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 […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Meet at Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, Maryland 20902 Sunday, 17 February 2019 2:00 to 7:15 pm If you feel like squealing with delight like a little kid when you see flying squirrels, boy do we have an adventure for you! And it’s coupled with fabulous outdoor […]
RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 20TH DUE TO SNOW Villages of Piedmont Clubhouse16080 Market Ridge Blvd., Haymarket, VASunday, 13 January 2019 4 – 6 pm Join the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust to celebrate Aldo Leopold’s 132nd birthday! Their annual read-a-thon will feature guest speakers to read spoken excerpts from Leopold’s books. The event is free and will honor the legendary […]
Two locations: Intersection of Americana Drive and Patriot Drive and Intersection of Americana Drive and Heritage Drive, Annandale, VAMonday, 21 January 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day10 am – 2 pm A group of neighbors has coalesced to do a cleanup of the illegal dumping areas prevalent along the length of Americana Drive in Annandale. […]