The Virginia Department of Forestry along with the Virginia Urban Forest Council is promoting better use of urban wood from both tree removal and building deconstruction. This is a nationwide movement to use a valuable resource, extend the carbon storage of urban wood and provide jobs. Below is a YouTube video of a story from […]
A Dyke Marsh inlet. Photo by Ned Stone. January 18, 202110am – NoonMeet at the Belle Haven Park south parking lot registration table. This will be canceled if there are heavy storms or lightning that morning. Friends of Dyke Marsh and National Park Service will host two activities: (1) a shoreline trash cleanup and (2) […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Wednesday, February 17, 20217 pmTo receive the Zoom link, register at info@fodm.org and put “Flying Squirrels” in the subject line Join the Friends of Dyke Marsh for a presentation by naturalist, Kim Young and explore the often hidden life of the native southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans). Learn how […]
Join the City of Virginia Beach for a month-long celebration of coastal wildlife and nature culminating January 28-31! They’re going the distance this year and presenting virtual and in-person components to ensure a safe, yet engaging experience for all. See all the festival highlights here.Virtual workshops are here.
Step Pool Conveyance System photo from Green Spring Extension Master Gardeners The 17th Annual EcoSavvy SymposiumSaturday, February 20, 20219:30am – 12:30 pmCost: $26 in-county/$28 out-of-countyRegistration (703) 642-5173 or online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakesCode ITG.QARB Learn innovative techniques to capture, store and collect rainwater.Presented by VCE Green Spring Master Gardeners. Speakers are Dr. Laurie Fox, Horticulture Associate, Virginia […]
Photo from nps.gov Monday, December 14, 20207 – 8:30 pmRequest Zoom link by emailing vmnfairfax@gmail.com Rachel Griesmer will talk about spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper new to Virginia. Rachel is an urban forester with Fairfax County Forest Pest Management Branch. She earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental biology and botany from Michigan State University […]
Photo by Franceso Gallarotti on Unsplash The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual seedling sale makes low-cost bare-root native shrub and tree seedlings available to Northern Virginia residents. Seedling packages go on sale in February and are available for pickup in April. Trees and shrubs help cleanse water, prevent soil erosion, provide habitat, […]
Article by Plant NOVA Natives staff For anyone who enjoys watching birds at a feeder, there is another pastime available that is just as entertaining but less well known: watching the dragonflies and damselflies patrolling your yard. There are over eighty species in Northern Virginia, a few of which are happy to frequent our gardens […]
Article by Elaine Sevy, FMN member Mention bats and many people cringe. Not me! Though I didn’t know much about them, I looked forward to seeing them each summer, emerging at dusk to dive and swoop in the sky chasing insects. They’ve always seemed mysterious but never frightening. As the years passed, I saw fewer […]
Article and photos (c) by Barbara J. Saffir; Feature photo from dcr.viginia.gov No need to zip off to Zimbabwe or cruise to Costa Rica to photograph cool critters, bodacious birds, and blindingly beautiful flowers. Just go on safari at a Virginia State Park. Sunflower-yellow prothonotary warblers adorn the trees and the trails at Mason Neck […]