Photo courtesy of FCPA Fairfax County Park Authority commemorates Veterans Day by offering free admission to Rec Centers to those who serve and those have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families are invited to use FCPA Rec Centers at no cost on Thursday, November 11, 2021. The complementary entry includes […]
Photo: S. Hermann via Pixabay Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) is one of the leading environmental organizations in the region with more than 4,500 members. They specialize in birds, wildlife, native plants, and the diverse human communities in which they exist. They have activities and programs in adult education, citizen science, conservation, and advocacy. […]
Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter2021 Annual Meeting & ProgramSunday, November 14, 20212:30 pmRegister here. Annual meeting begins at 1:30 with social time, then annual business meeting and elections. The presentation by Max Ferlauto begins at 2:30. Max Ferlauto outlines his PhD dissertation research and discusses preliminary results. Max grew up in Arlington, Virginia where […]
Photo: Wildlife Center of Virginia Friday, November 19 – Sunday, November 21, 2021Three day ticket $100, Single day ticket $50Through the Whova Event appClick here for more Information, Conference Schedule, and Registration The Wildlife Center of Virginia invites you to the 26th annual Call of the Wild conference on wildlife rehabilitation, co-sponsored by the Virginia […]
Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery6100 Cloud Drive, SpringfieldSundays, Mondays and Tuesdays9am – 1pmMust register here. Fall is upon us! Join the Earth Sangha team at the Wild Plant Nursery for a morning of repotting, divisions, weeding, watering, sowing seed, and more! Please wear shoes that can get muddy, bring your own water and gloves, and […]
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 […]