Phillips Farm Tree Planting a Huge Success!
In spite of a forecast of impending heavy rains over 70 volunteers met at the Waterford Foundation’s Phillips Farm on...
Golden Eagle over Banshee Reeks
On November 8, we had our monthly bird walk at Bashee Reeks. Mary Ann Good led the walk and the...
Great Bird Walk at Bles Park
Andy Rabin led a family bird walk at Bles Park in eastern Loudoun Co on Saturday morning. Most of the...
Great Resource for Feather Identification
Michelle Prysby of the Virginia Master Naturalists Banshee Reeks Chapter sent this email around recently. It looks like a nice...
Chimney Swifts – We Found a Roost!
Many thanks to all of you who were out looking for Chimney Swifts this year! During the August Swift Night...
Stream Monitoring Videos!
Meg Findley, David Ward and Otto Gutenson have collaborated to put on a series of five stream monitoring videos demonstrating...
Stream Monitoring Video 1: Introduction
In this video, Meg Findley provides an overview of our stream monitoring protocol. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAqLj3rHuLU The summer cicadas were really loud...
Stream Monitoring Video 2: The Equipment
In this video, Meg provides an overview of the equipment used in stream monitoring. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ftiITxpEc Remember to turn up the volume...
Stream Monitoring Video 3: Sampling the Stream
In this video, Otto Gutenson and David Ward demonstrate how the stream sampling is done while Meg describes what they...
Stream Monitoring Video 4: Examining the Net
In this video, Meg, Otto and David take a look at the creatures that were collected during the sampling and...