Earthday@Loudoun – What a Great Turnout!
Last Sunday was the annual Earthday@Loudoun event and it was a great! The booths were all busy, lots of people...
Birding Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve – 50 Species seen!
Five birders came out yesterday for the normal second Saturday birdwalk at Banshee Reeks sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and...
Make this a Memorable Spring with NestWatch and our Bird Atlas
Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers a really nice citizen science project called Nest Watch. It’s easy to jump into and...
What’s in the Spicebush?
I received an email from Christine Perdue earlier this week with this interesting observation of pine siskins on spicebush. Let us know...
National Beaver Day
In Canada, they celebrate National Beaver Day on the last Friday in February but here in the US, it’s celebrated on April...
New Battlefield Historic District Being Created and Celebrated
A new Civil War battlefield historic district, 50 miles from Washington, is being created this year on the 150th anniversary...
Citizens Revive Catoctin Creek Scenic River Advisory Committee
TAYLORSTOWN, VIRGINIA, April 4, 2011— The Catoctin Creek Scenic River Advisory Committee announced today that it has been reestablished by...
Upcoming event: Shooting in the Wild
Chris Palmer, director the Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University, will talk about his book, Shooting in the Wild:...
Mid-Atlantic Plants for Native Bees
As we get out into our gardens this spring, we have a nice opportunity to do some native plantings....
April Bird Atlas Tips and Sightings from March
Here’s the latest news on our Loudoun County Bird Atlas project: As we enter our third breeding season, we’ll be...