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22 Nov
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Brown Creepers Put On a Show at Bles Park

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Overall it was a great day both for weather and birds at the monthly bird walk at Bles Park on

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Students sorting macroinvertebrates
16 Nov
0

Stream Monitoring Conducted at Two Westpark Sites

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Stream Monitoring

Loudoun Wildlife’s Stream Team now has two benthic macroinvertebrate sites on the Westpark property in Leesburg: one on Tuscarora Creek

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Pickerel frog on moss
16 Nov
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Lower Stream Health Scores at Sweet Run Are Likely Due to Drought

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Stream Monitoring

Stream Team volunteers Chris Henke, Susan Schuler and Amy Ulland recently visited the new Sweet Run State Park in Neersville

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chloride testing strip in cup
16 Nov
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Salt Watch Program 2023 Kickoff Attracts New Volunteers

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Community Science, Stream Monitoring

Our recent Salt Watch Program Kickoff was a big success, with 28 participants attending – including families, high school teachers,

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Spider web with ice
13 Nov
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Banshee Reeks Walk Featured Melting Ice and Hermit Thrushes

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News
Photo by Lisa Streckfess Fifteen birders joined Joe Coleman, John Denice, Carol Sotilli, Jane Yocum and Michael Sciortino for a
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Volunteers work on clearing new path
09 Nov
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A Multipart Work Day with Many Accomplishments at JK Black Oak

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Habitat Restoration, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary

Under sunny skies with increasingly warm temperatures, 18 volunteers tackled many different projects at the monthly work day at JK

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Participants at the Winter Sowing workshop
08 Nov
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Winter Sowing Workshop Teaches Native Plant Propagation

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

Watermark Woods hosted 17 enthusiastic participants for the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Winter Sowing workshop on November 4.  Workshop leader BJ Lecrone

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robber fly on leaf tip
07 Nov
0

The Importance (and Joys) of Surveying Insects at Black Oak

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Highlights, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary
Volume 28 Issue 4, Fall 2023 by Tami Carlow A beautiful, quickly moving, metallic insect catches my eye. I throw
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06 Nov
0

Writing in Nature: Homecoming

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

Eight participants joined the workshop group on November 2 for our first, very chilly indoor session this season.  Of course,

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Planting new garden bed
06 Nov
0

Willowsford Family Chooses Native-Plant Zen

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Wildlife Sanctuary Program

Volume 28 Issue 4, Fall 2023 by BJ Lecrone, Audubon at Home Ambassador and Virginia Master Naturalist Willowsford is a

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