Washington Biologists' Field Club
A club for the study of the biology of the Washington, DC area.
Dates have been set for the following events so that you may plan to be there:
Autumn 2017, Work Day: Saturday, October 28, 2017
Autumn 2017, Oyster Roast: Saturday, November 4, 2017 (rain date: November 5)
WBFC members are encouraged to bring their own coffee mug to Shad Bake and Oyster Roast.
Remember the Shad Bake is always the Saturday closest to May 1st and the Oyster Roast is always the Saturday closest to November 1st, unless otherwise notified.
See the D. C. Audubon Society acknowledgement of the WBFC
http://dcaudubon.blogspot.com/2006/07/100-years-of-club-plummers-island.html
Check out John Brown’s review of the WBFC book:
Take a look at John Kress’s presentation relative to “genetic bar coding” on Plummers Island
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113481781&ps=cprs
A book entitled THE WASHINGTON BIOLOGISTS’ FIELD CLUB: ITS MEMBERS AND ITS HISTORY (1900-2006) has been published.
The book contains the history of the Club and a short biography on all of the members. There are 542 pictures from 1901 to the present. It is a hard bound copy with a beautiful dust jacket in color.
Copies are available for sale at $25 each post paid. Checks are to be made out to the Washington Biologists’ Field Club and can be mailed to:
Dr. Matthew C. Perry
USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
12100 Beech Forest Road
Laurel, Maryland 20708 USA