Entries by Mary Ann Bush

Butterfly and Dragonfly Survey, April – October

Photo: Courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives, Mourning Cloak Butterfly Every Friday, April-October, 2022 8:30am-12:00pm Various locations: Meadowood Recreation Area10406 Gunston Road Lorton, VA, 22079 Occoquan Bay NWR13950 Dawson Beach Road Woodbridge, VA, 22191Metz Wetlands15875 Neabsco Road Woodbridge, VA, 22191Occoquan Regional Park9751 Ox Road Lorton, VA, 22079Registration is required, to learn more and to register, click here.Butterfly […]

Bat Night, August 13th

Photo by Rick Reynolds on dwr.virginia.gov Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:30-9:30pm Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, Purcellville 11661 Harpers Ferry Road Purcellville, VA 20132 United States + Google Map Registration required. Learn more and register here. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is excited to present Bat Night led by The Bat Lady, Dr. Susanne Sterbing, world-renowned bat expert and research professor […]

A Planet Full of Insects and Spiders: Friends and Foes, August 6th

Photo: FMN Kate Luisa Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:00-10:00pm Izaak Walton League Chapter House, Leesburg 19237 Mountain Spring Lane Leesburg, VA 20175 + Google Map For more information and to register, click here. Join Dr. Adamski, PhD, member of the Department of Entomology for the National Museum of Natural History, for his presentation on these most abundant of all […]

Birding in the Watershed Webinar, July 28th

Photo: FMN Ron Grimes Thursday, July 28, 2022 12:00pm For more information and to register, click here. This webinar is part of the Ask the Alliance series hosted by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Curious what birds are flying around your local landscapes? Emily Broich, Pennsylvania Green Projects Coordinator for the Alliance, will share how […]

Bees Webinar, August 4th

Photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Park Authority Thursday, August 4, 2022 12:00 pm For more information and to register, click here. This webinar is part of the Ask the Alliance series hosted by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Bees are all the buzz. Join Savannah Lightcap, Green Infrastructure Projects Assistant for the Alliance, […]

Stream Monitoring: Citizen Science & Training Opportunities

Photo by J. Quinn Below is a list of Stream Monitoring Citizen Science, Workshops, and other monitoring opportunities in the area for July and August.    *NVSWCD Workshop  Pohick Creek Stream Monitoring Workshop When: Sunday, July 17, 10:00am-12:30pm Where: Hidden Pond Nature Center, Springfield This is the workshop site of a recently-retired stream monitor and is currently […]

Latino Conservation Week Celebrates Community and Nature, July 16th – 24th

Image: Courtesy of the Fairfax County Park Authority Latino Conservation Week is from July 16-24, 2022. Fairfax County will be celebrating the Latino community’s love of nature. Modeled after the Hispanic Access Foundation’s Latino Conservation Week, the Fairfax County Park Authority together with Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik, Defensores de la Cuenca, Northern Virginia Soil […]

North American Butterfly Association(NABA) Butterfly Count, July 23rd

Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday, July 23, 2022 9:00am – 3:00pm Where: The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA Cost: Free For more information and Registration click here. Every year community scientists help count the butterflies in 15-mile-diameter circles all around the country and contribute their data to the North American Butterfly […]

Butterfly Identification Workshop, July 9th

Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute Saturday, July 9  10:00 am – 12:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, Virginia 20187 Free Instructor: Dr. Bert Harris More information and registration. Come and learn about butterfly biology and identification. Dr. Bert Harris will give a short presentation followed by a guided walk around the […]

Stream Monitoring: Citizen Science & Training Opportunities

Photo by J. Quinn   Below is a list of the various Stream Monitoring workshops and other monitoring opportunities in the area throughout June and July.   Accotink Creek Stream Monitoring When: Saturday, June 11, 9:30 – 11:30am Where: Accotink Creek, Springfield Join Friends of Accotink Creek to monitor the health of the stream. For more information […]