By Laura Duval, Research Biologist & Program Coordinator, The Nightjar Survey Network The U.S. Nightjar Survey Network (NSN) is a citizen science-driven research group that has worked to collect long-term occupancy data for this unusual group of birds over the past 12 years. North American nightjars, or goatsuckers, include nine nocturnal (most active at night) and […]
Virtual experiences from each of this year’s incredible garden tour sites are available on the NVSWCD website. The 2020 Sustainable Garden Tour will be held VIRTUALLY this year throughout the month of June. For this year’s Sustainable Garden Tour, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District (NVSWCD) is partnering with the Fairfax Food Council Urban Agriculture […]
Zoom trainingThursday, 14 May 202010am – NoonPlease contact Holly Campbell for link and password. Wildfire season is fast approaching. This is occurring amid reports of the highest temperatures on record in some parts of the country and the continued megadrought in the southwestern U.S.- which is reported as one of the worst droughts in 1200 […]
Do you live in an HOA or Condo Association? Have you been thinking about how you can better our natural world through work in your community and/or on the common property of your association? Maybe you’ve been considering a tree planting or tree replacement policy, thinking about better lawn maintenance practices, or wanting to install […]
With: Bill Young When: May 20, 21, 27, 28; June 3, 4, 10, 11, 7:00 to 8:00 PMFee: $40 for all sessionsRegister here Join Audubon Society of Northern Virginia for 8 one-hour sessions examining a variety of bird behaviors, including avian feeding, reproduction, migration, visual and auditory displays and more. Each session will feature video, audio […]
Looking for a reason to get out into nature? How about making your property more wildlife-friendly by adding plants native to Virginia? Find out why this is important during this webinar hosted by Audubon Society of Northern Virginia’s Audubon at Home program. The webinar was recorded on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, and is also […]
Article and photos by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Critters (& more) Challenge LIFE’S TOO EASY RIGHT NOW! Right? Of course not. But to take our minds off the pandemic, here’s a nature photography CHALLENGE! From May 1 to May 31, try to photograph as many of the following as you can while social distancing, abiding […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Chapter Members, I hope this message finds you well. We are navigating stressful and challenging times, in which lives are disrupted and business-as-usual is no longer an option. Additionally, everyone’s circumstances are different. We might all be in the same storm, but we’re not all in the same boat. […]
Article by Plant NOVA Natives We have all heard of naturalists such as Charles Darwin and James Audubon who undertook long and fruitful journeys of discovery. But did you know that many naturalists made their famous discoveries in their own yards? For example, Jean-Henri Fabre spent decades at his home in France on a small […]