Wednesday, April 16 - Monthly Membership Meeting
Please note: Our April monthly meeting will be at a new location and time: we will be visiting the Elizabeth River Project's Ryan Resiliance Lab (4610 Colley Avenue, Norfolk) at 5:30 PM on April 16th (normal day)
Join us for a tour of this remarkable new facility and an eye-opening exploration of how sea level rise will affect us all. Check out cutting edge green building practices and systems – floating docks, green roofs, solar arrays, rainwater capture, and much more. See sustainability best practices in action and learn about the “planned retreat” that will allow the river to retake the site as sea levels continue to rise.
Our tour guide will be Pam Northam. Pam is the Education, Government and Public Relations Associate at the Elizabeth River Project. Previously, the First Lady served as community outreach coordinator for the environmental nonprofit Lynnhaven River NOW (LRN), where she oversaw advocacy and outreach programs for homeowners, congregations, and businesses to help them to become more sustainable. Prior to joining LRN, Mrs. Northam taught high school biology. Recognizing a need for STEM in elementary education, she became a national award-winning science specialist and worked to develop an inquiry-based, hands-on curriculum for students in grades K through 5.
Mrs. Northam chaired both the Virginia Children’s Cabinet and the Virginia STEM Education Commission, and is currently a board member of Wetlands Watch, and Minus 9-5 at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
After the tour, people are invited to have dinner at Fellini's restaurant, a few blocks down the street from the ERP resiliance lab.
Tour space is limited to about 20 people, so please contact Saundra Winstead by April 8th if you plan on taking the tour, and also if you plan on joining us for dinner so we can make reservations at the restaurant. If response is large, we may be able to get a second tour guide to handle extra people.
Saturday, April 20 - REGULAR MONTHLY BIRD WALK - WEYANOKE SANCTUARY - 8:00 AM
1501 Armistead Bridge Road in the West Ghent neighborhood in Norfolk. The sanctuary is open once a month for a guided bird walk, except during our summer break (June, July, August).
To check out recent and past sightings at the sanctuary go to its eBird Hotspot site at https://ebird.org/hotspot/L469614
Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th
Join Cape Henry Audubon Society and Hampton Roads Bird Club for free and open-to-the public bird walks at the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. All experience levels are welcome! Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/JNNJNLL. Enter your email address and choose your spot. (You will NOT need to create an account on SignUp). SignUp will send you an automated confirmation and reminders.
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