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We are working to become a proper home base for Naturalists, both amateur and professional.

Potomac Wildlife will offer a variety of workshops and courses, and can deliver them to your organization or school. Offerings will include programs on raptors, on reptiles, and on insects; courses in nature photography, identification of wildlife tracks, plant identification, bird behavior, invasive species, and more. We haven't moved in to our new home yet, but when we do, you'll hear about it here.

Our Biggest Need: A Home!

• The home we are looking for should be on land that is zoned for Agriculture or for Animal Boarding or is two acres or more and could be zoned for Animal Boarding or Agriculture.
• The main building can be a house, large garage, or barn. We will need a minimum of 3000 square feet, though another 1,000 square feet -- either in the main building or a secondary building -- is preferred. Any buildings can be  "fixer-uppers", providing the fixing needed is not too severe. For instance, we can repaint and do minor carpentry, but we don't want to replace plumbing, roof, electrical, etc.
• A major concern is getting along with neighbors, so it would be ideal if the building were set back from the road, and hidden from neighbors by  hills or trees. We'll need space to park up to 15 cars out of sight of the neighbors.
• We are a 501(c)3.  Your donation of a home for us could be tax-deductible.

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• Home. This menu item contains a link to this overview page, to our calendar of upcoming events of interest to fans of wildlife, and links to the home page for ZipcodeZoo.com and the ZipcodeZoo Rangers.
• What is That? If you are trying to decide what species you have just seen, this menu is for you.  Critters in Potomac lists the most commonly found birds and animals in our area, and is a good place to start in learning more. A Proximity Lister and a Region Lister will help you find plants or animals in a geographic area of interest.  PlantFinder offers 19 criteria to narrow your selection of plants. PlantFinder's database currently includes 1,555,827 attributes for 209,411 of the 1,105,429 plants at ZipcodeZoo. BirdFinder uses location and includes 102,204 attributes for 4,753 of the 49,133 birds at ZipcodeZoo.com. ButterflyFinder uses lookup info and photos for 2,308 different butterflies, skippers, and moths of the 271,314 at ZipcodeZoo. The LifeList option takes you to your LifeList page.
taxonomic groups, from Domain and Kingdom down to Genus.
• Quiz. Try your hand at one of 14 crossword puzzles, or try matching sound to picture for birds, fish, mammals, and amphibians.
• Help for Rescuers includes pages that offer guidance on what to do if you find a wild animal that might need help, a "rehabber finder" that will help you find a rehabber closest to wherever you might be, and a page describing our own dreams for building a world-class wildlife rehab facility.
• About Us. How to contact us, a look at the office automation software we have developed and will use, and background on Potomac Wildlife, Inc.: our Board of Directors, Mission, Business Plan, Articles of Incorporation, and Bylaws.
• Support Us.  This tab will include information on how to support us, once we have become a 501(c)(3).  IRS approval likely won't happen until January or February, 2012.

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