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Baird Ornithological Club
Second and fourth Tuesdays in November 2019
"Bird Walks" Location, time and leader to be announced approximately
one week beforehand.
Second and fourth Tuesday bird walks Sign up to get e-mail, check the
website for announcements, or check with Art Zdancewic,
610-858-3315 or Katrina Knight, 610-372-3671 for details. All welcome.
Free.
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Baird Ornithological Club
November 8, 2019 Friday 7:30 pm
"Winter Birding" by Ruth Pfeffer. Birds, birds, birds, along with
lighthouses, whales, dolphins, and natural history are the basis of this program. Ruth has
traveled for many years and the highlights of many trips are included. Join Ruth
Pfeffer for a fun and informative program on winter birding along the east coast.
Held at the
Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center,
on PA-625 2 miles south of PA-724. 2910 New Holland Road, Reading, PA. All welcome.
Free.
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MENGEL NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY and
BERKS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY
November 12, 2019
TUESDAY 7:30 PM
"Mines and Minerals of Montgomery County" by Ron Sloto.
Joint meeting with the Berks Mineralogical
Society who will host. Ron is an honorary
professor at West Chester University and curator of their Mineral collection. His background
includes more than 40 years as a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He has
published the popular Mines and Minerals of Berks County and Mines and Minerals of
Chester County, as well as more than 80 technical and scientific papers and books.
Held at the Auditorium of the
Reading Public Museum All welcome.
Free.
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The SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (Lycorma delicatula)
What to do if you Find the Spotted Lanternfly on your Property.
This insect (a plant hopper native to SE Asia) was discovered
for the first time in
North America in September 2014. It is a potential threat to an array of plants from
herbaceous plants to trees, not only locally, but for the continent.
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How many food
calories in a gallon of
gasoline?
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FOOD
to GASOLINE
Most of us know how many food calories an adult needs per day, so in the
debate over making ethanol from corn to replace gasoline,
wouldn't
it be nice to know how many food calories there are in a gallon of gasoline?
Can you skip breakfast and drive to work on the energy you didn't
eat?
The answer is: the number of food calories
in a gallon of gasoline is 31,500
.
For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food.
YOU can calculate this. How to calculate
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