Photo: FMN Janet Quinn Article by FMN Laura Handley With all the time we Master Naturalists spend in nature, most of us have witnessed some sketchy behavior out there. Perhaps you’ve seen a lady digging trillium from the forest floor, or kids pulling the wings off insects, or young lovers carving their initials into the […]
Feature photo: An outcrop showing boudinaged felsic leucosomes and quartzofeldspathic domains. The location is along the south bank of the South Anna River a few yards east of Route 673, Rockville, VA. Article and photos by FMN Stephen Tzikas Every autumn the Virginia Geological Field Conference (VGFC) provides geologists, university students, and the public an […]
Photo: FMN Ana Ka’ahanui Thursday, February 2, 2023 7 – 8:30 pm Online $10 ASNV members/$15 Nonmembers Register here. Join Greg Butcher, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia board member and recently retired migratory species coordinator for the U.S. Forest Service International Programs, for an introduction to waterfowl identification. Get to know many of the species […]
Photo: Plant NOVA Trees Article by Laura Handley One of the most satisfying moments of invasive plant management comes when you pull the last vine off a struggling native sapling, freeing it to claim its full share of sunlight and grow without restraint. Volunteers with Fairfax County’s Invasive Management Area (IMA) program get to do […]
The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) is now accepting applications for a Volunteer Coordinator. This will be a part-time, temporary position for one year, with a possibility to renew for a second year. The Volunteer Coordinator will play a critical role assisting with planning, recruiting, and implementing various volunteer programs and projects for ASNV. […]
Photo: Danny Brown Saturday, February 18, 2023 1 pm – 3 pm National Wildlife Federation, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20191 Limited to 30 participants Apply here. Do you enjoy speaking to people about your passion for birds and the environment? The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) is currently seeking new volunteers to […]
Photo: Carla Dove Sunday, January 22, 2023 2:30 – 4:30 pm National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Ste. 100, Reston Register here. Join Audubon Society of Northern Virginia for their semi-annual live Audubon Afternoon. They’ll gather informally starting at 2:30 so you have the opportunity to reconnect with everyone. They welcome any food and […]
Photo: Ed Clark Thursday, January 19, 2023 7 – 8 pm Audubon Society of Northern Virginia members $15/Nonmembers $25 Register here. The Wildlife Center of Virginia (WCV) is the leading teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine. It trains veterinary students and professionals from every vet school in the U.S. and Canada and […]
Article and photos by FMN Stephen Tzikas Feature photo: Eastern Bluebird nest, Box 3. May 1, 2021, Langley Fork Park. Animals can have fairly skilled abilities, like that of a beaver building a dam, wasps constructing a hive, an octopus maintaining a garden to hide and reinforce its den entrance, or a bird building a […]
Article by FMN Marilyn Schroeder I loved Seirian Sumner’s new Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps and I think you will, too. A behavior ecologist (of social insects), Sumner thinks wasps get a bad rap and wants everyone to love them the way she does. The book is both deeply scientific and a fun […]