Were you taking your family on a bluebell walk and took a perfect photo of light filtering through the tree canopy? Were you documenting a citizen science project and snapped a great blue heron as it took off from the shoreline? We want your photos! The Virginia Master Naturalist program is sponsoring a statewide photo contest. […]
Hunting Creek, Hunting Creek, Virginia, USA Saturday, 8 June 2019 11 am Join the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust on June 8 for a canoe/kayak cleanup at Hunting Creek in Alexandria, VA! The goal is to remove debris and trash from Hunting Creek – a tidal wetland which flows directly into the Potomac River and on […]
Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls, VA Saturday, 11 May 2019 9 am-12 noon Interested in insect studies and research? Become a Caterpillars Count! citizen scientist! Caterpillars and other insects live on the trees and plants all around us. They make up a critical part of many ecosystems and are an important food […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls VA Saturday, 18 May 2019 Participate in a long term citizen’s science project monitoring dragonfly species that live in and around the Potomac River above Great Falls. Learn the protocols for collecting exuviae (shed skins) that dragonfly larvae leave behind when […]
8814 Jeffery Road Great Falls, VA Saturday, 11 May 2019 2-3:30 pm Join Resource Naturalists Christian Lansing & Nancy Wimberg for a habitat restoration project to help restore the meadow habitat and help native plants, wildlife, birds, and important pollinators thrive by keeping the invasive vine “mile a minute” OUT of Riverbend Park! Learn how […]
8700 Potomac Hills St. Great Falls, VA. Saturday, 4 May 2019 9:30 – 11:30 am Help restore a section of the riverbank along the Potomac Heritage Trail. Volunteers helped plant new seedlings earlier this spring. Now it’s time to check the planting and remove invasive plants that are a threat to the habitat, native plants […]
Margaret Fisher, Plant NOVA Natives Are you seeking a groundcover that is both beautiful and friendly to the ecosystem? Try looking beyond the old standbys to the new trend in gardening circles: native Virginia plants. Bare ground in a garden is an invitation to weeds and erosion. The conventional landscaping solutions are either to pile […]
Do you have a great idea for how to improve habitat for birds and other wildlife, but don’t have the funds to do it? Audubon Society of Northern Virginia has funds available that can help your idea come true. They have budgeted $3,300 for conservation grants for this year, and applicants may apply for all […]
National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190 Thursday, 9 May 2019 7-9 pm Join the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) for a FREE workshop to prepare for the longest running annual spring bird count in this area. The class will include an overview of WMBD, the Lower Potomac River Important Bird […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Due to the weather and flooding this past Saturday, cleanups at four parks have been rescheduled to this coming Saturday, April 27. Over 100 volunteers are needed to finish up this year’s Fairfax County Watershed Cleanups with The Nature Conservancy and Fairfax County Park Authority. If you can help at any […]