Photo: Melissa Atwood Article by FMN Mike Walker A group of Fairfax Master Naturalists had a unique opportunity to visit the Noman M. Cole, Jr., Pollution Control Plant, located on Route 1 in southern Fairfax County recently. The visit, organized by chapter president Marilyn Parks, was actually a continuing education “field trip” incident to the state-wide […]
Photo courtesy of ASNV Sunday, November 14, 20213-4:30 pmOnlineRegister here. Join Dr. Herlitz Davis and Audubon Society of Northern Virginia for a personal journey through Jamaica, from Cockpit Country to the Blue Mountains. Dr. Davis will introduce you to the fascinating Avifauna of Jamaica through stories of his life growing up in nature, and through […]
Photo by Rick Reynolds on www.dwr.virginia.gov Tuesday, October 26, 20217 pmZoomRegister here. When you think of urban wildlife, critters like rats, pigeons, and raccoons may come to mind – but what about bats? Bats have a scary reputation, but play an important role in ecosystems and face serious conservation threats. Dr. Ela-Sita Carpenter will discuss […]
Photo courtesy of http://www.poplarislandrestoration.com/ Tuesday, October 19, 20217 pmZoomRegister here. Join Kristina Motley, Senior Environmental Specialist, to examine why the Poplar Island project is such a successful model of reuse. This environmental restoration project located in the Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County, Maryland, relies on dredged material collected from the approach channels to the Baltimore […]
Photo and article courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives As Northern Virginia continues to celebrate trees to mark the start of the five year regional native tree campaign, autumn colors move to center stage. We may not get New England’s sudden (and brief) burst of color from the dominance of sugar maples, but our region makes […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) is excited about partnering with Dulles Greenway, the American Eagle Foundation, and HDOnTap to bring livestream action to your home from a Bald Eagle nest in the Dulles Greenway Wetlands. Read more about it in a recent article. LWC will play an important role in helping […]
Clifton Institute6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA Saturday, October 23, 20219 am – 12:30 pm Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Every winter Clifton Institute works to remove invasive Autumn Olive from around their property and over the last few years they have made a lot […]
Feature photo by J. Quinn Photos and article by FMN Steve Tzikas As kids, we all had a fascination with bugs. If we owned a microscope, inevitably a few bugs would be examined close-up. We would be fascinated by the insects at natural history museums, even as an adult. Some of us would decide to […]
Photo courtesy of Barbara J. Saffir By FMN C.E. Hike Coordinator Barbara J. Saffir(iNat username: DMVphotographer) WHY USE INATURALIST? If you want to contribute to citizen-science while exploring outdoors, iNaturalist’s free, user-friendly app and website provides the best virtual toolbox. Your data will actually get used. Real humans are available to respond to problems. You […]
Article by FMN & Gold Award Girl Scout Mackenzie NordaiPhotos courtesy of Mackenzie Nordai My Gold Award* aimed to address the issue of nonpoint source pollution’s effect on Pohick Creek Watershed which includes Hidden Pond Park in Springfield, Virginia. As the leader of the project, I led groups of volunteers through three communities adjacent to […]