Haymarket-Gainesville Library 14870 Lightner Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169 Saturdays, 16 & 23 Feb and 2 Mar 2019 10:15am-1:15pm Growing our own food, using nature as a guide and incorporating sustainable practices is good for our bodies and good for the earth. This series of 3 classes cover the essential topics — planning the garden, using […]
Chapman DeMary Trail, Purcellville VASunday, 10 March 2019 2-5 pm Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for a stream-side demonstration and discussion examining how citizen science surveys can be used to assess local stream quality. You will see how biomonitoring surveys are conducted. You will have a chance to look at the data and at aquatic macro […]
Thompson Center 6090 Kingstowne Village Parkway, Alexandria, VA 22315 Tuesday, 12 February 2019 7:30 pm Join Fairfax County Recycling Coordinator Erica Carter as she shares what happens to our recyclables after they’re picked up from our curb and what we can do to reduce the amount of trash we produce. Sponsored by the Kingstowne Cares […]
The Zooniverse is a collection of web-based Citizen Science projects that use the efforts and abilities of volunteers to help researchers deal with the flood of data that confronts them. Review or transcribe data from centuries-old logs of whaling ships, listen to bat calls, identify marine invertebrates, or watch a red hawk nest to learn […]
Prince William (Hooes Run) Water Quality Monitoring Workshop When: Saturday, 9 February 2019, 10 am-12:30 pm Where: Castle Ct., Woodbridge VA Join Veronica Tangiri of Prince William SWCD in monitoring this beautiful site of Hooes Run as it enters the Occoquan Reservior/River area. Chemical and biological data will be collected. Visitors parking lot and curb parking available. […]
Americana Drive Stream Cleanup When: Monday, 18 February 2019, 10 am-2 pm Where: Americana Drive, Annandale VA Join the Fairfax County Restoration Project in their efforts to clean up Americana Drive! Gloves, vests, and trash bags will be provided. Student community service hours are available through the Friends of Accotink Creek. Please sign up so […]
The Earth Sangha Plant Grant application period for Spring 2019 is now open. Find the application here: www.earthsangha.org/plant-grant. Please have applications in by February 28 so Earth Sangha can respond to applicants before the planting season begins. In previous Plant Grants, the organization helped out Eagle Scouts working in Fairfax County parks, public and independent […]
Mount Vernon Government Center 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria VA Sunday, 3 March 2019 1:30 pm, social gathering, 2 pm program Vernal pools, which are pools that dry up in the summer, are vital habitat for salamanders, fairy shrimp and several species of frogs. Vernal pools occur throughout the Washington area and play an important role […]
The Balanced Garden: How to meld beautiful and sustainable native plants with favorites from around the world Saturday, Feb 16, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road Alexandria VA Registration: (703) 642-5173 or online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes Code: 986.B59A Butterflies and Blossoms, or Larval Host Plants and the Lepidoptera that […]
The Virginia Native Plant Society now offers online ordering of three Virginia Regional Native Plant Guides on their website and more guides will be available soon. Print versions are available for Northern Virginia, Virginia’s Capital Region, and the Piedmont Region. PDF versions are available for all but the Piedmont Natives guide. Read more about all […]