Entries by Janet Quinn

NVSWCD Green Breakfast: Fairfax County’s Watershed Monitoring Programs, March 13th

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Saturday, March 13, 20219 amFreeSpeaker: Shannon Curtis, Watershed Assessment Branch Chief, Fairfax County DPWES-Stormwater Planning DivisionRegistration required. (Registration password is green, if needed.) Fairfax County has some of the most robust watershed monitoring and watershed management programs in the nation. These are a culmination of a long history in Fairfax of investing in environmental protections […]

VASWCD Photo Contest, deadline July 30th

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Photo by Landon Martin on Unsplash The Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District is committed to conservation of natural resources through stewardship and education programs and they want to see it through your eyes. The theme this year is “Conservation through the Local Lens.” Capture those vibrant moments and express what conservation looks like through […]

The Southeast’s Diverse Flora: Discoveries, Conservation & Identification with Alan Weakley webinar, April 8th

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Red Maple (Acer rubrum) ; photo by Margaret Chatham Thursday, April 8, 20217:30 – 9 pmRegister here. Alan Weakley is a plant taxonomist, community ecologist, and conservationist specializing in the Southeastern United States. He holds a B.A. from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from Duke University. He has worked as botanist and ecologist for the […]

Audubon Afternoon: Native Landscape Design with John Magee, March 21st

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Sunday, March 21, 20213 pmFreeRegister here. Join Audubon Society of Northern Virginia as they welcome award winning landscape designer and host of The Native Plant Podcast, John Magee.  John Magee has been designing and building landscapes in the Washington DC Metro area and beyond for the past 25 years.  After receiving his B.S. degree in Agriculture […]

Izaak Walton says, Watch your Salt!

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Article and photos by FMN Bill Hafker Last fall I was looking for some environmentally beneficial things to do as winter approached and the usual opportunities were dwindling. Then I spotted information about the Izaak Walton League’s (IWL) Salt Watch program.  I was aware of the serious negative impacts that road salt can have on […]

Attracting Bees and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants, March 6th

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Agapostemon photo by Heather Holm Saturday, March 6, 202111 amFee: $10Register here. Most insects have a positive impact in our landscapes. Native plants can be selected to attract specific bees and beneficial insects including predatory and parasitic wasps, beetles, flies, true bugs, and lacewings. Learn about the predator-prey relationships of these flower-visiting beneficial insects and […]

The Search for Lost Birds, webinar February 25th

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Thursday, February 25, 20214:00pm ESTZoom link provided upon registration For 75 years, the Blue-eyed Ground-Dove was known only from scattered records and old illustrations. In 2016, researchers in Brazil observed the ground-dove for the first time in decades, launching an international partner effort to save the Critically Endangered species. Like the Blue-eyed Ground-Dove, over a […]