Article by Doug Britt, FMN and member, Reston Association’s Environmental Advisory Committee Salt-based de-icing and anti-icing agents are routinely applied to roadways during and prior to winter storm events in Northern Virginia for the important purpose of maintaining public safety. The primary agent used is sodium chloride (NaCl). The sodium, chloride, and other impurities in the […]
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA is seeking a part time Native Plant Gardener. This position oversees gardening work in two main native collections with mulching, weeding and plant care. Ability to assist with signage and identification is helpful. Most time is spent in the Potomac Valley Collection (PVC). The PVC was initiated nearly twenty years […]
Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209 Thursday, 21 March 2019 11:30 am Registration/Networking 12-2 pm Lunch and Program Save the date for the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) 2019 Conservation Luncheon! On March 21, 2019 NVCT will host their 25th Anniversary Luncheon at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA. The speakers for the luncheon […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Hidden Oaks Nature Center 7701 Royce St., Annandale VA Monday, 18 March 2019 7:30 – 9 pm Public welcome! The Fairfax Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists will have a brief chapter meeting, enjoy some food and drink, give out door prizes, and enjoy a presentation on Beginning Birding […]
Join The Nature Conservancy and Fairfax County Park Authority to clean up your watershed! This spring cleaning will remove tires, plastic bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways, preventing trash from reaching the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. 1,000 volunteers are needed to help cover 21 parks! This event is ideal for families, […]
National Geographic 1610 M St NW,Washington DC 20036 Thursday, 28 February 2019 5:30-8 PM Be prepared to help with this year’s City Nature Challenge by helping to identify last year’s iNaturalist observations! The group will meet in the cafeteria at National Geographic. Pizza provided! *Bring a laptop* and any field guides you want to reference. […]
Webinar Highlights: tick ecology tick species you may encounter in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic how to identify these ticks illnesses and conditions associated with each species methods of tick control and their varying success ways to protect yourself from tick bites, and what to do in the event you do get bit. Please come prepared […]
Sunday, 10 March 2019, 2-4pm, Hollin Meadows Elementary School, Alexandria Saturday, 30 March 2019, 10:30am-12:30pm, Walter Reed Community Center, Arlington Saturday, 25 May 2019, 10 am-12 pm, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Fairfax As a part of a regional initiative, the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District will once again offer build-your-own rain barrel workshops […]
A Talk by Patrick Whitehouse, Fairfax County Park Authority Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 Thursday, March 14 7:30 – 9 pm VNPS programs are free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary for lectures FMN members: Earn one hour CE Invasive plants are non-native species that degrade our natural ecosystems. […]
U.S. National Arboretum Visitor Center, Washington, D.C. Main gate by the visitor center is 2400 R Street NE, which will bring you to the R Street gate- use this address for GPS directions 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Fee $95 ($76 for Friends of the National Arboretum members). More information and register here. Learn to […]