With a chill in the air and snowstorms already blowing through some parts of the country, we know that ice, snow, and salt aren’t far behind. It’s time to gear up for Winter Salt Watch! Last year Winter Salt Watch volunteers helped Izaak Walton League learn more about chloride levels in 17 states across the country. […]
The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia is pleased to announce the 2020 youth education mini-grant program. This program aims to help teachers, schools, and non-profit organizations educate youth about birds and the environment. ASNV anticipates awarding three mini-grants, up to $500 each. Applications will be available in February 2020 and due March 15, 2020. Please […]
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) will host the Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Sunday, 15 December 2019. The center of the 15-mile diameter count circle is near the intersection of Routes 28 & 29 in Centreville. Birders of all skill levels are needed. A complimentary hot lunch will be available to participants. If […]
Each summer Audubon Society of Northern Virginia offers a full scholarship and transportation to “Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week” at National Audubon Society’s Hog Island Camp in Maine. Next year’s session is July 12-17, 2020 and will feature workshops on educational techniques, a boat trip to the restored Atlantic Puffin and Tern colony on Eastern […]
Brion’s Grille 10621 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032 Saturday, 9 November Breakfast begins at 8:30am, $10 at the door, cash preferred No prior registration required Kristen Sinclair, Ecologist Fairfax County Park Authority, Natural Resource Management Branch As the county’s largest landowner with 23,890 acres in 427 parks (August 2019), much of the responsibility for preserving […]
Dorothy Hart Community Center 408 Canal St, Fredericksburg, VA Saturday, 16 November 2019 8am – 3pm The Virginia Bluebird Society’s 2019 Biennial Meeting will be an all day bluebird fest. The keynote speaker will be Bet Zimmerman Smith, a North American Bluebird Society board member and Life Member of NABS. Her highly regarded and hugely […]
Twin Lakes Golf Course, Club House, Ball Room 6209 Union Mill Rd., Clifton VA 20125 Friday, 15 November 2019 10 am – 2 pm The Fairfax Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists is facilitating an informational meeting about the invasive water chestnut (Trapa bispinosa). The water chestnut program (WCP) would be an early detection and rapid […]
Huntley Meadows Park 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria VA Wednesday, 13 November 2019 7:30 pm Climate change is happening now. Even if we drastically reduce emissions soon, changes will continue into the future because greenhouse gases already emitted can stay in the atmosphere for decades. How will this affect wildlife? Can wildlife adapt? What can we […]
Huntley Meadows Park 3701 Lockheed Blvd. Alexandria , VA 22306 Eight hours per month for one year Contact Halley Johnson (Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator) Do you love nature and getting outside as much as possible? Do you want to share that excitement with others? Join the Huntley Meadows team as a Roving Trail Naturalist! Volunteers […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Gear up for Halloween by looking for creepy crawlies in your neighborhood! Insects support whole ecosystems. Let’s celebrate them! Insect populations are declining worldwide. Help us monitor our local insect and arachnid populations with this fun citizen science project. Using iNaturalist, an app that can be downloaded to your […]