Join Annapolis Green and Electric Vehicle Association of Greater DC (EVADC) for a Zoom event designed to answer all your questions about driving electric. The members of EVADC have a collective 4 million miles of experience driving electric without fossil fuels! Details of the Zoom event are posted here.
Colonial Annapolis was home to a number of highly-skilled craftsmen. The work of local artisans like John Shaw and William Faris would have sat alongside imported pieces from around the world. This extended tour of the William Paca House delves deeper into the fine pieces on display from HA's decorative arts collection. Advanced registration recommended. Cost: $25 General Admission; $20 HA Members and Volunteers
Join the Arundel Rivers Federation on Thursday, April 30th at 7pm online for the unveiling of their annual State of the Rivers presentation by Jesse Iliff, South, West, and Rhode Riverkeeper via Facebook Live. He will be presenting what we have learned from the data Arundel Rivers has collected from 52 river stations during 2019. To participate on Thursday, April 30th at 7pm, go to Arundel Rivers Federation's Facebook page and click on the Facebook Live event. Use the comment section to ask any questions you have about the data.
Optional (and always delicious) potluck starts at 5:45pm—bring a dish to share. Dancing goes from 7pm to 10 pm. Janine Smith, will teach and call the dances. Live music is provided by Leah Weiss (fiddle), Gary Wright (guitar), Kate Brett (banjo), and Kevin Enoch (bass). Sit-ins are welcome on fiddle, guitar, banjo, and mandolin.
While unprecedented social restrictions make CBF's bimonthly Brock Environmental Center Learning Series impossible to do at the Brock Center for the time being, the issues remain as important as ever. So we are moving this popular series online, increasing the number of available seats—and making the program monthly! This month, we will address the controversial topic of offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast and potential impacts to Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, wildlife, and more. Our speakers for this program will be: Emily Francis, Principal, New Dominion Solutions, LLC Mark Swingle,...
Webinar: Strategies for Making Heritage Sites Accessible While our partners' sites are closed to the public, we know they have been hard at work planning for the future, including ways to fill accessibility "gaps" and welcoming all audiences. Four Rivers is pleased to offer this FREE webinar next Tuesday, May 12, at 10 a.m. This webinar features Robert Forloney, Program Developer & Cultural Institution Consultant, who will lead a discussion on the key aspects of planning for accessibility. He will focus on the ethical and legal requirements of ADA compliancy, strategies to...
Plastic pollution of the ocean is well-known for its harmful effects on the marine environment and its inhabitants. Microplastics (pieces less than five millimeters) are increasingly of concern. Join Dr. Fred C. Dobbs, Chair of Old Dominion University's Department of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences for a discussion on plastics, microplastics, and their environmental impact. Dr. Dobbs will consider global budgets of plastic and plastic waste, concerns about ingestion of microplastics, and some known unknowns of microplastics' effects on organisms, including ourselves. He will conclude with stories from business and...
Our environmental book club, Annapolis Green Reads, is designed to grow your appreciation for the environment while benefiting from the collective wisdom of many authors who write about our natural world and to connect with others! All you need is an interest in reading books (or listening to the audio version) about our environment and our place in it. No expertise on these issues is necessary, although we welcome those who have some to participate and contribute. This month’s book is Inconspicuous Consumption: The environmental impact you don’t know you have by...