Bats and White Nose Syndrome – Worst Fears Validated by Recent Study
Friends, it’s sad news for our local bats. I received an email update from Bat Conservation International (BCI) last week...
A Flurry of Flying Insects Saturday Night
So, last Saturday we were at a picnic in Round Hill celebrating the nuptials of two dear friends. As we...
August Birds at Banshee Reeks
At the regular monthly bird walk at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve south of Leesburg, about 18 people enjoyed a cooler...
Camp Out in Your Own Backyard!
Camp Out in Your Backyard! Camping is a great way to establish a love for the outdoors and to learn...
Identifying Skippers – a Tough but Rewarding Group of Butterflies
Skippers are the toughest of the butterflies to identify. Similar to the birding world where that unknown bird gets put into...
Students Speak Out for Clean Streams – Great YouTube Video
It’s wonderful when teachers provide experiences to children that open them up to new ideas and broader perspectives. That’s just...
Monarch Butterfly Update
This just in from Monarch Watch (see report below). It will be interesting to see what we find through our...
Make a Wildlife Collage
Make a Wildlife Collage You’ll need: – a base: construction paper, cardboard, poster board – old magazines, newspapers, pictures –...
Great tool for Butterfly Identification
As we head into the final days before our big Butterfly count, I thought I’d share this Butterfly Identification website...
Chesapeake Bay Act and Loudoun Streams
There’s been a lot of information in the papers on the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act – some of it accurate, some of it...