Article and photo by Plant NOVA Natives Here is an executive summary of eco-friendly yard maintenance recommendations for fall. Watch the pretty leaves flutter down from above. Do as little as possible to disturb those leaves or the flower stalks. In the days when gardening meant growing food for the table, cleaning out plant debris […]
Photo: Occoquan Bay NWR, Rusty Moran Saturday, November 18, 2023 1 – 3 pm Occoquan Bay NWR Visitor Center 14050 Dawson Beach Road, Woodbridge, VA, 22191 Free, no registration required Join Audubon Society of Northern Virginia for a walk through Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge to learn how to identify common native trees and how […]
Image: Ronna Fujisawa Thursday, November 30 7 PM – 8:30 PM Virtual ASNV Members: $20 ASNV Non-members: $30 More information and registration here. Celebrate the season and paint a watercolor of the adorable Tufted Titmouse. Birds are an excellent source of inspiration and a joy to paint. Join this live, online Audubon Society of Northern Virginia class to paint […]
Tree Swallow Residents of Box 11 (June 22, 2023). The tree swallows would generally survive better than their bluebird competitors at Langley Fork Park in 2023. Article and photos by FMN Stephen Tzikas As Bluebird Trail Monitoring Leader at Langley Fork Park in McLean, I have been trying to optimize the environment for the bluebirds […]
Photo: SERC Tuesday, October 24, 2023 7 pm Zoom, hosted by Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Register here. Our food systems have become increasingly fragile in the face of climate change, ongoing conflicts and the long-tail of the COVID-19 pandemic. More frequent—and more intense—extreme events challenge food production, storage and transportation. At the same time, […]
Photo: SERC Tuesday, September 19, 2023 7 pm Zoom, hosted by SERC Register here. Cownose rays are enigmatic, and sometimes controversial, summertime inhabitants of Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Fisheries Conservation Lab has been tagging cownose rays and tracking their long-distance migrations since 2014. On Sept. 19 Dr. Matt Ogburn, head of the Fisheries […]
For 30 years, National Public Lands Day has mobilized volunteers of all ages to engage in a celebration of service and stewardship of America’s public lands. The event is the largest single-day national volunteer effort to preserve, restore, improve and enjoy America’s public lands. Fairfax County Park Authority invites you to be a part of […]
Feature photo: The Mighty Potomac on June 2, 2018 Article, photo and images provided by FMN Stephen Tzikas A watershed is a common geographic area that drains all streams and rivers into a common outlet, like a bay. The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District has a macroinvertebrate stream monitoring program that helps protect […]
Article and photo by Plant NOVA Natives Most corporate properties have pretty “standard” landscaping, meaning the plants do very little if anything to support the local ecosystem. More and more, though, we are seeing innovative landscape designs on commercial properties that demonstrate the potential for corporations to be leaders in the effort to save the […]
Feature photo: Author’s covered bridge in nature setting (1970s), as self taught via the Jon Gnagy art set. Article and illustrations by FMN Stephen Tzikas We all have a bit of an artist in us when we learned to draw and use coloring books as children. Some of us went further. I started self-learning art […]