Lightfoot Restaurant in downtown Leesburg across from the courthouse.
Are you interested in learning more about our club? Why not attend a meeting or join us at one of our upcoming community service projects? Everything is in the calendar; please contact us for more information. We’d love to meet you!
Until Covid-19 our club met at Lightfoot Restaurant on the first and third Thursdays of the month, 6 pm. We will return to dinner meetings when it is safe, but until then we meet on Zoom at 6:30 pm; contact the club for an invite link–guests, and visiting and transferring Kiwanians always are welcome.
At our March 18 meeting Nancy Rybicki, marine biologist and retired USGS Aquatic xx Ecologist, will speak about an invasive species of water chestnut in our watershed that could threaten the Potomac River. Learn about the threat and what you can do to help eradicate it.
Help Stop the Spread of a New Species of Water Chestnut (Trapa bispinosa): Localities, pond management personnel and the general public are asked to look for a new species of Water Chestnut (genus Trapa) recently found in the Potomac Watershed. It has been spreading since 1995 so you may have already encountered this floating aquatic vegetation growing over the surface of a pond, lake or other fresh waterbody. This species (http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/) is identified by the seed cases having two spines instead of four found in the Eurasian Water Chestnut. Reports of this or other invasive aquatic species can be made via the US Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species web page, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/SightingReport.aspx. Water Chestnut (an annual) will sprout in April and May, spread over the water surface and then flower and fruit by July; it drops seeds all season until it senesces after a hard frost. To stop the spread, management by harvesting the plants in July is very successful in eradicating the plants but it may take several years of effort, if some seeds lay dormant. Early detection helps reduce removal costs and ecological impacts.
Distribution map (Trapa bispinosa): https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?id=f3a647f4-6906-4928-b5b4-1421cd95a211
A water chestnut species (Trapa bispinosa) is invading the Potomac River watershed. Unchecked it could start to clog the Potomac River itself. Nancy Rybicki a marine biologist and USGS emerita Aquatic Plant Ecologist, will speak at our March 18 club meeting. To attend, give us your email so we can send the Zoom link. Or, learn more from his ABC7News story (wjla.com/news/local/invasive-plant-species-potomac-watershed) and here (mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/). ... See MoreSee Less
Invader of the Month Teaming up to Tackle Two-horned Trapa: A Highly Invasive New Species of Water Chestnut New Water Chestnut– Trapa bispinosa| July 01, 2019| Maryland Invasive Species Council T. bispinosa foliage, roots, and 2-horned fruits. ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 1, 2019) – Eurasian wate...
For Dr Seuss' birthday (March 2) we returned to the Ampersand Pantry in Leesburg to give away gently used books that the club has collected. At the drive-through event we gave age-appropriate books to parents and grandparents for their (grand)children. In spite of the cold we were gratified we could help more than 50 children that day. And we left books for those who come later and ask for them. ... See MoreSee Less
Did you know that April 12 is Drop Everything and Read Day? It’s a day in the U.S. to make reading with children a priority. Join Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to support children’s literacy in your community: Commit to reading 20 minutes on April 12. Learn more at rif.org/kiwanis. ... See MoreSee Less
The Kiwanis Club of North Saint Andrew in Kingston, Jamaica, has undertaken an ambitious project to help the government plant 3 million trees in three years to help alleviate the impact of climate change and improve air quality. The club is planting trees at Mount James Basic School to provide children with an outside space to help them learn. #KidsNeedKiwanis
We really are one family in Kiwanis! Although not nearly as ambitious in numbers of trees, the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario also has just started a tree planting project. It has now become a Division commitment involving other clubs in our area. We are all committed to improving the world one community at a time for the children.
"Simple Acts Of Compassion Are The Core Of Our Humanity."-DJF
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Are you interested in learning more about our club? Why not attend a meeting or join us at one of our upcoming community service projects? Everything is in the calendar; please contact us for more information. We’d love to meet you!
