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July 4th float in progress
23 Sep
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Volunteer Spotlight: Hoppy 4th of July Parade Float Crew

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Volunteers

This summer Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy jumped into the Leesburg Independence Day Parade with our Hoppy 4th of July float—a joyful

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Northern Parula
22 Sep
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Birders Find an Abundance of Warblers at Algonkian

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Twenty birders visited Algonkian Park for the monthly bird walk on an overcast, but comfortable, last day of summer seeking

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Writing in Nature participants
22 Sep
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Writing in Nature: Monarchs

Posted by Sheila Ferguson News & Events

We gathered for our monthly workshop on September 4 — a day with perfect weather for enjoying nature. Our topic

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Brown Thrasher
16 Sep
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Three Species of Mimics in One Bush at Banshee Reeks

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Twelve people attended the monthly Banshee Reeks walk on September 13 along with four leaders. It was a nice day

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Cardinal Quilt
14 Sep
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Cardinal Quilt Raffle: Now Through October 31

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Fundraising, Highlights

Artists Ellen Tanner and Lynn Tolson have created and donated a beautiful quilt featuring a vibrant Northern Cardinal to be

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American Snout butterfly
05 Sep
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Butterfly Count 2025: Good Weather for Butterflies

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

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s 29th annual butterfly count was held on August 2. It was a day as fine and perfect

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Kim at JK Black Oak
29 Aug
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Volunteer Spotlight: Kim Strader

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Volunteers

For the past six years, Kim Strader has been the heart of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s volunteer program. As our Volunteer

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500 kV Power Lines
25 Aug
1

Dominion Energy Project: Mars to Golden

Posted by Trinity Mills Action Alerts/Advocacy

The third and final component of Dominion Energy’s Loudoun County Reliability projects is the Mars to Golden transmission line. This

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Monarch butterfly
25 Aug
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A Good Day for Birds and Butterflies at Sweet Run

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Field Trips, Wildlife News

Fifteen birders, led by Michael Sciortino, Joe Coleman, Mary Ann Good and Patrick Lewis, enjoyed incredible weather for the monthly

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Female Eastern Bluebird in nextbox
21 Aug
1

Loudoun Bluebird Notes

Posted by Sheila Ferguson Bluebird Monitoring, Books & Publications, Community Science
Loudoun Bluebird Notes is published several times a year for the benefit of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s nestbox trail monitors. The
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