Calendar

May 2010

May 15 2010 — Loudoun Symphony “ Mountains and Music”

Join us as we enjoy the symphony and showcase the winners of our Loudoun Valley High School photo contest entitled Through Our Eyes: Celebrating the Beauty of Western Loudoun and the Blue Ridge. The event will take place at Franklin Park in Purcellville, Virginia.

View the winning photos

Purchase tickets to the Loudoun Symphony’s May 15 performance

April 2010

April 8 — 9, 2010 — NMF celebrates the Green Earth Book Award

We will bring our 2010 Green Earth Book Award-winners to Salisbury University to take part in their Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival. Authors will visit schools, conduct talks on campus, and more. Information will be posted as the winning authors are chosen and the events are planned.

Contact Jenny Schmidt for more information.

April 10, 2010 — Nature Walk on the Chapman DeMary Trail

On Saturday April 10th from 1pm to 2pm, naturalist and Loudoun Valley High School Environmental Explorations teacher, John DeMary will lead a walk on the 1-mile Chapman DeMary Trail which runs along the Catoctin Creek. DeMary will provide information about what makes this such a rich natural environment.

Find out more about the event

April 12, 2010 — Meadow Planting at Emerick Elementary School

Students at Emerick Elementary in Purcellville, Virginia will be installing their first outdoor classroom! Students voted to install a meadow and are selecting plants for this habitat to attract a variety of pollinators. We welcome you to join the students and get your hands dirty while they teach you all they know about pollinators! Watch for more details about how you can help with this fun meadow habitat.

Contact Amie Ware for more information.

April 18, 2010 — Nature Walk on the Chapman DeMary Trail

On Sunday, April 18th from 1pm to 2pm, Kristin Zimet from the Virginia Native Plant Society will lead a walk on the 1-mile Chapman DeMary Trail. The focus will be on the native flora growing along the Chapman DeMary Trail.

Find out more about the event

April 22, 2010 — Earth Day

This April 22 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! We are hearing a call from all types of organizations - including the White House - for individuals to renew the spirit of Earth Day. While every day is Earth Day at NMF, we also want to renew our efforts in celebration of this historic global movement. We are asking you to give $40 in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!

Donate $40 to NMF in honor of Earth Day

April 23, 2010 — NMF presents the Greater Washington Eco-Golf Classic

Join NMF on Friday, April 23, 2010 for the Greater Washington Eco Golf Classic. The day will be filled with exciting activity and proceeds from this event will go to our youth environmental programs in the greater Washington area. Registration begins in February.

Contact Linda Davis, Classic Director for more information on this event.

April 26, 2010 — Wildlife Refueling Station Planting at Hillsboro Elementary School

Students at Hillsboro Elementary in Hillsboro, Virginia will be installing a Wildlife Refueling Station. Each class has its own native bird and is working to select the plants that will attract these birds for this wonderful habitat. Please join us on April 26 and help these students with their new bird-friendly outdoor classroom! Watch for more details about how you can help with Hillsboro Wildlife Refueling Station.

Contact Amie Ware for more information.

April 2010 — enGAUGE it

enGAUGE It provides students with the tools to educate drivers in their communities about the benefits of checking and correcting tire pressure each month. Several enGAUGE It events are happening in April with our partner high schools and youth groups.

Find out more about the enGAUGE It events

November 2009

November 18, 2009 — Please join us for a November Social in support of our student programs.

Come out to Whitlow’s on Wilson at 2854 Wilson Boulevard in Clarendon, VA from 6-9 pm. Grab your colleagues and stop by after work! We’ll have appetizers, a 50/50 raffle, Costa Rica raffle tickets for sale, and a cash bar. All proceeds will benefit our programs. Please come by!

