Entries by Janet Quinn

Riverbank Restoration Day! May 4th

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 […]

Native groundcovers

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 […]

Apply for a Conservation Grant, Deadline May 10th

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 […]

Sea Level Rise, Its Impact on the Potomac River Shoreline Ecosystems, May 15th

Norma Hoffman Visitor Center, Huntley Meadows Park 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria Virginia 22306 Wednesday, 15 May 2019 7:30 pm FODM will host an informal social gathering at 7:00 p.m. before the event. Join the Friends of Dyke Marsh to hear Geoffrey Sanders, a National Park Service (NPS) biologist, give a presentation on the impact of sea […]

Help stop the spread of a new species of Water Chestnut

Localities, pond management personnel and the general public are asked to look for a new species of Water Chestnut (genus Trapa) recently found in the Potomac Watershed. It has been spreading since 1995 so you may have already encountered this floating aquatic vegetation growing over the surface of a pond, lake or other fresh waterbody. […]

Rain Barrel Workshops, 18 & 25 May

Walker Nature Center, 11450 Glade Dr., Reston VA Saturday, 18 May 2019 10:30 am-12:30 pm Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040 Walney Rd., Saturday, 25 May 2019 10 am-12 pm Rain barrels purchased from retail sources can be expensive. As part of a regional initiative, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District offers build-your-own rain barrel […]

Green Breakfast, May 11th

Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Brion’s Grille 10621 Braddock Rd., Fairfax VA Saturday, 11 May 2019 8:30 am Thinking about the “wild” spaces in and around a busy metropolitan area can be difficult, but we are fortunate to have several wildlife refuges at our fingertips. How did these areas become protected and what’s next […]