Photo: Sam Hoadley Thursday, March 10, 2022 7 – 8 pm ONLINE Fee: $10 Register here. If you love birds, help them by growing native plants in your yard. Birds cannot live on birdseed alone, but also need to eat native insects – which need native plants for food and shelter. Join Audubon Society of […]
George Mason University Pond, Fairfax Article and photos by FMN Stephen Tzikas We have anchors in life that allow us to perceive familiar surroundings through all sorts of lenses. These anchors could be our home town, places we lived and worked, or other important times in our lives such as education and residency on a […]
Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Public Schools Category judging will take place virtually from March 9 – 15 Grand Prize judging will take place in-person March 19 Register online here. The 67th annual Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair is fast approaching. Each year over 250 judges are needed to evaluate over four hundred […]
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 […]