National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive Reston, VA 20190 Sunday, 24 November 2019 1 – 3 pm Join Phil Silas, the Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count (CBC) compiler, to learn about this long-running citizen science bird survey. Phil will cover its purpose, and scope, explain how we organize our CBC and show where the […]
National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston 20190 Saturday, 9 November 2019 9 – 11 am Project FeederWatch is the easiest citizen science you will ever do! From the comfort of your home, you simply count the winter birds that visit your feeders and report your data to Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This FREE […]
Lake Accotink Park Lake Accotink Park Rd., Springfield VA Saturday, 4 October 2019 8 – 10am Please consider helping Invasive Management Area volunteers to remove alien invasive plants that degrade natural areas by out-competing native plants for resources. Wear long sleeves and pants (due to poison ivy), and sturdy footwear. Bring water to stay hydrated […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Rust Library 380 Old Waterford Rd NW, Leesburg, VA 20176 Saturday, 5 October 2019 1 – 2pm Dr. Laura Rodriguez will speak on Ecopsychology: From Nature as Other to Us as Nature. Every day you hear or read news stories describing the ecological devastation of our time. You question, […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir. NVCC Annandale Campus, Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center (CE) Forum and Theater 8333 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22003 Saturday, 23 October 2019 9am – 3pm 9:30 a.m. – “ALBATROSS” – CE Theater 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Secret Life of Birds and Bees: Raptor Lecture, Live […]
On Monday, September 16th, Erica Carter, the Fairfax County Recycling Coordinator spoke to the Fairfax Master Naturalists at their quarterly meeting. The bottom line: Recycling in Fairfax County is very complicated! One reason it is complicated is that Fairfax County has standards for what can and cannot be recycled in their facilities based on what products its […]
“Handsome Meadow Katydid,” First Place in the Macro/Night Category. Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir At the 2019 VMN Statewide Conference and Training held 20-22 September 2019, VMN Program Director Michelle Prysby announced the 2019 photo contest winners. FMN photographers won in three categories!
South Run Recreation Center 7550 Reservation Drive, Springfield VA 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 9-11 am 2nd Saturdays from 9-12 for May-October and 12-3 pm from November – April Enthusiastic and energetic volunteer gardener at South Run is seeking like-minded individuals to provide input on erosion control native plantings for a fairly small incline. Ideally, […]
Meadowlark Botanical Garden 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct, Vienna, VA 22182 Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, a NOVA Park, is seeking a paid intern to support its work with native plants and conservation gardening. Meadowlark has several native plant collections including the Potomac Valley Collection (PVC) and the Virginia Native Wetlands Collection (VNW). The gardens within the PVC […]
Article by Plant NOVA Natives Homeowner and condominium associations make many of the decisions that will determine the future of the birds and butterflies of Northern Virginia. Not only do community associations set standards for landscaping on private property, they also own and control large amounts of community property, including much of what is left […]