Article and Photos by FMN Laura Anderko On October 1, 2023, FMN offered a hike to its members to learn about and view bats, with expert Deborah Hammerer. The group met at Dyke Marsh trail in Alexandria, VA to discover the many bats native to the area. Deb used a sonar detector to hear the […]
Photo credit: Kim Young, Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys Volans) Join us as Naturalist and award-winning Interpretive Manager Suzanne Holland presents on Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) – a native of Virginia. Flying squirrels are technically not fliers, but expert gliders, using the membrane between their ribs and ankles to glide. They can cover 150 feet in […]
Photo Image: Courtesy of FMN Joe Gorney Sunday, 5 November 2023 2:00-6:00 PM Twin Lakes Golf Course Invasives Management Area 6201 Union Mill Road Clifton, Virginia Site Leader Contact Information: Joe Gorney Cell/Text: 703-861-7322 Joseph.gorney@fairfaxcounty.gov FMN Members, I’m the Site Leader for the Twin Lakes Golf Course Invasives Management Area in Centreville (just south of […]
Image: Courtesy of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Virtual, hosted by Audubon Society of Northern Virginia Fee: Members $25 (Non-members–$350 Register here. For millennia, owls have captivated and intrigued us. With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and […]
Photo: Earth Sangha, Section of restored native woods at the preserve. Join these efforts to remove invasive species, repair trails, and otherwise beautify natural spaces! Invasive Plant Removal & Native Plant Rescues – Friends of Accotink Creek – various dates and locations, see link for details Invasive Plant Removal – Friends of Dyke Marsh – October 7 and 21, November 4 […]
Photo by FMN J. Quinn, Stream monitoring at Pohick Creek. Little Difficult Run Stream Monitoring Field Training When: Saturday, October 21, 2023 9:00-11:30am Where: Fred Crabtree Park, Herndon This beautiful stream site is located a short hike into the woods and has a large diversity of macroinvertebrates. A visit to this site is highly […]
Image courtesy of Will McLean Greely Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Virtual Meeting Registration is required. Fee: ASNV Members, $10; ASNV Non-members, $15 Join the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) for an author event and learn about the man behind the ground-breaking, 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It’s one of the […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday, November 18, 2023 9:00 am – 12:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Rd Warrenton, VA 20187 Fee: FREE, but registration is required Register here. Since 2019, The Clifton Institute has been working to restore a 100-acre field that was dominated by Tall Fescue into a diverse native grassland. In […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Friday, November 17, 2023 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Rd Warrenton, VA 20187 Fee: FREE, but registration is required Register here. Every year the Leonids grace the skies with a shower of meteors. On this program you will take advantage of the long winter nights to […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday November 11, 2023 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Registered attendees will be emailed the address and directions. Fee: FREE, but registration is required Register here. On this program Executive Director and amateur lichenologist Bert Harris will lead participants on a tour of the greenstone barrens and adjacent oak-hickory […]