Bluebird Monitoring
Lisa McKew, Volunteer Education Assistant for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Bluebird Monitoring program, gives an orientation to the program and the...
Sowing Seeds in Winter for Plants in Spring
Ten participants gathered at the Gatehouse in Morven Park on December 8 for Loudoun Wildlife’s winter seed-sowing event. The class...
Invasive Plants at JK Black Oak
Like most, if not all, natural areas in Northern Virginia, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is overrun with invasive plants. ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Rick Entsminger
Rick Entsminger and his son Clay. Rick has “had a lifelong interest in the outdoors, nature, conservation, travel, hiking, and...
A Small Section of Forest Yields Many Birds at Willowsford
Great Blue Heron.Photo by Scott Harris It was a beautiful morning for a bird walk at Willowsford on November 24...
Sweet Run Walk Ends with Four Bald Eagles
Photo by John Denice Nine intrepid birders joined leaders Carol Sottili and John Denice for the monthly Sweet Run State...
Where Your Food Really Comes From
In this virtual presentation, ethnobotanist Nan McCarry tells us about how humans transitioned into the age of agriculture starting around...
Winter Visitors at Algonkian Park Bird Walk
White-throated Sparrow.Photo by Bryan Henson Sixteen birders came together on a cool, clear morning looking for birds at Algonkian Park...
Soaring Cooper’s Hawk Delights Birders at Banshee Reeks
November 9 was a beautiful, clear morning with temperatures in the high 40s at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. We started...
Tree Seedlings, Cages, Wood Chips and More for the November Work Day
Watering the newly planted natives.Photo by Sheri Knauer. The November 2 work day at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary was...