Photo by Lori Scheibe Tuesday, February 16, 20217-8 pmRegistration required. Join Jacob van Schilfgaarde, wildlife conservationist and Facility Supervisor at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, for a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy presentation on wildlife in Loudoun. He will describe three strategies that wildlife use to survive, and discuss their typical habitats, feeding behaviors and how to identify […]
Article by FMN Juan Gonzalez and Megan Agosti, originally published in Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Habitat Herald, republished with permission Starting a native plant garden always begins with the same set of questions — “What plants work for my space? Which plants are most beneficial and likely to attract wildlife?” For the past few years, Northern Virginia gardeners would start their journey by referencing resources like Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Planting for Wildlife […]
Friday, February 12, 2021, 6:15 pm to Friday, February 26, 2021, 8:15 pmAll films are free but require advance registration for each one.Includes winning films produced by filmmakers from the Old Dominion. That showtime is February 14, 2021, 4:05 to 5:20 pm. Register here. The Richmond Environmental Film Festival (RVA EFF) showcases films that raise […]
Reviewed by Kristine Lansing “Flies. A nuisance at best, a harbinger of death at worst. Regarded by many as a disease-carrier that vomits on our food, it earns nothing more from us humans than feelings of disgust. The little we know about the fly we don’t like.”* Now, really, doesn’t that introduction just grab you? […]
Laura Beaty, photo courtesy of VNPS Thursday, February 11, 20217:30-9 pmRegister here Growing numbers of gardeners are incorporating native plants into their landscapes in an effort to mitigate the growing loss of pollinators and leafeaters. This loss is global and compromises interactions in natural habitats worldwide. Here at home, many gardeners have been surprised by […]
Tuesday, February 23 – Thursday, February 25, 2021Cost: $25/person for members, $35/person for non-membersFull schedule here.Register here. The Region 2 Chapter of the National Association for Interpretation, Chesapeake, is a society of professionals dedicated to helping visitors make connections at parks, zoos, museums, nature centers, aquariums, botanical gardens, and historical sites. Join them for this […]
Reviewed by Don Coram Edward O. Wilson is perhaps the most famous living naturalist. He has written more than 30 books on nature, two of which have won Pulitzer Prizes. He is one of the naturalists mentioned in the FMN Basic Course. In this book, Wilson describes the fascinating diversity among the 15,000 (known) species […]
Oriental bittersweet vines photo by Beverly Rivera On January 13, 2021, Virginia Delegate David Bulova offered House Joint Resolution No. 527 to Conduct a Study of the Sale of Invasive Plants. The resolution notes that “an invasive plant species is a plant that originates outside a region and causes damage to the environment, the economy, […]
Thursday, January 21, 202112-1pmPlease register for the free event here. It will be recorded. Join Capital Nature and well-known local naturalist Alonso Abugattas, the Capital Naturalist, for a fascinating talk on trees during the winter months. Evergreens like American Hollies and the Eastern Cedar provide life-sustaining food and shelter for birds and other wildlife, and […]
Online Tuesday, February 23 – Saturday, February 27, 2021Register here. Taking Nature Black is an event, an opportunity, a time to pause for the cause. It’s a regional and national environmental lovefest. And it’s a Black healing, welcoming, organizing, celebrating, networking space. The theme is Call and Response: Elevating our Stories, Naturally! This year the […]