Until Covid-19 our club met at Lightfoot Restaurant on the first and third Thursdays of the month, 6 pm. We will return to dinner meetings when it is safe, but until then we meet on Zoom at 6:30 pm; contact the club for an invite link–guests, and visiting and transferring Kiwanians always are welcome.
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At our March 18 meeting Nancy Rybicki, marine biologist and retired USGS Aquatic xx Ecologist, will speak about an invasive species of water chestnut in our watershed that could threaten the Potomac River. Learn about the threat and what you can do to help eradicate it.
Help Stop the Spread of a New Species of Water Chestnut (Trapa bispinosa): Localities, pond management personnel and the general public are asked to look for a new species of Water Chestnut (genus Trapa) recently found in the Potomac Watershed. It has been spreading since 1995 so you may have already encountered this floating aquatic vegetation growing over the surface of a pond, lake or other fresh waterbody. This species (http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/) is identified by the seed cases having two spines instead of four found in the Eurasian Water Chestnut. Reports of this or other invasive aquatic species can be made via the US Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species web page, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/SightingReport.aspx. Water Chestnut (an annual) will sprout in April and May, spread over the water surface and then flower and fruit by July; it drops seeds all season until it senesces after a hard frost. To stop the spread, management by harvesting the plants in July is very successful in eradicating the plants but it may take several years of effort, if some seeds lay dormant. Early detection helps reduce removal costs and ecological impacts.
Distribution map (Trapa bispinosa): https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?id=f3a647f4-6906-4928-b5b4-1421cd95a211
Also see http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/,
Trapa bispinosa profile and distribution maps by Ian Pfingsten (USGS)(https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?id=f3a647f4-6906-4928-b5b4-1421cd95a211),Virginia or https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesAnimatedMap.aspx?speciesID=2974, and The Virginia Plant Atlas(http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=4646&search=Search).
It’s been in the media on ABC7 news https://wjla.com/news/local/invasive-plant-species-potomac-watershed
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New Invasive Water Chestnut Attacks Our Watershed
A water chestnut species (Trapa bispinosa) is invading the Potomac River watershed. Unchecked it could start to clog the Potomac River itself. Nancy Rybicki a marine biologist and USGS emerita Aquatic Plant Ecologist, will speak at our March 18 club meeting. To attend, give us your email so we can send the Zoom link. Or, learn more from his ABC7News story (wjla.com/news/local/invasive-plant-species-potomac-watershed) and here (mdinvasives.org/iotm/july-2019/). ... See MoreSee Less
Teaming up to Tackle Two-horned Trapa: A Highly Invasive New Species of Water Chestnut | Maryland Invasive Species Council
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Invader of the Month Teaming up to Tackle Two-horned Trapa: A Highly Invasive New Species of Water Chestnut New Water Chestnut– Trapa bispinosa| July 01, 2019| Maryland Invasive Species Council T. bispinosa foliage, roots, and 2-horned fruits. ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 1, 2019) – Eurasian wate...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Giving Away Books for Reading Across America
For Dr Seuss' birthday (March 2) we returned to the Ampersand Pantry in Leesburg to give away gently used books that the club has collected. At the drive-through event we gave age-appropriate books to parents and grandparents for their (grand)children. In spite of the cold we were gratified we could help more than 50 children that day. And we left books for those who come later and ask for them. ... See MoreSee Less
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Did you know that April 12 is Drop Everything and Read Day? It’s a day in the U.S. to make reading with children a priority. Join Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to support children’s literacy in your community: Commit to reading 20 minutes on April 12. Learn more at rif.org/kiwanis. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Kiwanis Club of North Saint Andrew in Kingston, Jamaica, has undertaken an ambitious project to help the government plant 3 million trees in three years to help alleviate the impact of climate change and improve air quality. The club is planting trees at Mount James Basic School to provide children with an outside space to help them learn. #KidsNeedKiwanis
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We really are one family in Kiwanis! Although not nearly as ambitious in numbers of trees, the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario also has just started a tree planting project. It has now become a Division commitment involving other clubs in our area. We are all committed to improving the world one community at a time for the children.
"Simple Acts Of Compassion Are The Core Of Our Humanity."-DJF