Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) 30 in 30 Green Grants initiative is designed to empower groups all across Virginia to make an environmental impact in their own communities. Since 2011, KVB has provided $203,000 for 260 different projects throughout the state. Keep Virginia Beautiful awards grants of $500-$1,000 for projects in each of these four categories: […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Trainings: Thursday, 11 April 2019, 6-9 pm @ Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA Sunday, 14 April 2019, 3-6 pm @ National Zoological Park, Rock Creek Campus Saturday, 27 April 2019, 3-6 pm @ National Zoological Park, Rock Creek Campus The FrogWatch, USA, National Zoo chapter is entering its […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Huntley Meadows Park, 3701 Lockheed Boulevard, Alexandria, VA has two opportunities of greatest need at the moment. One of them may be right for you. Greet and orient visitors as the Volunteer on Duty (VOD). It’s hugely important and lots of fun. These folks at the front desk orient […]
Bluebell Festival: Saturday, 6 April 2019 Please sign up to volunteer by 31 March 2019. The bluebells are starting to bloom at Riverbend Park! This means spring is around the corner …and so is the Bluebell Festival! The Bluebell Festival is one of Riverbend’s biggest events of the year and a perfect opportunity to celebrate […]
Virginia Master Naturalists Continuing Education Webinar Thursday, 28 March 2019, 12:00 pm Meeting Number: 199-915-948 Link to join: Join Webinar It’s possible to collect sap sustainably from any species of maple, sap that can be processed into a valuable syrup. In many parts of Virginia, this can prove to be a viable cottage industry (or […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA Thursday, 9 May 2019 7:30 – 9 pm Program and talk with Betsy Martin & Alda Krinsman The Audubon at Home program was created to make a difference by supporting the efforts of property owners and managers to become better […]
Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria Thursday, 11 April 2019 7:30 – 9 pm Program and talk with Michael S. Hayslett, Principal of Virginia Vernal Pools, LLC. Mr. Hayslett is a former biology and environmental instructor at Sweet Briar College and other Virginia schools. He has spent a career pursuing the study, awareness, and conservation of […]
Fairfax Water is offering Watershed and Water Supply Education Grants to support citizen source water protection efforts and community activities related to water supply. Local and state government educational and environmental agencies, homeowners and HOAs, civic groups and not-for-profit organizations may apply for funding, technical services or a combination of these, not to exceed a […]
Herndon Fortnightly Library 768 Center St., Herndon Saturday, 30 March 2019 1 – 2 pm Interest in locally grown food is on the rise, from urban gardening to backyard chicken operations. Raising backyard chickens as a source for high quality fresh eggs, meat or as pets can bring the family together, while producing your own […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Julie J. Metz Wetland Preserve and Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, VA Saturday, 14 April 2019 7 am-3:30 pm Spend a full day learning bird song in the field and on the trails with birding expert Greg Fleming. Some basic birding knowledge is a prerequisite, such as being able to […]