Marie Butler Leven Preserve 1501 Kirby Road, McLean, VA Wednesday, February 2 and Thursday, February 3, 2022 10 am – 1 pm Register to volunteer here. Join the team for a morning of invasives removal at the Marie Butler Leven Preserve. They’ll focus on removing woody invasive species like English Ivy, Wineberry, and Porcelainberry. They’ll […]
Image courtesy of American Bird Conservancy Thursday, February 10, 2022 4 – 5 pm Online. Register here. Americans are expected to buy more than 58 million pounds of chocolate the week of Valentine’s Day. Production of chocolate’s main ingredient, cacao, can have a huge environmental impact, but there are ways to produce it that conserve […]
Photo courtesy of Virginia Native Plant Society Saturday, February 12, 2022 9 am – 2:30 pm Online Fee: $15 Register here. Whether you are new to native plants and what they can do for your property or you are looking for alternative landscaping ideas, this event is for you! Native plants can: Create a beautiful […]
In the winter, as you drive across the American Legion Bridge or across many of our creeks, you may be startled to see large numbers of trees with bright white trunks and branches. You may worry that climate change has struck and left them bleached. Worry no more: those are American Sycamore trees, sometimes known […]
Photo (c) Barbara Saffir Wednesday, March 2, 2022 7 pm Online Register here to receive Zoom link. Bald and Golden Eagles will be the focus of this presentation by Jeff Cooper, a Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) wildlife biologist. Cooper will explore eagle biology, recent research, the Bald Eagle’s recovery and the importance of […]
Photos: Barbara Saffir, unless otherwise labeled On January 15th, 2022, with the temperature in the 20’s, or “seasonally brisk” as one hiker described the day, a hardy group of Fairfax Master Naturalists hiked through Foxstone Park in Vienna. This was a Continuing Education, or CE, Hike. (Our first stop was at a bridge in a […]
Review by FMN Kristina Lansing When was the last time you read a “thumping good read” about nature? If it’s been awhile and if you’re looking for something to really sink your teeth into, do give George Stewart’s “Storm” a try. First published in 1941, this book is considered by some to be one of […]
Photo (c) Barbara J. Saffir Tuesday, March 15, 2022 7 – 8 pm Webinar Register here. Learn when and where to find some of the Mid-Atlantic’s most jaw-dropping plant and animal life, with nature photographer and Virginia Master Naturalist Barbara Saffir. In this joyful spring jaunt, she’ll reveal wildflowers worthy of Monet; a bounty of […]
Reviewed by FMN Kristina Watts Water: A Natural History is not just about water. As naturalists, we understand that everything is connected. I teach my students that streams are like the veins and arteries of the Earth, transporting nutrients and wastes; and we all know that water is necessary for life. I picked this book […]
The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District 2022 bare-root seedling sale features shrubs and small trees which are valuable to native bees and bear gorgeous flowers and fruits, and display beautiful colors. The fruits and flowers that these plants grow are important food sources to birds and pollinators! By planting these native species, you […]