Photo: FMN J. Quinn Saturday, January 21, 2023 10:00AM New Location: Fort Hunt Park 8999 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 To Attend the training please register here. The National Park Service (NPS) needs volunteers to help remove English ivy from many trees along the south GW Memorial Parkway. Mireya Stirzaker, NPS Natural Resources […]
Photo: Courtesy of ASNV Savannah Sparrow, Jon Boeckenstedt/Audubon Photography Awards Wednesday, February 15, 2023 7:00 – 8:00 PM This is a virtual event ASNV Members-$15.00 (Non-members $25.00) Click here for registration details. Sparrows can be difficult to identify. They are small birds that often skulk in the underbrush, and their plumage shows a very limited […]
Photo: Courtesy of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, inset – Ranger Emily Jones Tuesday, January 24, 2023 7:00 – 8:00 PM Virtual Program ASNV Members-$15.00 (Non-members $25.00) Click here for registration details. Winter is a great time to practice your detective skills. While many mammals are nocturnal, they do leave behind evidence of their […]
Photo: Duck Box by FMN Jerry Nissley Thursday, February 2, 2023 7:00 – 8:30 PM Virtual Event ASNV Members ($10.00 + $2.05 Fee) Non-ASNV Members ($15.00 + $2.33 Fee) Click here for Registration and Tickets. Join Greg Butcher, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) board member and recently retired migratory species coordinator for the U.S. […]
Photo: Huntley Meadows ducks by FMN Ana Ka’ahanui Saturday and Sunday, February 11-12, 2023 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM Where: To be Announced Members: FREE Non-members: FREE Registration required. The Winter Waterfowl Count is a citizen science effort organized by Audubon Society of Northern Virginia to track data about winter waterfowl. This survey complements the […]
Image: Courtesy of the NVSWCD Saturday, January 14, 2023 9:00AM Virtual Event Did you know that many (if not most) of our medically important antibiotics are derived from soil organisms? With antibiotic-resistant “super bugs” becoming an increasingly common and worrying problem, researchers are digging through the soil again in the hopes of discovering the next […]
Image: Courtesy of the Clifton Institute Saturday, February 25,2023 9:00 am – 4:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Cost: $30 ($25 for Friends of the Clifton Institute) Registration is REQUIRED Come dig a little deeper into Fauquier County (and beyond) in the 2nd annual Geology Tour guided by The […]
Image: Courtesy of the NVSWCD This spring internship position will support the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District’s (NVSWCD) award-winning spring outreach programs. NVSWCD programs reach thousands of people and have a deep impact on many youth and adults. The spring intern will support the volunteer stream monitoring and storm drain labeling programs, represent NVSWCD […]
Photo: Mason Neck Wetlands by Stephen Tzikas Wednesday, March 1, 2023 7:00 pm Online Zoom program Join the Friends of Dyke Marsh (FODM) on March 1, 7 p.m., for an online Zoom program, when Dr. Colin Rees, a zoologist and biodiversity expert, will discuss nature’s dynamics throughout the seasons in a freshwater tidal marsh. He […]
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 […]