Another man, Alan Bohms, was paid more than $575,000 by the American Breast Cancer Coalition through a company he controlled named Campaign Marketing Inc., which also did business under the names Insight Data Management and Prestige Tax & Payroll. The company has taken in close to $1.5 million from the network of nonprofits ProPublica identified. Bohms was not a member of Outreach Calling or subject to the FTC order, but he has previously paid the company millions to fundraise for one of his nonprofits. In an email, Bohms defended the money that the groups spend on fundraising, writing that the phone calls are central to “educating and engaging the community about the PAC’s mission and objectives.”

How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
Thanks, but I'll stick with organizations that don't confuse money grabs with education & engagement. And thank you @propublica.org for this important reporting:
www.propublica.org/article/poli...

Busy day! I’m at a master naturalist meeting and we gave Cliff Fairweather

We’re at the Aquatics topic now!

A gorgeous day for our local Envirothon competition!

I’m getting all packed up for tomorrow’s local Envirothon competition. 🪾🦅🎣

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/c...

Justice always takes waaay too long and it doesn’t have to be that way. It’s a tactic baked into the system.

A pale greenish-gray lichen with slightly ruffled edges grows on a wet and decaying branch lying in the grass, with areas of reddish brown, light tan, darker brown, and gray showing on the wood. Just under the lichen, a few small spots of brighter green moss have grown. To the right, the cut and broken end of the branch is somewhat jagged.

I hoped to find maybe some dead man’s fingers or a nice patch of mushrooms for today’s photo, but I didn’t find any. Instead, I found this pretty lichen growing on a decaying branch from our silver maple (Acer saccharinum). A ruffle lichen, I think?

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#2026photos

This is a great program and they allow drop ins if you want to come on over!

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Today I’m taking time off work to see friends and attend the NOVA Bird Alliance Symposium. I’m excited to see what everyone is doing with and thinking about urban nature.

I love my quarterly NOVA Bird club meetings. It’s always festive, I learn new things, and it has the best old school vibe going.

Agree!

I agree with you that this should be made fun of, but also think it’s newsworthy that this person who is allegedly smart and has for years been a Silicon Valley kingmaker believes something this stupid.

My First Plant Book My First Plant Book: an interactive, adventure-style guide that turns screen time into green time. Packed with quests, hands-on activities, seeds, and fun plant facts to spark kids’ curiosity and outd...

A plant book for little ones. www.myfirstplantbook.com/main/?utm_so...

Giving volunteers a snack break is a smart secret sauce. It lets us all get to know one another and build community. Also working with your local master naturalists and gardeners brings in helpers and loyal customers. Plus they are all lovely people.

Tickets are now on sale for DCEFF 2026! Running March 19-28, the Festival will feature 50+ programs at venues throughout DC (many free). Learn more at dceff.org.

Take a look at Earth Sangha’s model which is in Fairfax. It sounds like it has components you’re considering.

MAHA: Eating a giant steak cooked in butter alongside beef tallow fries and washing it down with coffee spiked with butter

Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes

This looks like a great event. Sorry to miss it.

What a great event to know about.

Same 👇

Sewage Spill in the Potomac River - Newsroom Drinking Water ♦ Shellfish Closures ♦ Recreation On January 19, a sewer line in Montgomery County, Maryland, collapsed, causing an overflow of more than 200 million gallons of wastewater into Potomac ...

www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/potomac...

Project Drawdown launches Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support scientists working in the public good Fellowship seeks early- to mid-career researchers based in America who are committed to science and public expertise

While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up!

We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.

drawdown.org/news/project...

It's lovely looking data. The substance, however, feels like one of my middle school students was playing on AI. If you know her kindly recommend she continue to work and add a professional birder to make the text really engaging. It's 90% there!

YouTube video by Sofia Shkidchenko Awesome Ukrainian yodeler - SOFIA SHKIDCHENKO (with English subtitles)

Sharing this just to spread cheer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHsp...

Get Ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count! www.birdcount.org

I didn't know this and it's wonderful to learn about your publications and media.

We are mourning the demise of the Washington Post - years ago the WaPo #gardening coverage was cut back then cut again and so we stepped in and started a local digital publication, YouTube channel, and podcast just for our growing region. Please support indie journalists. #gardendc #dmv #dcgardens

The Pioneers: Naturalists of 19th and early 20th Century China This page provides some background about some of the pioneering naturalists who helped to document China’s flora and fauna for Western Science during the 19th and early 20th Centuries, before…

"We don't always think about the legacy of naturalists in other countries besides our own."

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