Bill Hafker Participating in the City Nature Challenge was an enlightening and enjoyable experience in several ways. First, I was somewhat surprised at how many unique living things you can spot when you are really intent on trying to find as many as you can, and you slow down and “get into the weeds” looking […]
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Sunday, June 9, 2019 2:30-5:00 PM National Wildlife Center, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive Reston, VA, 20190 Please join the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia for an exciting Audubon Afternoon. As Secret Garden Birds and Bees presents “Raptors of Virginia, Maryland and DC,” they will have with them five live raptors for us to see and photograph, […]
Cathy Ledec If variety really is the spice of life, my work with Fairfax Master Naturalists is a tasty dish indeed. I engage with many projects throughout the year: as the president of the Friends of Huntley Meadows Park, the chair of the Fairfax County Tree Commission, as an Invasive Management Area site leader and […]
The goal of this Thriving Earth Exchange project is to carry out a feasibility study for the creation of a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program to provide options for the residents and businesses of Arlington, outside the incumbent electric utility, to choose their rate plans and energy sources. Arlington was chosen due to its transformative Community Energy […]
The Fairfax County Urban Forest Management Division is looking for volunteers to help out with a Water Quality Field Day. 175 Fort Belvoir 6th-grade students will come in small groups to various activities. Urban Forest Managment’s will be a game demonstrating how water moves through soil of various types. Thursday, May 30 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. […]
Our year in numbers, courtesy of Michelle Prysby, Director, Virginia Master Naturalist Program Heres’s the flyer
Earth Day weekend provides the opportunity to promote nature and the environment! Hidden Oaks especially needs nature table hosts for Lake Barcroft Earth Day on Sunday April 28, 2:00pm – 5:00 pm at Lake Barcroft Beach 5. Host the table for Hidden Oaks Nature Center with all training, materials and displays provided. Shorter hours are […]
SpringFest Fairfax Saturday, April 27, 10 am – 3pm Sully Historic Site, Chantilly Assist Hidden Oaks naturalists at backyard bugs nature table and distribute live ladybugs for release. Typically many hundreds attend this free outdoor Earth Day celebration for all ages. Training provided. Parking pass provided. To volunteer, contact Suzanne Holland, Hidden Oaks, at [email protected] […]
Hidden Oaks urgently needs nature table volunteers for Culmore Multicultural Day on Saturday April 27, 9:30am – 2:30 pm at Woodrow Wilson Library, Falls Church. Culmore Multicultural Day promotes Healthy Environment and Healthy Community. Children’s activities, live music and folklore dancers are featured. See attached flyer. Naturalists needed to host or assist at Hidden Oaks […]