Virginia Cooperative Extension 12011 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax Monday, 17 September 2018 7 -9 pm Do you know what’s in your drinking water? While public water supplies are tested daily for contaminants, most private water supplies, like wells and springs, are rarely tested. It is recommended that well owners test their water at least annually […]
NoVA PRISM is a collaborative effort by several NGOs, governmental entities, volunteer groups, and Dominion Energy to manage invasive species in the Northern Virginia region. Arlington County is the grant administrator. NoVA PRISM has been developing pilot projects in Northern Virginia on or near the W&OD Trail, and two of them, Isaac Crossman Park in […]
Hidden Oaks Nature Center 7701 Royce Street, Annandale, VA Monday, 17 September 2018 7:30-9:00 pm FMN Chapter Meetings are informative, fun, good for networking, and count for 1 hour of continuing education credit! Come reconnect with friends and fellow naturalists. They are open to the public. Clare Kelley will be leading a Forest Bathing session […]
Hidden Oaks Nature Center 7701 Royce Street, Annandale, VA Saturday, September 8, 2018 6:30-8:15 pm Assist with a nature program for children and their parents. Program includes hearing animal bedtime stories, meeting live animals, and wishing goodnight to the center’s live animals. To volunteer or for more information, contact Suzanne Holland at [email protected] or 703-941-1065. […]
Frying Pan Farm Park 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon, VA 20171 Wednesday, 5 September 2018 6:30-8:30 pm Come hear subject matter experts talk about horse farm waste management options, the do’s and don’t’s of waste management, composting techniques, benefits of “recycling” manure waste in pastures, and the available financial assistance to build a waste composting/storage […]
Brion’s Grille – 10621 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032 Saturday, 8 September 2018 Breakfast begins at 8:30 am, $10 at the door, cash preferred The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District (NVSWCD) presents its 94th Green Breakfast! Meet Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools. Fairfax County Public Schools’ slogan is engage, inspire, […]
Gunston Hall Visitor Center 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton VA 22079 Saturday, 22 September 2018 7 pm Friends of Mason Neck State Park present their annual Owl Moon event. Secret Garden Birds and Bees will present a program on Winter Owls. You’ll learn about the short-eared owls, long-eared owls, saw-whet owls and snowy owls that make the Virginia, […]
Our earlier post noted the wonderful entries we received for our first ever Fairfax Master Naturalists photo contest. Our judges were only allowed to chose one photo for each category to forward to the statewide Virginia Master Naturalist contest. For the statewide competition, the entries will be judged by a qualified group of judges who […]
The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 30 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The Friends of Accotink Creek (FACC) will be working to clean up Fairfax County’s waterways as part of this effort. How can you help? – Join them at one, […]
Want to share your love of nature with children and families? Great opportunities are coming up this fall for Master Naturalists and other interested volunteers. Here’s a sampling: Meaningful Watershed Education Experience, Hidden Oaks, Sept. 26 & 27, 9am-12:24pm; Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 24, & 25, 9:15am-12:45pm. Assist at stations including stream […]