Photo: By FMN J. Quinn, Stream monitoring Are you interested in obtaining a Virginia Save Our Streams Stream Monitoring certification? This certification is not required for the workshops, but it allows you to monitor your own site if you wish. The certification consists of three parts – watching online webinars, passing an online macroinvertebrate ID […]
Photo: Courtesy of FCPA, Beech Leaf Disease observed in Burke Lake Park The following Information comes from the Urban Forest Management Division Annual Report Fiscal Year 2024, Released April 2025 Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) What is it? BLD, a relatively new disease of native American beech as well as other Fagus/beech species, is caused by […]
Photo: FMN Mary Ann Bush, FMN Spring Grads – June162025 On Monday June 16, we proudly celebrated the graduation of a passionate and dedicated group of students from our Master Naturalist Basic training program. What began as a shared curiosity about the natural world has transformed into a community of informed and enthusiastic stewards of […]
Logo: Courtesy Virginia’s Urban Forest Council Thursday, July 31, 2025 9:00AM – 4:00PM Registration Fee: $55.00 (Registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.) Registration and additional conference information. The Woodlands at Algonkian 47001 Fairway Drive Sterling VA 20165 Rooted in Retention – Sustaining the Present, Planting the Future Complete Agenda Highlights from the agenda: *12:00 […]
Photo: FMN Ana Ka’ahanui, Riverbend Invasive Removal Projects @Riverbend Park Thursday June 26, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Riverbend Park Get Directions 8700 Potomac Hills St. Great Falls, VA 22066 Sign-up information Meet at the Riverbend Park Visitor Center Riverbend Park needs your help! Join Fairfax County Park Authority for an invasive removal […]
Graphic: Courtesy of Latino Outdoors DMV Saturday, June 28, 2025 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Latino Outdoors activities are free and in service to their communities REGISTRATION REQUIRED Neabsco Regional Park, 15125 Blackburn Road, Woodbridge, VA 22191 CLICK HERE FOR SPANISH VERSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT Join participants 9am Saturday June 28th to go bird […]
Photo: Rebecca Hale (Credit: Kristen Goodhue) Tuesday, July 15, 2025 7:00pm -8:30pm Sign up on Zoom to watch live or on demand Speaker: Rebecca Hale, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) senior scientist We often think of cities in opposition to nature. But cities have a rich natural history, including many freshwater ecosystems. Urban streams and […]
Photo: David Illig, Variegated Fritillary Wednesday, June 18, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Virtual FREE Registration required The sight of butterflies fluttering around on a warm day is one of the most iconic signs of summer. These beautiful insects usually live for only a few weeks as adults, but they make quite an impression […]
Photo: Courtesy of Jane E. Ogilvie Saturday June 21, 2025 10:00am – 2:00pm FREE annual event! Location: Liberia House and Grounds 8601 Portner Avenue Manassas City Join thousands of visitors and buzz on by to have fun and learn about honeybees, native pollinators, and planting native plants at this FREE annual event! Look at the […]
Photo: Fairfax County Park Authority – Invasive vines and plants The Fairfax County Park Authority FCPA, a core member of the National Capital – Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (Nat-Cap PRISM), has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry. The grant, part of the FY25 Virginia PRISM Support for Invasive Species […]