Saturday, March 9, 2023 9 am Free Speaker: Sam Hoadley, the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center Registration required. Join Sam Hoadley, the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, as he highlights knockout native species and cultivars from their trials. Top performers and favorites of Monarda, Phlox, Echinacea, wild hydrangea, Carex represent some of the best native plants for […]
Photo: FMN Janet Quinn, Hidden Pond stream monitoring *NVSWCD Workshop* Wolftrap Creek Stream Monitoring Workshop When: Saturday, March 2, 9:00am-12:00pm Where: Wolftrap Creek Stream Valley Park/Foxstone Park, Vienna Join NVSWCD for our first stream monitoring workshop of the spring season. This site features a small, shallow stream which usually has a good number of beetles. […]
Image: Courtesy of Clifton Institute Saturday, March 9, 2023 9:00AM – 12:00PM The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Rd Warrenton, VA 20187 Cost: FREE Registration is REQUIRED. It’s winter and that means that rock season is upon us! This year, it would be nice to branch out and check out a whole new geologic province. The […]
Photo: Courtesy of the Fairfax Tree Stewards (FTS) From Brenda Frank, President Join the 2024 Fairfax Tree Steward (FTS) training class. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1i0hMqcdoOQFlyZkmc-c5lVyL_xsl3lgHLVGk3ajMvIk/edit See information about the training here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1214hruEY5X-9-O7tNzKkkCbd9yqWS5ok3AtarNe5ZfU/edit Current FTS Tree Stewards may audit the classes at no cost for continuing education. The program will accept 20 applicants in order of submission. Enrollment closes on […]
Article and photo by Sarah Mayhew As part of FMN Chapter Project at Mason Neck State Park, FMN budgeted funds in 2023 to assist the Park maintain its pollinator gardens. The Park requested that we use the funds to purchase equipment that will assist with that mission. We delivered a gorilla garden cart, a Stihl battery-operated weed […]
Photo of Wild Rice by Mr. Nelson DeBarros Sunday, March 3, 2023 3:00 PM No registration is required. This is an in-person program (no remote option). Join this presentation on the native plants of Northern Virginia’s freshwater tidal marshes by Nelson DeBarros, a vegetation ecologist with the Fairfax County Park Authority. The talk will cover several […]
Photo: FMN Margaret Fisher, Trees being engulfed by invasive plants Various dates and times Various locations Join these efforts to remove invasive species, repair trails, and otherwise beautify natural spaces! Visit the links below to learn more. Invasive Plant Removal & Native Plant Rescues – Friends of Accotink Creek – various dates and locations Invasive Plant Removal – Friends […]
Photo: FMN Jennifer Pradas, Pollinator garden Wednesday, February 14 & Thursday, February 15, 2024 9:00 am – 3:50 pm In-Person OR Virtually, via Zoom In-Person Tickets: $100/day or $180 for a 2-day ticket (includes light breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and all-day hot beverage service) Virtual Tickets: $55/day or $100 for a 2-day ticket (includes access to […]
Image: Courtesy of the Clifton Institute February 22, 2024 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm **This is a virtual program** FREE Registration is REQUIRED. As mostly visual creatures, we often take sound for granted, but there is a whole incredible world of vibrations going on around us. In this Zoom program, Co-Director Eleanor Harris, Ph.D., will explain how […]
Image: Courtesy of The Clifton Institute February 13, 2024 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Rd Warrenton, VA 20187 FREE Registration is REQUIRED. Once a year, salamanders leave their homes in the woods and head toward vernal pools, temporary ponds created by spring rains and melting winter snow. The conditions must be just […]