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 […]
Want to put your office skills to work protecting forests and meadows? The Earth Sangha seeks a part-time Office Manager to support their office. The Office Manager will be responsible for the various day-to-day tasks that make a small nonprofit run. These tasks include, but aren’t limited to: database management (Filemaker), data entry (Excel), mailings […]
Green Springs Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA Sunday, 17 November 2019 1 – 4pm Join the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society at their annual meeting with speaker Dr. Peter Mecca. Dr. Mecca will describe some of the science-learning opportunities available to students at George Mason High School in Falls Church, […]
Green Springs Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22306 Thursday, 10 October 2019 7:30 pm Everyone knows that plants use the energy of sunlight to grow and feed the rest of the world. So how do plants live on the dark forest floor? Margaret Chatham will discuss a number of the strategies plants use […]
Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area 10702 Harley Road, Lorton, VA, 22079 Saturday, 12 October 2019 8am – 1 pm The Big Sit! is an annual, international birding day sponsored by Bird Watcher’s Digest and Swarovski Optics. This family fun event was founded by the New Haven (Connecticut) Bird Club to promote the sport of birding. […]
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 […]