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DC (P) Tour Rachel Carson's House and Grounds and Lunch

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Update as of November 6:

We have moved our lunch to the Greek Village at 13476 New Hampshire Ave, it is in the Colesville Rd Shopping Center near the intersection of New Hampshire Ave and Randolph Rd. You can see the menu at  https://www.greekvillagesilverspring.com/menu.html
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Join us for a tour of Rachel Carson's house, where we will discuss her legacy and influence on the environmental movement. We will also visit a pollinator garden on the grounds and then on to lunch.

 

In 1956, American biologist, naturalist, and writer Rachel Carson moved into her new home in Silver Spring, MD. She designed her asymmetrical one-story house to fit in with the natural environment. Wanting the property to reflect her dream of preserving land for wildlife, she left much of it wild.

 

It was here that, in 1962, Carson wrote her acclaimed book, Silent Spring, which concentrated on mankind’s destruction of nature and pointed out the interconnectedness of all living things. For example, pesticides applied to trees ran off into cow pastures, eventually contaminating the human milk supply. With her clear prose and exhaustive research, Carson opened America’s eyes to the long-range effects of human deeds on nature and, ultimately, ourselves.

 

The pollinator garden, started in 2014, also creates a natural habitat with native plants attracting bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, insects, and other critters. The gardener will be there to explain which plants attract which type of pollinators and why pollination is so important.

 

 

 

Date and Time

Saturday, November 9, 2024, 11:30 AM until 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

Rachel Carson's House and Garden
11701 Berwick Rd
Silver Spring, MD  
USA

Event Contact(s)

Debra Ekman

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