<div dir="ltr">Two items featuring Rock Creek Park offered by different PCA collaborators:<div><br></div><div>-- -- FROM THE US BOTANIC GARDEN -- --<div><br>LECTURE: A Year in Rock Creek Park, BY Melanie Choukas-Bradley, Author, Naturalist & Teacher</div><div><br></div><div>WHEN: Friday, June 12, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Conservatory Classroom<br><h1 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-size:small;font-weight:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">ABOUT: This inspirational talk about the natural history of Rock Creek Park, one of the oldest and largest urban national parks in the country, is based upon the newly published book, A Year in Rock Creek Park-The Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington, DC by Melanie Choukas-Bradley with photographs by Susan Austin Roth. The presentation takes us on a journey through the seasons in the park, with a focus on the native plants of the Rock Creek Park woodlands. Melanie has traveled the 33-mile length of the creek, on foot and cross-country skis, by bicycle and by canoe, and she will describe her adventures. The talk will be illustrated by Susan Austin Roth's evocative photographs, many of which appear in the book. Celebrate the 125thanniversary of Rock Creek Park, which was created in 1890, the same year Yosemite was established.</span></p></h1><br>FREE: Pre-registration required; Register online now at: <a href="http://usbg.gov/events/2015/02/18/year-rock-creek-park-lecture">http://usbg.gov/events/2015/02/18/year-rock-creek-park-lecture</a><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align:start;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px">-- -- <span style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">FROM NATURESERVE: </font></span> Introducing Explore Natural Communities -- --</p><p style="text-align:start;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px"><br></p><p style="text-align:start;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px">ABOUT: <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">We are excited to introduce <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=27264953&msgid=677264&act=5F9A&c=189863&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.natureserve.org%2Fconservation-tools%2Fexplore-natural-communities" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:rgb(39,89,0)">Explore Natural Communities (ENC)</span></strong></a>, a dynamic new tool that changes the way we experience our beautiful national parks. Currently serving Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.,<font color="#5d732d"><b> </b></font></span></span><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=27264953&msgid=677264&act=5F9A&c=189863&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.explorenaturalcommunities.org%2F" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:rgb(39,89,0)">ENC</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> is a website that provides information on the biodiversity and natural communities that reside in the park. The purpose of this tool is to engage both visitors and park staff in an exploration of natural communities and the plants, animals, environment, and natural processes that form them. In-depth scientific information is presented in “Ecobits” and other easy-to-read formats and accompanied by photographs.</span></p><p style="text-align:start;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p>A variety of features on Explore Natural Communities will enhance your park visit:<ul><li><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Interactive maps let you choose what to explore with photographs, descriptions, and opportunities to dig deeper.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Build personalized hikes, planning where to go, and which natural communities to see along the way.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">View rich descriptions, images, and seasonal highlights of the park's natural communities and their plants and animals.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Learn about the physical setting and natural processes that help define each natural community.</span></span></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">While </span><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=27264953&msgid=677264&act=5F9A&c=189863&destination=ht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