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The 2024 Birdhouses and Barrels Art Auction: February 15 to 22

The 2024 Birdhouses and Barrels Art Auction: February 15 to 22

Jan 19, 2024

The online Birdhouses and Barrels of Loudoun County Art Auction returns in February 2024. More than 30 local artists and...

Ring-billed Gulls Seen in Large Numbers at Banshee Reeks

Ring-billed Gulls Seen in Large Numbers at Banshee Reeks

Jan 16, 2024

Twenty-five birders, including John Denice, Jane Yocum, Dave Manning and Michael Sciortino as the day’s leaders, came out for the...

Writing in Nature: This Year Will be Different

Writing in Nature: This Year Will be Different

Jan 8, 2024

Photo by Nancy Morgan Fifteen participants gathered in the Gatehouse Meeting room for the workshop on January 4. Only one...

Volunteer Spotlight: Connie Walsh

Volunteer Spotlight: Connie Walsh

Dec 28, 2023

Connie was one of the first people to sign up to volunteer with the Dulles Greenway Eagle Cam program when...

Become a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Member

Become a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Member

Dec 20, 2023

Our members accomplished so much this year. If it seems like you’re always seeing something that we’re doing, you’re right....

Immature Bald Eagle Is Seen Having a Meal at Banshee Reeks

Immature Bald Eagle Is Seen Having a Meal at Banshee Reeks

Dec 12, 2023

Immature Bald Eagle with food.Photo by Michael Sciortino Fifteen birders gathered at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve for the regular...

Final Public Hearing for Zoning Ordinance Rewrite on December 13

Final Public Hearing for Zoning Ordinance Rewrite on December 13

Dec 9, 2023

The final step of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Process is here. A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, December...

Writing in Nature: Labyrinth

Writing in Nature: Labyrinth

Dec 8, 2023

Photo by Nancy Morgan Six participants gathered at the Gatehouse on December 7 to discuss and write about the concept...

Work Begins on the Meadow Restoration Project

Work Begins on the Meadow Restoration Project

Dec 4, 2023

In late November 2023, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy received excellent news that our meadow restoration grant application with Microsoft and the...

American Black Ducks Seen in Large Numbers at Dulles Wetlands

American Black Ducks Seen in Large Numbers at Dulles Wetlands

Dec 4, 2023

In an incredibly dense fog, 12 birders visited the Dulles Greenway Wetlands on December 2. While we heard lots of...

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