The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Kids’ Farm exhibit is home to domestic animals rather than exotic animals or wildlife. Volunteers will be trained to perform keeper aide tasks, such as preparing diets, cleaning enclosures and creating enrichment items. Additionally, unlike any other program at the Zoo, volunteers will also be trained in interpretation techniques, including interacting with the […]
BlueRidge Wildlife Center is hosting a Paint Nite in the Ronald M. Bradley Learning Center, and invites the community to come paint with local artist Carol Erikson and the staff of BRWC. Prior to painting, you can visit with their Wildlife Ambassadors. Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, 106 Island Farm Lane, Boyce, VA Saturday, August 18, 2018 7 – […]
The Earth Sangha Plant Grant supports small-scale, citizen-led restoration efforts across Northern Virginia. Twice a year, they accept applications for restoration projects on public lands in need of local-ecotype native plants. They then offer a matching grant on plants purchased (essentially a buy-one, get-one free offer) good for one season up to a certain dollar […]
On Saturday, August 11, 1:00PM-4:00PM, join Dr. Steve Roble, zoologist with the Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, for a program on dragonfly and damselfly biology and identification. Dragonflies are some of the most mysterious and beautiful animals that live at the Clifton Institute. And northern Virginia is a hotspot of dragonfly diversity, with at least […]
The Clifton Institute is hosting its 23rd annual butterfly count and celebrating its 16th year in collaboration with the North American Butterfly Association July count. They need novice and experienced butterfly enthusiasts to serve as citizen scientists. As a participant, you will be assigned to small teams, led by an experienced butterfly counter. Teams will […]
This presentation: highlights the history, biology, and ecology of coyotes in Virginia offers suggestions for reducing coyote-human conflicts in both rural and urban environments discusses a coyote research project being conducted in the Appalachian Mountain region of western Virginia will increase your understanding of, and perhaps dispel a few myths related to one of the […]
Reviewed by Kathleen Luisa I have a fairly extensive library of naturalist books and field guides subjects from geology to space to weather to worms to seashells. I even have a field guide to fields! Many of them really don’t lend themselves to being read cover to cover, but Life in the Soil: A Guide […]
The statewide Virginia Master Naturalists website has a wealth of webinars approved for continuing ed. There is often an opportunity for a live webinar. Or, you can review recorded webinars. A wide variety of topics is available, such as: Poisonous Plants in Virginia, Butterfly Identification, overviews of several service opportunities like Virginia’s Big Tree Program, […]
Founded in 1997, the Earth Sangha is a nonprofit public charity based in the Washington, DC, region. Their mission is ecological restoration as a form of socially engaged Buddhism. Volunteers come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and the work is secular and science-based. In the DC area, they operate a volunteer-based program to propagate […]
Earn FMN service hours by volunteering as a stream monitor at Holmes Run in Annandale. Participants will collect live samples of benthic macroinvertebrates, then sort, count and report on their findings to determine the stream’s current health. No previous experience is required. If you are interested, please contact Valeria Bertha at [email protected] for more details. For master […]