Entries by Mary Ann Bush

City Nature Challenge – Washington DC Metropolitan Area, April 25th – May 4th

Image: citynaturechallenge.org, Washington DC metro area Friday, April 25 – Monday April 28, 2025 take photos of wild plants and animals Tuesday, April 29 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 identification of what was found Do you like observing nature? Make your observations count! The City Nature Challenge is an adventure in metropolitan areas worldwide to discover […]

Alliance Afternoon: Matt Felperin’s Birdathon Warbler Bootcamp, March 23rd

  Photo Matt Felperin -Yellow-throated Warbler Sunday, March 23, 2025 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive Ste. 100RestonUnited States This event is FREE and registration is not required, but those who register will receive an email reminder. Join the quarterly live Audubon Afternoon at the National Wildlife Federation, 11100 […]

Backyard Bird ID Workshop, March 20th

  Photo: Cerulean Warbler by Matt Felperin Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Virtual Free – RSVP now and start birding! Sign-up for this exciting backyard bird identification workshop, where you will dive into the fascinating world of local birds and seasonal visitors! Whether you’re watching from your window, patio, or garden, […]

Virtual Symposium on Innovative Park Stewardship, March 25th

Photo by Kit Sheffield, The floodplain at Riverbend Park gets a different mix of species from the upland areas. Tuesday, March 25, 2025 11:00am – 1:30pm Virtual Webinar is free but registration is required. Discover how communities across Northern Virginia are transforming their parks through powerful community-government collaborations. This program is presented by Northern Virginia […]

30,000 Miles in Search of Godwits with Bruce Beehar, March 18th

Photo: Hudsonian Godwit – David Seidensticker/Audubon Photography Awards Tuesday, March 18, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Virtual FEE: $15 member; $25 non-member REGISTRATION Event Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance (NVBA) Between 2019 and 2022, the speaker completed five field trips in search of Hudsonian Godwits. Beehler visited stop-over sites through the Great […]

One Way to Support the Virginia Master Naturalist Program – Virginia Tech’s Giving Day, February 19th to 20th

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 […]