Find out more

October 2009

October 30, 2009 — NMF celebrates the grand opening of the Chapman/DeMary Trail

We are pleased to announce the grand opening of the Chapman/DeMary Trail in Purcellville, Virginia! Located on some of the last remaining undeveloped land in Purcellville and named after the two gentlemen who made it happen, the trail will be dedicated with a ceremony at the trail site at 2:45 p.m. as well as an open house afterwards at Magnolia’s Restaurant in Purcellville.

Learn more about the Chapman DeMary Trail and the October 30 event

Contact Amie Ware for more information.

May 2009

May 6, 2009 — Butterfly Garden Groundbreaking at Hillsboro Elementary

Come join us as we install the first outdoor classroom at Hillsboro Elementary in Hillsboro, Virginia! The outdoor classroom will be a butterfly garden between the school and the building where art and music classes are held. Each class will come out and plant a different section of the garden.

Contact Amie Ware for more information.

April 2009

April 15, 2009 — NMF honors the Green Earth Book Award Winners

Join us as we honor our 2009 Green Earth Book Award winners during an Environmental Literature Festival! On April 15 in Holloway Hall at Salisbury University, our Green Earth Book Award winners will discuss their writing and their passion for environmental issues. Ted and Betsy Lewin, known for their books and amazing illustrations, will provide the key note address. Books will be for sale and the authors will be available for book signing after the event. This event is free and open to the public.

Find out more about this event

April 22, 2009 — NMF Kicks Off enGAUGE It Program

Join us and our partners, Loudoun Valley High School and the Town of Purcellville, as we launch our enGAUGE It program! On Earth Day in Purcellville, Virginia, Loudoun Valley High School students will hand out free tire gauges and teach residents about keeping tires properly inflated. This event launches enGAUGE It, our national campaign aiming to enlist 2,010 high schools to participate in 2010.

Find out more about enGAUGE It

Find out more about the April 22 event

April 23, 2009 — NMF joins SRA International, Inc. for their Take Your Child to Work Day activities

NMF will be presenting information on global warming and other environmental issues, as well as reading our winning Green Earth Book Award books to children of SRA International, Inc.’s employees on Take Your Child to Work Day.

Contact Jenny Schmidt for more information.

April 24, 2009 — NMF presents the Greater Washington Eco-Golf Classic

Join NMF on Friday, April 24, 2009 at Stonewall Golf Course for the Greater Washington Eco Golf Classic. The day will be filled with exciting activity — Putting Contest, Shot-Gun Start, lunch on the turn, multiple hole contests, Live and Silent Auction, Network Reception and barbeque. Proceeds from this event will go to our youth environmental programs in the greater Washington area. Registration begins in February with an Early-Bird special rate to play. Sponsorships are now open.

Find out more about the tournament and how to register

April 25, 2009 — Hike with Hillsboro Elementary Students

Join the students from Hillsboro Elementary School on a hike at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship on Saturday, April 25 from 10am to 12pm. John DeMary and his students from the Loudoun Valley High School Environmental Explorations class will be hiking with us to point out various plants and wildlife we see along the trail. Bring your own lunch to enjoy after the hike.

Contact Amie Ware for more information.

March 2009

March 6, 2009 — “It’s All about the Appalachian Trail”

Join us at the Old Stone School in Hillsboro, Virginia on March 6 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for exciting and entertaining presentations about the natural history of the Appalachian Trail. Guest speakers include Mike Hayslett, a herpetologist who has hiked portions of the trail with his son, and Rita Hennessy, Outdoor Recreation Specialist with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. REI will also be there to provide information about trail gear. Camping refreshments will be provided by the Newton Marasco Foundation. “It’s All about the AT” is part of the NMF’s Engaging the Environment in Loudoun community outreach series.

Check back to register for this free event. Contact Amie Ware for more information.

March 14, 2009 — Bluebird Workshop

On March 14, from 1pm to 4pm, teacher John DeMary and his students from the Loudoun Valley High School Environmental Explorations class will go to Hillsboro Elementary school to provide information about bluebirds, and then help Hillsboro Elementary students build their own bluebird boxes. Twelve bluebird boxes will be made for the outdoor classrooms at Hillsboro Elementary.

