Photo: Chimney Swifts, Gen Cvengros, Audubon Photography Awards Following a 2019 report that we have lost 3 billion birds in 50 years in the United States and Canada, the national State of the Birds Report 2022 (released on October 12, 2022) shows that birds are declining in every habitat except wetlands, where 30+ years of […]
Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Wednesday, November 2, 2022 7:00 pm Rust Library 380 Old Waterford Rd NW Leesburg, VA + Google Map Click here for more information. Join Liz Dennison of Secret Garden Birds and Bees to follow the region’s four resident owls from winter through fall. You’ll learn what makes owls […]
Photo: Fairfax County Park Authority, Flying Squirrel in feeding box Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Hidden Oaks Nature Center 7701 Royce St., Annandale, Virginia Program fee for two people: $15.00 Extra supply fee: $25.00 Click here for more information and registration details. Flying squirrels are just as common as grey squirrels […]
Photo: Moderate to severe decline symptoms in mature red oak. Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Wednesday, Oct 19, 2022 7:00 PM Webinar Please register in advance here. Have you noticed oak trees that appear to die suddenly without explanation? Are you concerned about your oaks dying and want to know what you can do […]
Image: courtesy of the Friends of Accotink Creek, Chinese Wisteria October 31, 2022 9:30AM – 11:30AM Accotink Gorge Meet at treeline BEHIND Dos Amigos Restaurant 7375 Boston Blvd Springfield, VA 22153 Click here for more information and sign-up details. THIS HALLOWEEN, BE PART OF THE HORROR SHOW THAT IS THE WISTERIA INFESTATION IN THE ACCOTINK […]
Photo: Female Jumping Spider, Thomas Shahan Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM This is a Virtual program Member Ticket: $15 Non-member Ticket: $25 Click here for more information and registration details. The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia would like to help you celebrate the spooky this October. Learn all about the […]
Photo: FMN Kate Luisa Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 (rain date due to Hurricane Ian) 10:00AM – 2:00PM Lewinsville Park 1659 Chain Bridge Road McLean, Virginia 22101 Click here for registration details. Lewinsville Park is featuring Bug Fest on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come celebrate all things bugs with a […]
Photo: National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Article from the Fairfax County Park Authority, Park News September 7, 2022 The Fairfax County Park Authority is taking part in this year’s Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz and is actively looking for volunteers to participate. Parks for Pollinators is a national campaign focused on raising public awareness of […]
Photo: FCPA, Susan Laume Article from the Fairfax County Park Authority, Park News September 7, 2022 Flying a kite seems simple, but there are strings attached to this fun activity. If you fly a kite and leave behind kite string filament, you may be responsible for injuring or trapping wildlife. You may also impede park […]
Article, Photos, and Images: Courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives: Water’s Edge at Fair Lakes Homeowners Association The Audubon-at-Home program in partnership with Plant NOVA Natives obtained a grant from Dominion Energy to award seven matching mini-grants to community associations for converting their entranceway landscaping to all Virginia native plants. The mini-grants stipulated that the landscaping be […]