Photo: FMN Lori Scheibe Wednesday, December 7, 2022 7 – 8:30 pm Webinar $25 member/$30 nonmember Register here through Smithsonian Associates. We all grow up with the knowledge that birds fly south for the winter, but while our neotropical summer breeders return to the tropics, many other species find their way to winter homes in […]
Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria VA Sign up here. The Youth and Family Education Program Coordinator at Green Spring Gardens is seeking volunteers to serve as teachers for school field trips visiting the Gardens. The field trips are two hours each and run through the school year. View the descriptions of the […]
Muscovite mica glitter is apparent in a rock sample from Horsepen Run. Article and photos by FMN Stephen Tzikas Part of the Horsepen Run watershed is located in the northwestern part of Fairfax County. Horsepen Run eventually drains into the Potomac River. The trail that follows the creek in the watershed is popular with county […]
Photo: Earth Sangha Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays 9 am – Noon 6100 Cloud Dr, Springfield, VA 22150 Sign up here. Help the Earth Sangha team with fall season tasks. They need help with potting, weeding, sowing seeds and winterizing. They’ll provide tools and gloves. Please dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and bring your own water. If you arrive […]
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 7 -8 pm Virtual ASNV Member Ticket: $10 Non-member ticket: $15 Register here. Audubon Society of Northern Virginia wants to know: Do you want a garden brimming with life for a fraction of the price you’d pay to install full-grown plants? Learn how to propagate native plants from seed with this helpful tutorial. […]
September marks the first anniversary of the launch of Plant NOVA Trees, a regionwide effort by over a hundred local organizations and thousands of individuals to promote native trees and shrubs in Northern Virginia. There is no regional tree planting agency that can do the job for us. Rather, it is up to each individual […]
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) collects a variety of species of acorns and nuts that can be planted at its Augusta Nursery (Crimora, Va.) to grow into tree seedlings that will become the forests of tomorrow. These seeds will produce next year’s hardwood seedling crop, which will be sold to Virginia’s forestland owners. Seedlings […]
Photo: FMN Jennifer Pradas Saturdays, October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2022 10 am Blake Lane Park parking lot 10033 Blake Ln, Oakton Two years ago, a group of citizens saved Blake Lane from being turned into a school. Now they need to save the park from invasive plants. The area is covered with bittersweet, […]
Feature photo: Bluebird nestling residents of Box 6 (May 21, 2022). What are they thinking? Article and photo by FMN Stephen Tzikas The 2022 Bluebird box monitoring season at Langley Fork Park in McLean was my second year, and first as its trail leader. The trail leader duties came unexpectedly, but it successfully concluded thanks […]
Curious about the Fairfax Master Naturalist Program? Come and join a virtual Fairfax Master Naturalist Quarterly Chapter meeting. It will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. It will consist of a short business meeting followed by a presentation by the incomparable Alonso Abugattas. His talk is entitled “From Reptiles […]