Image: Fairfax County Park Authority Saturday, April 20, 2024 10am – 4pm Sully Historic Site 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly Free admission, parking $10 per car Discover the world around you with hands-on activities, games, entertainment and fun at Earth Day 2024. See the inaugural Wonder Wagon, Fairfax County Park Authority’s Mobile Nature Center! Enjoy […]
Image: citynaturechallenge.org, Washington DC metro area Friday, April 26 – Monday April 29, 2024 take photos of wild plants and animals Tuesday, April 30 – Sunday, April 5, 2024 identification of what was found Do you like observing nature? Make your observations count! The City Nature Challenge is an adventure in metropolitan areas worldwide to discover […]
Photo courtesy of Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA has long had a native plant collection. This collection plays an important role in educating students and the general public about regional native plant conservation. During the last few years, the native plant collection did not receive the attention it needs to thrive. […]
Photo: Mouth of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska (Richard Moore, CC-3.0-BY-SA) Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7 pm Sign up on Zoom to watch live or on-demand The world’s ice sheets and glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, one of our best tools to quantify what’s happening beneath the surface remains largely untapped. Geophysicist Dustin […]
Photo: Doug Tallamy by University of Delaware Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7 pm Virtual Email [email protected] for the Zoom link Fairfax Master Naturalists’ Quarterly Chapter meeting will consist of a short business meeting followed by a presentation by Doug Tallamy. The title of his presentation is: “The Nature of Oaks.” Oaks sustain a complex and […]
Not just for Bluebirds, Langley Fork Park in Mclean is home to Black Vultures. The large hole cavity (in photograph center) is the entrance to their extended canopy nest. Photos and article by FMN Stephen Tzikas I have been monitoring the Bluebird trails at Langley Fork Park in McLean for the last 3 years. With […]
Photo: Francesco Gallarotti on Unsplash The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to share another year of seedlings with you! This year they are featuring a Nectar Lovers package and a Songbird Friendly package. Descriptions and pictures of the seedlings in each one are available on our website. They understand that their […]
Image courtesy of Earth Sangha Sangha Stewards Application here. Earth Sangha is excited to announce that they’re opening applications for their Sangha Steward program! The Sangha Stewards is a way for volunteers looking for more independent and technical work to join them at their nursery, field sites, and office to help them manage more complex […]
Photo: Green-winged Teals, James Fatemi/Audubon Photography Awards The 2024 Audubon Photography Awards is now accepting photographs until February 28. This prestigious contest attracts photographers from around the country to compete for 9 prizes. Winning photographs will be published in Audubon’s Magazine and on their website. We have wonderful natural resources here in Virginia and some very talented […]
Photo: Plant NOVA Natives/Plant NOVA Trees Article by Cindy Speas, Fairfax County Tree Commission Winter is a lovely time to get to know your trees better. Many folks spend some of the colder days of January and February planning their spring gardens, winter sowing, or putting in nursery orders for spring delivery of native plants. […]