I have a secret snack. When I’m hiking in damp, forested areas of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, I don’t look to my backpack for a granola bar or trail mix. Instead, I look to the trees for a pawpaw.
Pawpaw
Photo from Eat the Weeds
W. Brooks Paternotte took the helm of Irvine Nature Center as executive director in July 2013 and immediately began building on the strong 35-year foundation. Brooks is a Baltimore native who was a teacher, coach, advisor, dean and Head of the Middle School during his 13 years at Boys’ Latin School in Baltimore. He is also an instructor and ambassador of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and is a Leave No Trace Master, as well as an avid outdoorsman and a features writer for FlyLife Magazine.
