PHOTO: Osprey, Doug German/Audubon Photography Awards Tuesday, March 11, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Virtual FREE TICKETS Ospreys are a fish-eating bird of prey that can be found all over the world. Did you know that the osprey is one of the greatest environmental success stories? Osprey numbers crashed in the early 1950s […]
Photo: Courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives: Aromatic Aster, Muhly Grass, Rough Goldenrod Saturday, March 29th, 2025 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PAY WHAT YOU CAN REGISTRATION (The suggested registration cost is $95 (or $76 for FONA members), but please pay what you can to attend starting at $50.) U.S. National Arboretum Washington, D.C. Dear […]
Photo Courtesy of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program Article by FMN Debbie McDonald As a member of our Fairfax Master Naturalist Chapter, and the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, I am excited to share an easy and incredible program to support our Virginia Master Naturalist program […]
Photo: Courtesy of Northern Virginia Bird Alliance, Spotted Salamander Thursday, February 27, 2025 7:00pm – 8:00pm EST Virtual Event Tickets $10.00 Members of the NVBS; $29.00 Non-NVBA Members (General Public) Registration here. Presentation of the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance (NVBA) Spotted Salamander by Judy Gallagher This talk will cover the common species in Northern Virginia […]
Image Courtesy of the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance Thursday, January 30, 2025 7:00pm – 8pm EST Virtual Event Tickets $15.00 Members of the NVBS; $25.00 Non-NVBA Members (General Public) Registration here. Presentation of the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance (NVBA) Birds are visible, vocal sentinels that alert us to environmental harms through their declining numbers or […]
Saturday, April 12, 2025 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Town Hill Colonial Avenue &, Washington Ave, Colonial Beach, VA 22443 Photo: Courtesy of the National Park Service, Osprey Virginia Osprey Festival in Colonial Beach The 7th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival in Colonial Beach, hosted by the Virginia Osprey Foundation will be held on Saturday, April […]
Image: Courtesy of the Winter Symposium & CVNLA Short Course Wednesday, February 12 & Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:00 am – 3:55 pm In-Person OR Virtually, via Zoom Click here for more session information and ticket/registration details. Presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association, and Virginia Cooperative Extension Explore […]
Image: Courtesy of the Clifton Institute Thursday, March 13, 2025 7:00 – 8:00 PM This is a virtual event This is a free seminar. Registration is required. Click here for registration details. A Clifton Institue Presentation As pet owners, bird watchers, and animals ourselves, we are very familiar with how animal bodies work and what […]
Photo: Sheila Sund from Salem, Wooly Bear Caterpillar, United States, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Where Do Wildlife Go in Winter? article by Betsy Martin featured as a Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac article for Northern Virginia Bird Alliance. The ancients puzzled over the disappearance and reappearance of birds. Aristotle thought they transformed into […]
Image: Courtesy of Fairfax County Government – First Hike The amazingly popular First Hike Fairfax Photo Contest returns for 2025! Grab your coats and cameras and join the fun on New Year’s Day along more than 334 miles of Park Authority trails. Participation is simple: Visit any FCPA trail on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Take a photo to commemorate […]