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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photo: Barbara J. Saffir (c) Thursday, June 2, 2022 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Where: Cascades Library 21030 Whitfield Place Potomac Falls, VA 20165 Cost: Free Snakes play an important role in maintaining the balance and diversity of native species. They keep rodent and insect populations in check and in turn are preyed upon by […]
Image: The Clifton Institute Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Where: The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA Cost: Free Registration is required! If you’re learning to identify plants, learning the common families can really help narrow down your options when you’re faced with an unfamiliar specimen. If you already know […]