The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, VA, 20187 Sunday, December 15, meet at 8:00 AM Join The Clifton Institute for their annual Christmas Bird Count! Spend the day surveying the birds in a 15-mile-diameter count circle. This is a great way to meet other birders in the area and to see what birds have […]
The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road Warrenton, VA, 20187 Saturday, Nov 16, 2019 3:00pm – 4:30pm Mindful Naturalists is a free program series created to inspire mindful observation and nature appreciation. Each month we will explore a different topic and experiment with different practices for mindfully experiencing the natural world while enjoying a peaceful afternoon […]
Thursday, November 21, 2019 7:00-8.30 PM Sherwood Hall Library 2501 Sherwood Hall Ln. Alexandria, VA 22306 Host Contact Info: Renee Grebe | [email protected] Join us to discuss how we can redesign our landscapes to improve stormwater controls and restore streams in the Richmond Highway Corridor. Are we prepared for bigger downpours? How can redevelopment be […]
Supervisor Dan Storck invites you to participate in the 2nd Annual Mount Vernon District Environment Expo: How YOU Can Act on Climate Change on Saturday, November 16, 2019, from 8 a.m. – noon at Walt Whitman Middle School. This event will educate and inform local residents on environmental challenges that we face on a daily […]
Margaret Fisher Neither droughts nor deluges are new to Northern Virginia, but as everyone has noticed, weather extremes are becoming more common. The prolonged drought this year that followed a wet 2018 was particularly hard on plants, as roots that have been weakened by too much water and accompanying fungi are more vulnerable the following […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir In case it’s not on your radar already, save the dates for April 24-27 for making observations during the City Nature Challenge, then adding identifications until the results are announced on Monday, May 4, 2020. There are well over 100 cities participating again. To recap how we’ve organized in […]
Tuesday, October 29 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET REGISTER For coastal fishing communities in Zavora, Mozambique, the ocean is a way of life. Yet coastal overfishing threatens this small and dynamic community on the southeastern coast. Designing a lasting solution first requires understanding the community and the perspective of people. One way to do that is […]
The 2019 Environmental Excellence Awards recipients are: Individual Awards: Catherine Ledec Helen Stevens Organization Awards: Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions Reston Annual State of the Environment (RASER) Working Group County Employee Award: James Hart Noel Kaplan Catherine Ledec Cathy Ledec has worked on many local initiatives regarding natural resource protection, restoration and land use. […]
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust’s Sixth Annual Nearby Nature Photography Contest is going on right now. Categories for Adults Awesome Animals Beautiful Bugs Fantastic Flowers Tremendous Trees Categories for Youth (under 18): Same categories listed above – but will be judged separately. Parameters: Submitted photos must be taken within the Trust’s service area: Arlington, Caroline, Fairfax, Fauquier, King […]
Welcome to Project eTrout [instructional video]! Virtual reality (VR) provides exciting opportunities for environmental education and research. We invite your participation in a new program to engage students, anglers, and citizen scientists in fish ecology and climate change research using new VR methods. Participants will learn about fish ecology first-hand by exploring streams in VR […]