Join us Sunday, June 3rd, 4:00 – 6:30pm at Ida Lee – this is our 23rd Annual Meeting and we have a lot to share, including a warm farewell. Please RSVP today so we have a head count. Big Success Stories: 20 years of Wetland Conservation Success Mike Hayslett of Virginia Vernal Pools will take […]

The Dulles Greenway’s 13th annual Drive For Charity raised $315,860on Thursday.  The money will be donated to six local charities and the Greenway scholarship program.  In 13 years, the Dulles Greenway has now raised over $3.3 million for local charities and scholarships. The recipients this year are six non-profits and the Dulles Greenway Scholarship program. […]

A total of 14 birders led by Jane Yocom and Dori Rhodes spent a few lovely hours walking through Banshee Reeks this past Saturday, May 12. Highlights of the walk included good looks at Blue Grosbeak, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Swainson’s Thrush, Red-eyed Vireos, many Indigo Buntings and Baltimore Orioles. Several good heard-only or poorly seen birds […]

If you haven’t been able to join of the Celebrate Birds! birdwalks so far, you still can with a couple of outings in the next few days scheduled in conjunction with Loudoun Wildlife’s annual Birdathon and to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. This is the height of migration so it’s a great time to go […]

On Saturday (the 28th) 24 people gathered for Loudoun Wildlife’s regular (every 4th Saturday) monthly bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center of Environmental Stewardship in northwestern Loudoun County. While it was clear migration had started it was also clear it wasn’t in full swing yet due to several misses that have turned up on […]

Sunday’s planting event at the future Sleeter Lake Park in Round Hill was an incredible success! Sixty people, a mix of town residents and Loudoun Wildlife members, many of them kids and their parents, showed up to plant 410 pollinator-friendly native perennials, trees, and shrubs. It was wonderful to watch everyone enthusiastically putting the plants […]

There are a number of ways to set up milkweed in your rearing house while you raise Monarch caterpillars. The key is to make sure the caterpillars cannot fall into water….. they will drown. It is also critical to have a good rearing cage so the caterpillars do not wander off and die. Here is a […]

On a warm and clear-sky Saturday April 14 where the forest was blanketed by Spring Beauties, a dozen folks participated in the monthly Banshee Reeks walk. We found the park full of Tree Swallows, White-throated Sparrows and very active Eastern Towhees (sitting in the open singing!). We found several first of season birds – Common Yellowthroat, Gray Catbird, Broad-winged […]

Whether you’re commuting, running errands or visiting friends, taking the Dulles Greenway on Thursday May 17 will make you feel good. That’s because this is the Greenway’s Drive for Charity, a special day each year when all tolls collected go to Loudoun County charities and towards scholarships for county students. The recipients of your dollars this year are […]