information.
This is a great time of the year to get out on our Conservation Farm and enjoy the woods as springtime breathes new life into the woods following winter. Get our and enjoy our woods and wildlife!
We need our members to become involved, so come out to support our “Conservation Mission” and participate in the C&E Committee and its activities. If you have an activity in mind and/or would like to lead an event, contact C&E Chair Steven Swartz and come to the next meeting of the Conservation and Education Committee.
If you have an activity in mind and/or would like to lead an event, contact C&E Chair Steven Swartz at e-mail: kabloona15@comcast.net, and come to the next meeting of the Conservation and Education Committee.