Saturday, October 4, 2025 2:00pm – 4:00 pm Cost is $10.00 per person (non-refundable) Green Acres Center 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax VA, 22030 Register at: Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District: Worm Composting Workshop At this workshop, you will learn tips and tricks for successfully composting with worms and build your own worm composter to […]
Photo: By Glenda Booth, Osprey and their young at the Belle Haven Marina platform nest on June 18, 2025. This complete article by Glenda C. Booth appeared in the July 17th edition of the Alexandria Gazette Packet: https://www.alexandriagazette.com/news/2025/jul/17/ospreys-may-be-in-trouble-again/ Glenda C. Booth’s article, “Ospreys in Northern […]
Photo: Rusty Moran, Occoquan Bay Tuesday, September 30, 2025 9:00AM – 3:00PM Transportation is provided. Fee: $35 for Reston Association members and $45 for non-members Participants will depart the Walker Nature Center: View Facility Registration required-Link: Register on webtrac. On Tuesday, September 30th, Occoquan Bayhas scheduled a trip to the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge […]
Photo: by Mike Fox, Monarch on milkweed Saturday, September 27, 2025 9:00am to 4:00pm In-person volunteer event 27175 Telegraph Rd Stafford , VA 22554 United States Registration and sign-up details: Check out: https://www.neefusa.org/npld/marine-corps-base-quantico/restoring-monarch-habitat-and-inspiring-conservation-mcb-quanticoA sign-up link is available here: https://shorturl.at/wnUGO. Note that the morning shift (9:00am-12:00n) is behind the gate, and at least two weeks advance notice is necessary […]
Image: Courtesy of the Reston Association Environmental Team On Saturday, September 13, join us for the Reston Bioblitz 2025 – a biodiversity survey to find and identify as many plant and animal species as possible in a 24 hour period. Why: Reston has more than 1,300 acres of open space, home to a large number of species. Reston […]
Photo: By Ron Grimes, Common Ribbon snake, March 2025 Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:00AM – 11:30AM EDT Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts 1551 Trap Road Vienna, VA 22182 Event is FREE but Registration is required. Registration: Please RSVP only if you plan to attend. If your plans change, PLEASE cancel your tickets 2 […]
Photo: By Kristina Watts, Juliet Phillips building the scarecrow hut Photos and Article by Kristina Watts, Hidden Oaks Nature Center Site Manager (and FMN) During the last two weeks of summer vacation, Juliet Phillips has spent her mornings helping kids with nature crafts, supervising science experiments, playing instructional games on the nature trail, and reading […]
Photo: Courtesy of LOUDOUN WILDLIFE’S NATIVE PLANT SALE AT MORVEN September 13, 2025 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Did you know that fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs and other perennials? A huge selection of native plants will be available at Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Fall Native Plant Sale from five native […]
Photo: David Shipper/Audubon, Ruby-throated Hummingbird Arbor Row Center, a new senior facility now open on the ground floor of The Mather began offering its first programs in May. FMN is part of Arbor Row’s nature immersion program. The inaugural season includes presentations by the following members: 8/22/25 Jo Doumbia Hummingbirds 9/19/25 Professor Mike Walker […]
Eric Wallace’s Article: “For the First Time in Decades, Hikers Can Walk in Forests of Mature, Wild American Chestnuts”, published in the July 24, 2025, Garden & Gun: Article Link Eric Wallace’s article is a well-written and inspiring piece that effectively highlights a significant ecological achievement—the partial restoration of the American chestnut. It balances historical […]