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Unusually Good Looks at the Birds of Banshee Reeks

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Seven participants joined walk leaders John Denice, Mary Ann Good, Scott Harris and Michael Sciortino for the August 9 monthly

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Writing in Nature participants
11 Aug
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Writing in Nature: The Stream

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

The August 7 Writing in Nature workshop may be the best one ever.  We had a group of 15 to

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01 Aug
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Our 2025 Birdathon: Celebrating Birds, Salamanders, Snakes, and Mammals

Posted by Steve Allen Birdathon, Habitat Herald

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Joe Coleman, Birding Coordinator For 20 years, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has been celebrating

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Jesse Edwards
01 Aug
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Saluting Our Standout Volunteers of the Year

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Volunteers

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy kicked off the celebration of our

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yellow poplar weevil
01 Aug
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Weevils: The Most Diverse Group in the Animal Kingdom

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Tami Carlow When I decided to go to grad school for entomology in

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Arunie Clark
29 Jul
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Volunteer Spotlight: Arunie Clark

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Volunteers

Arunie began volunteering with Loudoun Wildlife in 2021 when she helped at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary. Since then she

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Northern House Wren in snake guard
28 Jul
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Monthly Bird Walk at Sweet Run Had 42 Species

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Loudoun Wildlife’s monthly bird walk at Sweet Run State Park brought out 12 birders including some new people and some

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Horace's Duskywing butterfly
28 Jul
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Horace’s Duskywings Were a Highlight at Claude Moore Walk

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Loudoun Wildlife had a great turnout for the butterfly walk at Claude Moore Park on July 26.  While we were

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Immature Spotted Lanternflies
28 Jul
1

Living With the Spotted Lanternfly

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by BJ Lecrone, Wildlife Sanctuary Ambassador We knew there were Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) hotspots

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Setting up Nature by Design nursery
25 Jul
1

Volunteer for the Native Plant Sale on September 13

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Highlights, News & Events

How many volunteers does it take to make the semi-annual Native Plant Sale at Morven Park happen?  Although the number

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