Birds provide billions to our economy in eco-services. In the U.S. we lose an estimated one billion birds each year to collisions with window glass. We now have materials that can make buildings safe for birds without sacrificing light, appearance, or view clarity. This class explains how to recognize and remediate hazards to birds in the built environment. Case studies and a slide show illustrate how many sustainable strategies for controlling heat and light can also reduce bird mortality. Techniques now in use for evaluating the relative threat level to birds of different materials are described, along with typical results.
Historic London Town & Gardens is offering a lecture series on LGBTQ+ history in Maryland each Saturday in February 2020. Lectures are included with general admission or free for members of London Town.
February 9, 2020 NHPA Annual Meeting featuring speaker Vincent Leggett: “Black Watermen of the Chesapeake” at the Dorchester County Historical Society Robbins Center, 3 pm. Hot soup and Appetizers served, update on Handsell restoration. Open to the Public, free admission. (click Here for Press Release).
The Remodeling Expo is the place to be for the latest innovations, offerings and ideas in the home building and remodeling industries. Held February 14-16, 2020 at the Baltimore Convention Center, the Remodeling Expo will connect you to the area’s leading remodelers, builders, and design professionals.