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16 Mar
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LWC Podcast – Episode 13: Loudoun’s Spring Wetlands

Posted by mmyers The Archives

For this episode of our podcast, we are joined by Mike Hayslett, expert herpetologist and vernal pools specialist. For the past 11 years, Mike has been joining Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy in an exploration of our spring wetlands and their inhabitants and has helped us learn about the really special wild places that Loudoun has to offer.

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15 Mar
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Birding Banshee in the Final Days of Winter

Posted by mmyers Field Trips

On this past Saturday’s regular monthly Banshee Reeks walk, co-sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee

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11 Mar
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A Walk in the Woods… Why do we go?

Posted by mmyers Field Trips

A fellow nature lover, Cheryl, just over the mountain in West Virginia, wrote this lovely piece on going for a

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23 Feb
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Bluebirds starting to look for nesting sites

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

Time to make sure those bluebird nest boxes are clean, repaired, and ready for spring.  Male bluebirds start looking for

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16 Feb
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Great Birds at Banshee Reeks and the Dulles Wetlands

Posted by mmyers Field Trips

The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsored a visit to the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project on the morning of Saturday Feb 14 ,

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10 Feb
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Woods and Fields in the Coldest Month?

Posted by mmyers Field Trips, Habitat

Well our Coldest Month Walk, was held on the warmest day so far this year. We had eight people come

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08 Feb
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Great Waterfowl at Algonkian Park

Posted by mmyers Field Trips

Andy Rabin led a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy bird walk at Algonkian Regional Park in eastern Loudoun Co, VA on Saturday

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01 Feb
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Wild Puzzles about Wild Skunks!

Posted by mmyers Youth & Family

So skunks are pretty interesting – see how much you know about these wild neighbors. You can download our Skunk

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28 Jan
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Rusty Blackbird Winter Hot Spot Blitz

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

The Rusty Blackbird Winter Hot Spot Blitz is coming up on February 7-15, 2009! The Rusty Blackbird is one of the fastest

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27 Jan
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The Nesting Instinct: Local mom finds joy in helping bluebirds with their brood

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

For Lowes Island resident Debra MacLean, home making is not just what she does for herself and her family. She

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