Photo: Rebecca Hale (Credit: Kristen Goodhue) Tuesday, July 15, 2025 7:00pm -8:30pm Sign up on Zoom to watch live or on demand Speaker: Rebecca Hale, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) senior scientist We often think of cities in opposition to nature. But cities have a rich natural history, including many freshwater ecosystems. Urban streams and […]
Photo: David Illig, Variegated Fritillary Wednesday, June 18, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Virtual FREE Registration required The sight of butterflies fluttering around on a warm day is one of the most iconic signs of summer. These beautiful insects usually live for only a few weeks as adults, but they make quite an impression […]
Photo: Courtesy of Jane E. Ogilvie Saturday June 21, 2025 10:00am – 2:00pm FREE annual event! Location: Liberia House and Grounds 8601 Portner Avenue Manassas City Join thousands of visitors and buzz on by to have fun and learn about honeybees, native pollinators, and planting native plants at this FREE annual event! Look at the […]
Photo: Fairfax County Park Authority – Invasive vines and plants The Fairfax County Park Authority FCPA, a core member of the National Capital – Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (Nat-Cap PRISM), has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry. The grant, part of the FY25 Virginia PRISM Support for Invasive Species […]
Photo: Ly Le, National Park Service Saturday, July 12th, 2025 8:30 am – 12:30 PM Location: Turkey Run Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway *Exact location details will be provided following registration Please keep a lookout for registration details for the in-person, half-day workshop event on Saturday, July 12th in mid-June. Announcing Trail Care Academy‘s in-person, […]
Photo: By FMN J. Quinn, Stream monitoring Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District (NVSWCD) Spring stream monitoring season is in full swing! They hope you’ll be able to join them at one of the upcoming stream monitoring workshops. Are you interested in obtaining a Virginia Save Our Streams Stream Monitoring certification? This certification is […]
Photos: Provided by the 2025 FMN Students in the Spring FMN Basic Training Session – Riverbend Field Trip If the purpose of a field trip is to provide students with a hands-on, experiential learning opportunity outside of the classroom, then the May 5th trip to Riverbend Park was certainly a success. The park, located along the […]
Photos: Top: L-R Sam Schaen – Monarch Butterfly, Juan Gonzalez, Peck’s Skipper Bottom: L-R Photo by Ana Ka’ahanui – Halloween pennant dragonfly, Ana Ka’ahanui -Blue Dasher dragonfly Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites ( listed below) around Occoquan Bay, all within […]
Photo: Dr. Jessica Ware – by Denis Finnin Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 7:00pm – 8:30pm Webinar Advance Registration Required Event Details Dragonflies, damselflies and their ancestors were among the first creatures to fly—before birds, bats or pterosaurs. On May 20, explore the origins of the Odonata insects with Dr. Jessica Ware, an entomologist at the American Museum […]
Photo by Research Graphics at UMBC – Course Instructor, Kiersten Newtoff When: 10 Sessions starting Monday, May 26, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Virtual Member Ticket: $160 Early Bird through 4/27; $175 after Non-member Ticket: $185 Early Bird through 4/27; $200 after Learn more and register here. Are you fascinated by birds and eager to learn more? […]