Photo by FMN J. Quinn, Hidden Pond stream monitoring Below is a list of the stream monitoring workshops and training opportunities located throughout the county: Horsepen Run Stream Monitoring Workshop When: Wednesday, May 17, 4:00-6:30pm Where: Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park, Herndon This site has faced challenges in recent years including erosion and invasive bamboo. Join […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Sunday, June 25, 2023 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Cost: Free Registration is REQUIRED. The Clifton Institue 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Join volunteers at the Clifton Institute for the third annual Dragonfly Count! The goals are to learn which species of dragonflies and damselflies are found in […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday, June 17, 2023 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: Free Registration is REQUIRED. The Clifton Institue 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Dragonflies and damselflies are some of the most mysterious and beautiful animals that live at the Clifton Institute, and June is the perfect time to search […]
Photo by Kathlin Simpkins Thursday, June 15, 2023 7:30 – 9:00 am Cost: Free Registration is REQUIRED. The Clifton Institue 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Join this visit to an active Bobolink nesting colony in partnership with the friends at Virginia Working Landscapes! Bobolinks are unique and beautiful birds that select hay fields for […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday, June 10, 2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Cost: Free Registration is REQUIRED. The Clifton Institue 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 If you’re learning to identify plants, learning the common families can really help narrow down your options when you’re faced with an unfamiliar specimen. If you […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Friday, June 9, 2023 8:00 – 9:30 pm Cost: $10 ($5 for Friends of the Clifton Institute) Registration is REQUIRED. The Clifton Institue 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Who doesn’t love fireflies? Many of us have fond memories of catching fireflies or watching a magical light show on a summer […]
Photo of Alonso Abugattas by FMN Laura Anderko On April 23, 2023, Fairfax Master Naturalists spent a cool, sunny Sunday hiking with native plant expert Alonso Abugattas to learn more about native and invasive wildflowers. FMN members in attendance learned to identify many native plants such as Canada Waterleaf, Star Chickweed, Wild Blue Phlox, Smooth […]
Image: courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation The registration for Clean the Bay Day is now live! Every year Virginians all over the state join together to clean litter that jeopardizes the health of Chesapeake Bay. To participate in Clean the Bay Day on Saturday, June 3 register here. The earlier you register, the more choices you […]
Book review by FMN Marilyn Schroeder. Photography by Ingo Arnot and Text by Jürgen Tautz Enjoy awesome closeups and riveting scientific findings about wild honey bees in their natural forest habitat. Wait a minute! Didn’t we learn in class that honey bees aren’t native? Maybe not in Fairfax, but this book is about the life […]
Article and photo by FMN Margaret E. Fisher Tool under development for amateur naturalists – created by FMN Margaret E. Fisher For those of you who enjoy learning the names of the plants and animals that surround us, we are working on a spreadsheet to make it a little easier to identify Northern Virginia organisms. […]