Entries by Janet Quinn

What’s in these streams? Come find out!

Ever wonder what’s living in our local streams? Join a stream monitoring team and help gauge local water quality by surveying aquatic organisms living on the stream bottom. Led by certified stream monitors, the teams welcome interested observers and offer an opportunity to explore Northern Virginia’s lovely creeks. NVSWCD Sugarland Run Stream Monitoring Workshop When: […]

Homeowners’ Association (HOA) landscape forum 11 October

Algonkian Park—Woodlands Conference Center 47001 Fairway Drive, Sterling, VA 20165 Thursday, 11 October 2018 5 pm – 9 pm Designed to provide practical help and useful information to move your community toward a healthier landscape. This second HOA forum on sustainable landscape management will provide the “why” and “why not” of native and invasive plants, as […]

Hear the candidates on climate change, September 18th

Virginia Climate Crisis Forum: Solutions to Climate Change James Madison High School, 2500 James Madison Drive, Vienna VA 22181 Tuesday, 18 September 2018 7:30 PM (doors open at 7 PM) Join the discussion of how Virginia is being and will be affected by climate change at the Virginia Climate Crisis Forum, hosted by Faith Alliance […]

Enjoy Runnymede Park NatureFest

Runnymede Park, 195 Herndon Parkway, Herndon VA Sunday, 23 September 2018 1 – 5 pm Explore various nature stations throughout the park including butterflies, bees, life in the meadow, web of life, and much more. Live animal shows throughout the day with bats, mammals, raptors, and reptiles. Arts and crafts and fun for the whole […]