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05 Sep
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Fox Pendant Raffle: Now Through November 2

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Fundraising, Highlights

Modeled after the Hunt Country Jewelers logo (and the mascot for Virginia’s Hunt Country), this stunning fox design was handmade

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At pond's edge
30 Aug
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Volunteer Spotlight: Sheila Ferguson

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Volunteers

Sheila began volunteering with Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy in 2010, and her interests have always involved native plants. From volunteering with

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Red-eyed Vireo
28 Aug
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Great Weather and 39 Species of Birds at Sweet Run

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Ten birders showed up for the monthly bird walk at Sweet Run State Park on a particularly nice August morning.

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28 Aug
1

Western Loudoun Power Line

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Action Alerts/Advocacy

Background Data centers in Northern Virginia are continually imposing increasing stress on the power grid. The NextEra Western Loudoun 500

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Aspen to Golden project map
23 Aug
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Dominion Energy Projects: Twin Creeks to Apollo and Aspen to Golden

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Action Alerts/Advocacy

To satisfy the energy needs of new data center customers, Dominion Energy is continuing the infrastructure development process of building

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Wild Indigo Duskywing
22 Aug
1

Butterfly Count 2024: It Was a Short and Stormy Count

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Butterfly Count, Community Science, Wildlife News

by Anne Ellis, Butterfly Count Coordinator The butterfly count results are all in. Looking over the results I can see

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Hackberry Emperor butterfly on a hat
22 Aug
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Butterfly Count Data and Reports

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Surveys and Counts
View Loudoun County Butterfly Count Data for 2016-2025 Butterfly Count Report 2025 Butterfly Count Report 2024 Butterfly Count Report 2023
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Dead Hedge on home property
21 Aug
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Ideas We Like: Dead Hedges

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Wildlife Sanctuary Program

Volume 29 Issue 3, Summer 2024 by Jennifer Lumley Do you have a brush pile? We Audubon at Home ambassadors

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New York Ironweed in bloom.
21 Aug
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NoVA Native: New York Ironweed

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Native Plants

Volume 29 Issue 3, Summer 2024 by Kim Strader and Sheila Ferguson When New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) is in

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Carolina Chickadee in a tree.
21 Aug
0

Build a Mini Bird Sanctuary … in October (or Any Time)

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat, Habitat Herald

Volume 29 Issue 3, Summer 2024 by Plant NOVA Natives The best sanctuaries for birds are undisturbed expanses of forests

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