Photo by Stacey Remick-Simkins What’s shinrin-yoku, you might ask? Christie Culliton has written a wonderfully informative article about the Japanese art of forest bathing – or taking in your natural surroundings using the five senses to help reduce stress levels. Autumn is the perfect time to get out and enjoy the changing leaf colors […]
Photo: Ned Stone, A Dyke Marsh inlet. Saturdays, Dec. 7th and 21st, 2024 10:00 am to 12:00pm If you wish to participate, please send an email to [email protected] Meet at the Haul Road trail entrance bench. Haul Road Trail directions and parking: GPS coordinates: 38.777739, -77.050540 South of Alexandria off the GW Memorial Parkway at […]
Photo: Purple Martins, Keith Kingdon/Audubon Photography Awards From the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance Over 100 million birds migrate through northern Virginia each spring, and 160 million migrate through each fall. Their journeys are perilous because they can be attracted to and disoriented by brightly lit buildings and crash into them or waste precious energy flying around […]
Photo courtesy Shutterstock. Responsible bird feeding is a fun way to observe and learn about birds. There are a few things to watch out for to be sure you’re feeding wild birds in a way that is safe for the birds and for you. The following suggested best practices are provided to help you […]
Picture Photo: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pamela Brown – Audubon Photography Awards Thursday, November 21, 2024 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Free Virtual Event REGISTRATION IS REQIRED. From the comfort of your home, you simply count the winter birds that visit your feeders and report your data to Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This FREE workshop will cover […]
Image: Northern Flicker, courtesy Ronna Fujisawa Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM This is a virtual art class. Registration is required. Members: $25 (Non-members: $35) Northern Virginia Bird Alliance The Northern Flicker is a woodpecker. Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, […]
Image: Courtesy The Clifton Institute, Winter Sparrow Workshop Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:00 – 7:00 PM This is a virtual event ASNV Members-$10.00 (Non-members $15.00) Click here for registration details. A Clifton Institue Presentation Get ready for winter by brushing up on sparrow identification! Every season brings its own challenges for birdwatching. In winter, similar-looking […]
Photo Credit: Ellyne Geurts, via iNaturalist, North American beaver, Castor canadensis. Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 7:00pm – 8:30pm Webinar – Advance Registration Required Webinar presented by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Can we learn to embrace the much-maligned beaver? In his book “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter,” environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb […]
Photo by Ana Ka’ahanui, Halloween pennant dragonfly Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association’s Annual Count. Survey: Occoquan Bay NWR Butterfly and Dragonfly Friday, October […]
Photo: By Susan Cato, Bluebird at nest box Friday & Saturday, November 1- 2, 2024 Friday 6:00PM – 10:00PM, Saturday 8:00AM – 4:00PM Virginia Crossings Conference Center & Hotel Glen Allen, VA. Registration and Conference details The Virginia Bluebird Society is celebrating its biennial conference on November 1st and 2nd. Whether you are an experienced […]