Contact Amie Ware for more information.

June 2008

June 7, 2008 — NMF holds annual meeting in Hillsboro, Virginia
Our annual meeting and picnic will be held on June 7, 2008. Please plan to attend!

For more information, contact Jenny Schmidt.

May 2008

May 15, 2008 —NMF hosts the play A Sense of Wonder and awards our Loudoun County, Virginia Rachel Carson Scholars and Loudoun Goes Green poster contest winners.
We will award our Loudoun County, Virginia Rachel Carson Scholars on May 15, 2008 at the Old Stone School in Hillsboro, Virginia. In conjunction with the award ceremony, we will be presenting a one-woman play on the life of Rachel Carson called A Sense of Wonder. The event is free and open to the public.

Find out more about the Rachel Carson Scholar Program.

Find out more about the play and how to reserve your seat

May 20, 2008 — NMF awards our Rachel Carson Scholars in Maryland
We will be recognizing our Rachel Carson Scholars from the state of Maryland on May 20, 2008 at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center in Millersville, Maryland. The event is free and open to the public.

Find out more about the Rachel Carson Scholar Program.

Contact Jenny Schmidt for more information on this event.

April 2008

April 2, 2008 — NMF hosts Green Earth Book Award Ceremony in Salisbury, Maryland
We are pleased to host the Green Earth Book Award Ceremony at Salisbury University during their Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival. Winners will be award in three categories: Children’s Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Nonfiction. More details will be posted soon!

Find out more about the award ceremony.

Find out more about the Green Earth Book Award.

April 3, 2008 — NMF hosts Breakfast with the Authors at Poplar Hill Mansion in Salisbury, Maryland
Open to the public, this event will allow the community to meet with the Green Earth Book Award winning authors, purchase books and have them signed, and discuss books with the winners. It will take place at Poplar Hill Mansion in Salisbury, Maryland. More details will be posted soon!

Find out more about the award ceremony.

April 18, 2008 —NMF recognizes the winners of the GreenFocus Photography Contest
The award ceremony will take place at Maryland Department of the Environment and will be hosted by Secretary Shari Wilson and NMF President Amy Newton. Winners will be award certificates and cash prizes.

Contact Jenny Schmidt for more information on this event.

April 25, 2008 — NMF hosts the 2008 Greater Washington Eco-Golf Classic
NMF is pleased to announce that the 2008 Greater Washington Eco-Golf Classic will be held on April 25, 2008 at Stonewall Golf Club in Lake Manassas, Virginia. This event is open to the public.

December 2007

December 04, 2007 — NMF holds Holiday Tea and Bazaar
Sponsored by the Executive Women in Government (EWG), the Holiday Tea and Bazaar will be held on December 4 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City, Virginia. This event features a holiday bazaar of unique gift items from local artists, a silent auction, and an elegant tea, as well as guest speaker, Amy Newton speaking on “chapters of life.” Thanks to EWG for choosing NMF as the recipient of funds that will be raised at this event!

Registration is $30 for members of EWG and $35 for non-members. Register online or for more information, contact EWG at 301-725-3500.

July 2007

July 01, 2007 — NMF chooses the winner of our Spain raffle fundraiser
Our Spain trip raffle fundraiser closes on July 1 and a winner will be chosen. Stay tuned to see if you are the lucky winner!

June 2007

June 24, 2007 — NMF holds volunteer thank you brunch in Annapolis
NMF is indebted to the many volunteers that help with our programs and events. A volunteer brunch will be held in Annapolis to thank our volunteers.

May 2007

May 9, 2007 — NMF presents A Sense of Wonder on Capitol Hill
NMF is excited to present the play on Capitol Hill for Congress and natural resources federal workers.

