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 […]
Earth Sangha is extending its seed cleaning sessions to February. If weather co-operates, they’d also like to include some outdoor activity of removing invasive vines in a park. It is possible that they might end up cleaning all the seeds ahead of the schedule mentioned below. Check out the website before showing up! Monday, January […]
Green Matters Symposium – Doug Tallamy speaking. Friday, 22 February 2019, 8-4 pm Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD Prince William County (PWC) Native Plant Symposium for Beginners (Beginners only) Saturday, 23 February 2019, 9 am – 2 pm McCoart Administration Building 1 County Complex Court Woodbridge, Virginia 22192 Prince William […]
If you are the only turtle living in someone’s yard, where are you going to find a mate? Asphalt and lawns are fine for moving people around, but they create barriers for wildlife. Fragmentation of our natural areas has a lot to do with why box turtle sightings are an increasingly rare occurrence in the suburbs. Eastern box turtle, […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Spring in Fairfax County means goose nesting season. In search of secure sites, some geese nest in dangerous places (rooftops, parking lots, mall planters) where they and their goslings have no path to safe water. Wildlife Rescue League and other concerned goose advocates are looking for folks who want […]