Entries by Janet Quinn

Upcoming stream monitoring sessions

Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Bull Run Stream Monitoring Session When: Saturday, 8 December, 10 am-12:30pm Where: Manassas Join a stream monitor at this outdoor learning site along Bull Run Trail. Registration is limited. RSVP to Jess Cushman at [email protected]. Pohick Creek Stream Monitoring Workshop When: Sunday, 16 December, 10 am-12:30pm Where: Wadebrook Terrace, […]

City Nature Challenge–Save the dates, 26-29 April 2019

Citizen scientists throughout the Washington DC metro area will be participating in the 2019 City Nature Challenge, a competition among 130 cities around the world to find and document the diversity of species. No experience required—just a mobile device and a love for nature. Participants will make observations of wild plants and animals using the […]

What happens to your recycled items these days?

That’s a good question as the worldwide recycling market has changed dramatically in recent months, especially due to “Operation National Sword” in China. Here in Fairfax County, the local third-party recycling processor says nearly 30 percent of material received is actually trash. To do our part in this worldwide process, we need everyone to focus […]