YOU can make a difference! Various dates and locations On the 25th anniversary of this clean-up, be one of over the 104,000 volunteers who have, in that time, helped keep our beloved rivers and beaches clean. Since 1995, Clean Virginia Waterways, located at Longwood University, has organized the annual “International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia.” Volunteers […]
Jerry Nissley That’s the unofficial mantra for the twilight kayak tour at Mason Neck State Park (MNSP). A group departs in time to revel in the golden hour of the setting sun and returns after dark by the moon’s guiding light. The park schedules twilight tours two evenings a month, June through October, to coincide […]
Join Riverbend at this year’s Virginia Native American Festival held at Riverbend Park in Great Falls, VA, on Saturday, September 7, 10-4. Admission is $8 online, $10 at the gate. Volunteers receive free admission to the festival. To volunteer, register here, by September 1. You can sign-up for a shift directly. Valerie Espinosa will contact you about station assignments soon, […]
Virginia Cooperative Extension has a 2009 publication series set to expire, “Sustaining America’s Aquatic Biodiversity”. VMN uses publications in this series as part of the VMN curriculum, particularly for the Aquatic Ecology and Management topic. To renew these publications so that they do not expire, they need to review them to make sure the information […]
Six exciting programs are coming up at The Clifton Institute: Creatures of the Night Walk with A Naturalist Bugscaping: Regenerative Landscaping for the 21st Century Colors of Clifton: Preserving the Palette of Autumn Mindful Naturalists: Nature Yoga Nature Journaling with Joyce Andrew Some are free, some have a small fee, all require registration.
Join Hidden Oaks staff on Saturday, October 19, 11 am-4 pm to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the county’s first nature center. The event is free to the public and features musical groups as well as activities and learning stations. The kick-off for the day is the unveiling of a carved tree at 11 am. […]
Friday, Sept 27-Sunday, Sept 29, 2019 Hikes, lectures, and classes are scheduled for all day Saturday and half day Sunday, with check-in, dinner, and speaker on Friday night. One price for the whole weekend, to include meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch. This year, it is based in Front Royal. Go to the VNPS […]
Learning who’s who at your feeders will help reveal the fascinating dramas that unfold outside your window. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s online course covers orioles, flickers, finches, hummingbirds, and much more! Enroll in Feeder Birds: Identification and Behavior.
In the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s new crowdsourcing project, you’re invited to delve into decades of handwritten nest data cards and the valuable information they hold. You can help them digitize these cards while taking a trip back in time and peeking into the stories inside birds’ nests. Just sign up for the project via […]
Webinar Details Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 12:00 pm Meeting Number: 306-718-517 Link to Join: Join Webinar Link for recordings of this and past webinars: VMN Continuing Education Webinar page Description As wildlife move across the landscape or through our waterways, they increasingly find their habitat shrinking or carved up by human development and infrastructure. The road […]