Photo: A Dyke Marsh inlet by Ned Stone. Help collect trash along the Potomac River shoreline and in Dyke Marsh on Martin Luther King Day of Service, January 16, at 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Register at https://forms.office.com/g/rPAPXU4DLV On January 16, go to one of two check-in stations: one near the Belle Haven Park south parking lot […]
Photo: Earth Sangha Join the Friends of Dyke Marsh (FODM) at 10 a.m. on these dates and help tackle invasive plants: January 7 and 16, February 4 and 18 and March 4 and 18. Meet at the Haul Road Trail entrance bulletin board. Bring water, gloves, hand clippers and a lopper, if you have one. […]
Photo: FMN J. Quinn, Huntley Meadows Park Wetland at Dusk Walk Saturday , December 17, 2022 4:15 – 5:45 PM Cost: $10.00 Activity details and registration information. Join park naturalists for a relaxing stroll through the park’s forest and wetland paths. Look and listen for wildlife settling down or waking up during the transition of […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday, January 28, 2023 1-3 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Cost: $10 ($5 for Friends of the Clifton Institute) Registration is required! Winter is a great time of year to learn how to identify trees and to practice looking at bark and twigs. In […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Friday, January 27, 2023 7-8 pm Virtual event Cost: Free Registration is required! Join Executive Director Bert Harris to hear the latest on American Kestrel research. The researchers have been studying these declining falcons for two years and they have learned so much about the habitats the Kestrels use […]
Image: Courtesy of the Clifton Institute Join The Clifton Institute for a series of Winter bird walks starting this January and February. They will be held on the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of the month. Please click on the links below for additional details and registration information. Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1 – 3 […]
Photo by Dr. Jim Cane, USDA ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, Logan, Utah. A 5-session webinar series held from October 14th through November 11th, 2022 Find readings, links and resources for each session under the Learn With Us tab. Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware Pollinators’ Best Hope: A New Approach to Pollinator Habitat That Starts […]
Photo courtesy of the National Wild Turkey Federation, A female (hen) wild turkey in front of a male (tom) Sunday, November 20, 2022 3-4 pm ELLANOR C. LAWRENCE PARK LOCATION Visitor Center & Amphitheater 5040 Walney Road Chantilly, VA, 20151 Fee: $8.00 Register here. Turkeys are native to the Americas and have been everything from […]
Photo/Image: Clifton Institute Beginner Lichen Identification Workshop Saturday, December 17, 2022 1-3 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA 38.775154, -77.798197 $10 ($8 for Friends of the Clifton Institute) Register here. Lichens: part algae, part fungi, all mystery! Did you know that we have more than 400 species of lichens in our region […]
Photo: Stream monitoring, Pohick Creek. by J. Quinn Stream Cleanups There are dozens of calls for community action and volunteering, particularly for stream cleanups across the county and region, but here is one you may be interested in. Cub Run Stream Valley Park – Saturday, November 12, 9:00am-11:30am- multiple meet up locations – Cub Run Rec Center Surveys […]