May 24, 2007 — NMF awards our Rachel Carson Scholars
Rachel Carson Scholars will be honored at 1:00 p.m. on May 24, 2007 at the Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center. After the awards ceremony, the play A Sense of Wonder will be presented. Admission is free, but reservations are required.

May 27, 2007 — NMF calls for a pesticide-free day in honor of the centennial of Rachel Carson’s birth
NMF is working with local, state and the federal government to declare May 27, 2007 Rachel Carson Day, a pesticide-free day in communities across the nation.

April 2007

April 17, 2007 — Green Earth Book Award authors present to students from the Arlington Science Focus School
Green Earth Book Award-winning authors Sneed Collard III and Melissa Stewart will be talking with 2nd and 3rd graders from the Arlington Science Focus School in Arlington, Virginia about the writing process and their love of the environment.

April 18, 2007 — NMF awards the Green Earth Book Award winners
The winners of the Green Earth Book Award will be presented at an awards ceremony at 7:00 p.m. in the Wicomico Room at Salisbury University. Winners will be presented in Children Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Nonfiction categories.

April 20, 2007 — NMF awards the GreenFocus — Earth Day 2007 winners
NMF will award the winners of the GreenFocus — Earth Day 2007 photography contest at Maryland Department of the Environment at 1:00 p.m.

April 27, 2007 — NMF hosts the 2007 NMF Environmental Charity Golf Classic
NMF is pleased to announce that the 2007 NMF Environmental Charity Golf Classic will be held on April 27, 2007 at Stonewall Golf Club in Lake Manassas, Virginia. This event is open to the public.

March 2007

March 6, 2007 — NMF, Maryland State Senator Brian Frosh, and Rebecca Bell from Maryland State Department of Education kickoff the Rachel Carson Centennial Celebration, the Rachel Carson Scholar Program and Rachel Carson Day in the state of Maryland
NMF will host a press event at the Miller Senate Building in Annapolis, Maryland on March 6, 2007 at 12:00 noon to kickoff our Rachel Carson Centennial Celebration and Rachel Carson Scholar Program. We are pleased to be joined by Maryland State Senator Brian Frosh who will announce legislation to mark May 27 as Rachel Carson Day in the state of Maryland. We will also be joined by Rebecca Bell from the Maryland State Department of Education and Kyle Tanger from Clear Carbon Consulting.

March 9, 2007 — NMF presents A Sense of Wonder at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival
NMF is proud to present the play A Sense of Wonder at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival. The play will be presented at the Carnegie Institution at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20.

February 2007

February 2, 2007 — NMF presents A Sense of Wonder Wonder at the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education conference
NMF has partnered with the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) to offer A Sense of Wonder at MAEOE’s conference in Ocean City, Maryland.

December 2006

December 8, 2006 — Nominations for the 2007 Green Earth Book Award are due.
NMF is accepting nominations for the 2007 Green Earth Book Award until December 8, 2006.

November 2006

November 14, 2006 — The winners of NMF’s GreenFocus — Brownfields 2006 contest will be announced at the Brownfields Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

November 1, 2006 — NMF offers A Sense of Wonder in New York City
The Centennial Celebration will kick off this fall in New York City with a private showing of the critically acclaimed play, A Sense of Wonder, based on the life and works of Miss Carson. The play will be presented at the Symphony Space~Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre.

October 2006

October 20, 2006 — GreenFocus — Brownfields 2006 photo entries are due.

October 12, 2006 — NMF presents A Sense of Wonder in Washington, DC
The Centennial Celebration will kick off this fall in Washington DC with a private showing of the critically acclaimed play, A Sense of Wonder, based on the life and works of Miss Carson. The play will be presented at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

July 2006

July 13, 2006 — A private screening of Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”
NMF is offering a private screening of Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth” on July 13, 2006 at Bethesda Row Theater in Bethesda, Maryland. This event is offered to NMF sponsors, donors and volunteers. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception, followed by the movie and a panel discussion.