Looking for a new way to engage your students or visitors in hands-on science learning and contribute valuable information to local research about insects and birds? Become aCaterpillars Count! citizen scientist! Caterpillars and other insects live on the trees and plants all around us. They make up a critical part of many ecosystems and are […]
When: Sunday May 5, 9:45 am – 2 pm What: Earth Sangha is hosting their Spring Open House & Native Plant Sale on Sunday, May 5th from 10AM to 2 PM. They need student volunteers to help customers carry plants and move wheelbarrows, and experienced adult volunteers to tally orders and direct customers. Please email Katherine […]
When: Saturday, April 20, 10 am-1 pm What: Join Earth Sangha for an Earth Day planting at the Marie Butler Leven Preserve! We’ll be planting almost 1,000 native grasses and wildflowers in the front meadow. We’ll meet at the parking lot and walk into the park from there. For MBLP events, sturdy shoes and long pants are recommended. We […]
Fairfax County Government Center 12055 Government Center Parkway Tuesday, April 30, 2019 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM The spotted lanternfly, a pest that poses significant risk to many agricultural crops and some trees, was found in Frederick County, Virginia in January 2018. It is commonly associated with the invasive tree-of-heaven. This pest has not yet […]
Bill Hafker They’ve been called the American Custard Apple and the West Virginia banana, but Paw Paws (Asimina trilob) are native to much of the eastern United States, typically growing in groups along streams and rivers. They have a large simple leaf and produce the largest fruit indigenous to the U.S. They also feature an […]
Marilyn Schroeder Want to contact an FMN colleague (if you are a member)? Get the FMN Member Newsletter at your new email address? Find out if you’re certified now or re-certified for 2020? The Member Directory is the place to go! For contact information, click on the Member Directory on FMN Members page of the members-0nly […]
Photo (c) Barbara J. Saffir Margaret Fisher We are surrounded by the ecosystem, even in our urban/suburban areas, but most of us never notice it. If we do see a plant, an insect or a bird, we lack the background to recognize it. Our experience of life is becoming more and more virtual as we […]
Helpful video from Plant NOVA Natives: Have you ever noticed that we are not alone in this world? A calendar and map of local events courtesy of Capital Nature: Explore nature on your own and share what you find using iNaturalist … or join others at an event. All observations made from April 26 through April […]
It’s impossible to miss the robins outside the window right now, but even if you missed Colt Gregory’s “Introduction to Birding by Ear,” at the March 18 FMN chapter meeting, it’s not too late to start understanding birdsong. An Arlington Regional Master Naturalist and lifelong birder, Mr. Gregory entertained the crowd with reasons to learn […]
The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia will hold an Audubon Afternoon on Sunday, March 24 at the National Wildlife Center, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive in Reston. Ashley Kennedy, a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware, is an entomologist who has used her own research and photos provided by citizen scientists from around the country […]