Photo: FMN Margaret Fisher, Trees being engulfed by invasive plants Various dates and times Various locations Join these efforts to remove invasive species, repair trails, and otherwise beautify natural spaces! Visit the links below to learn more. Invasive Plant Removal & Native Plant Rescues – Friends of Accotink Creek – various dates and locations Invasive Plant Removal – Friends […]
Photo: FMN Jennifer Pradas, Pollinator garden Wednesday, February 14 & Thursday, February 15, 2024 9:00 am – 3:50 pm In-Person OR Virtually, via Zoom In-Person Tickets: $100/day or $180 for a 2-day ticket (includes light breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and all-day hot beverage service) Virtual Tickets: $55/day or $100 for a 2-day ticket (includes access to […]
Image: Courtesy of the Clifton Institute February 22, 2024 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm **This is a virtual program** FREE Registration is REQUIRED. As mostly visual creatures, we often take sound for granted, but there is a whole incredible world of vibrations going on around us. In this Zoom program, Co-Director Eleanor Harris, Ph.D., will explain how […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute February 13, 2024 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Rd Warrenton, VA 20187 FREE Registration is REQUIRED. Once a year, salamanders leave their homes in the woods and head toward vernal pools, temporary ponds created by spring rains and melting winter snow. The conditions must be just […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute February 3, 2024 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Rd Warrenton, VA 20187 FREE Registration is REQUIRED. Cost: Free! iNaturalist is a powerful tool for people to learn about nature and to contribute to science, but there are lots of people who are not sure how to use […]
Photo: William Young, Great Horned Owlet February 8, 2024 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Virtual Seminar ASNV Member ticket: $15 (Non-member ticket: $20) Registration details Most birds have some growing up to do before they start to breed. Despite reaching full size within weeks or months of hatching, some species will not raise offspring for […]
Photo: FMN Jerry Nissley Thursday, January 25, 2024 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Virtual Presentation FREE, but registration is required! Join Greg Butcher, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) board member and retired migratory species coordinator for the U.S. Forest Service International Programs, for an introduction to waterfowl identification. Get to know many of […]
Photo by FMN Ana Ka’ahanui. Saturday, February 3, 7:00 AM – Sunday, February 4 – 2:00 PM Various locations FREE, but registration is required! The Winter Waterfowl Count is a citizen science effort organized by Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) to track data about winter waterfowl. This survey complements the Christmas Bird Count, and […]
FMN Betty Hoblitzell has been a Fairfax Master Naturalist since 2013 but her dedication to habitat restoration and a long-term commitment to Fairfax County Park system goes back longer. She has worked with the Rapid Response Team for 13 years, attending some of the first organizational meetings in 2010. According to the National Park Service […]
Monday, January 1, 2024 Mason Neck State Park 7301 High Point Rd, Lorton, VA 22079 Join Park Staff on a guided hike this January 1. First Day Hikes are the perfect way to start the year! Each trail is unique, and the leaders will offer information about the park and its plants and […]