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Mile-a-Minute

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald

Vol. 16 Issue 3, Fall 2011 By Helen VanRyzin Mile-a-minute is listed by the Plant Conservation Alliance in the invasive

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01 Oct
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Northern Black Widow Spiders

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald

Vol. 16 Issue 3, Fall 2011 By Kerry Bzdyk Arachnophobia, anyone? I admit that even doing the research for this

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01 Oct
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

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Vol. 16 Issue 3, Fall 2011 By Nicole Hamilton Common Snapping Turtles, North America’s snapping turtle, are the largest turtles

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01 Oct
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Zombie Insects and their Mind Controlling Parasites

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Vol. 16 Issue 3, Fall 2011 By Cliff Fairweather A few years ago at the Rust Nature Sanctuary near Leesburg,

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27 Sep
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The Bird Said What?

Posted by mmyers Books & Publications

Some birds declare that you should “Drink your teeeee” while others go on about Potato Chips and Beer. Still others advocate

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27 Sep
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Monarchs about to migrate through “1,000 miles of hell”

Posted by mmyers Habitat Restoration

Yes, I’m talking about “our” Monarchs. The butterfly in this photo is on its migration to Mexico right now. She

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26 Sep
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Mushroom field Guide

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Here’s a new publication that Dori Rhodes of the Virginia Master Naturalists sent over to me. You can download it or

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25 Sep
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September Birds at the Blue Ridge Center

Posted by mmyers Field Trips

Eight birders spent a few hours birding the north side of the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship yesterday morning

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25 Sep
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Fall – The Best Time for Planting

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The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia had this great article in their latest newsletter. Cliff Fairweather, the author of the

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24 Sep
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State Approves Unison Battlefield

Posted by mmyers Action Alerts/Advocacy, Habitat

You may remember the posting we did on the Unison Battlefield this past April: https://loudounwildlife.org/blog/2011/04/new-battlefield-historic-district-being-created-and-celebrated/ This location has some wonderful

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