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Eastern Milk Snake
15 Nov
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Wildlife Encounters on the Bluebird Trail

Posted by Steve Allen Bluebird Monitoring, Habitat Herald

Volume 27 Issue 4, Fall 2022 by Spring Ligi, Bluebird Monitor One of the many joys of nature is never knowing

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Eastern Bluebird
14 Nov
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Bluebirds Thriving in Loudoun County

Posted by Steve Allen Bluebird Monitoring, Community Science, Habitat Herald, Wildlife News

Volume 27 Issue 4, Fall 2022 by Rich Wailes, Bluebird Monitoring Program Team Loudoun’s bluebird population continues on an upward

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14 Nov
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Book Review: Sentient by Jackie Higgins

Posted by Steve Allen Books & Publications, Habitat Herald

Volume 27 Issue 4, Fall 2022 Review by Steve Allen How many senses do you have? Aristotle’s answer to that question was five

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Kathy Cain
14 Nov
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Volunteer of the Quarter: Kathy Cain

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Volunteers

Volume 27 Issue 4, Fall 2022 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities through its programs in education, citizen

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14 Nov
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Restore Half Your Lawn to Native to Save Us All

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Habitat Restoration

Volume 27 Issue 4, Fall 2022 by Sharon Plummer This article’s headline may sound dramatic and exaggerated, but it is

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volunteers making cages
14 Nov
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Excluding Deer at JK Black Oak and Protecting Trees

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

On November 5, 26 volunteers from four organizations converged on  JK Black Oak for the monthly work day.  Joining Loudoun

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Screaming Red-shouldered Hawk in flight.
14 Nov
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Beautiful Weather and Lots of Raptors at Banshee

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Uncategorized, Wildlife News

In spite of a couple of inches of rain the day before, the group of 11, led by Jane Yocom

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Owl presentation
08 Nov
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Learning About a Year in the Life of an Owl

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

Sixty-five people attended the Year in the Life of an Owl program at Rust Library  on November 2.  Liz Dennison,

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By the stream
07 Nov
0

Writing in Nature: Color, Texture, Shape, Form

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

Eleven participants showed up for the November 3 workshop entitled Color, Texture, Shape, Form: Painting a Picture of Nature with

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01 Nov
0

Route 15 N Widening Project

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Action Alerts/Advocacy, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary

At the Board of Supervisors July 5, 2022 business meeting, the Supervisors approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM) to widen

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