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Saturday, October 1, 9 – 12 am
Saturday, October 8, 9 – 12 am
Saturday, October 22, 9 – 12 am
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
38.775154, -77.798197
Date and time subject to change dependent on weather. Please check your email for updates on the morning of the event.
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
38.775154, -77.798197
Come and see the fields at their best! The fields called Lower and Upper Woodcock are unplanted and naturally dominated by native plants. Participants will look for Gray Goldenrod, Slender Lespedeza, Green Milkweed, Field Thistle, Upland Ironweed, Elliott’s Bluestem and Little Bluestem in the drier areas, and Great Blue Lobelia, New York Ironweed, and Indiangrass in the moister areas. Executive Director Bert Harris will lead this walk through one of the most interesting habitats and teach participants about Piedmont prairies and how to identify grassland plants.
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
38.775154, -77.798197
Join Clifton Institute Executive Director Bert Harris to look and listen for creatures of the night! Participants will start by listening to the evening chorus of cicadas and birds. A gentle walk through fields and woods is also planned to look for nocturnal animals. Late summer is an ideal time to observe several species of katydids and crickets. Participants will also look for beavers, reptiles and amphibians, and other animals. Back at the farmhouse, it will be interesting to see what kinds of moths and beetles are attracted by black lights.
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Saturday, July 23, 2022
9:00am – 3:00pm
Where: The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Cost: Free
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Every year community scientists help count the butterflies in 15-mile-diameter circles all around the country and contribute their data to the North American Butterfly Association. This summer The Clifton Institute will host their 27th annual butterfly count and celebrate their 20th year contributing their data to NABA. Butterfly enthusiasts of all levels of experience are welcome! If you feel like you don’t know many butterflies, this is a great way to learn and it’s always helpful to have more eyes pointing out butterflies.
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Saturday, July 9 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road
Warrenton, Virginia 20187
Free
Instructor: Dr. Bert Harris
More information and registration.
Come and learn about butterfly biology and identification. Dr. Bert Harris will give a short presentation followed by a guided walk around the field station to look for butterflies (and perhaps some dragonflies as well :). All skill levels welcome!
Hosted by The Clifton Institute.
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Second Wednesdays and Fourth Saturdays
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Where: The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Cost: Free
Registration is required!
Novice and experienced birders will enjoy this guided 1-2 mile hike to look for the many species of birds that can be found on the field station. Attendees will explore successional fields, meadows, lake edges, and forest. Don’t forget to bring binoculars!
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