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Volunteer Spotlight: Erin Brunner

Volunteer Spotlight: Erin Brunner

Mar 30, 2022

Erin is an Amphibian Monitoring Program volunteer. She has been with the program since it restarted in 2021. She is...

First-of-season Spring Migrants Arriving at Blue Ridge Center

First-of-season Spring Migrants Arriving at Blue Ridge Center

Mar 28, 2022

Golden-crowned Kinglet.Photo by Michael Sciortino The 14 people who showed up for the Blue Ridge Center bird walk on March...

Tuscarora Creek Receives Lower Health Score than Last Year

Tuscarora Creek Receives Lower Health Score than Last Year

Mar 28, 2022

Certified monitor Emily Maltman helps Zach Vultaggio and Liam Russell prepare a net for sampling.Photo by Callie McCormick On Saturday...

Alphabet Sampler Quilt Raffle: April 1-24

Alphabet Sampler Quilt Raffle: April 1-24

Mar 25, 2022

Alphabet Sampler quilt by Lynn Lothman Last year’s quilt raffle at the spring Native Plant Sale was a huge hit. ...

Volunteer with the Bluebird Nestbox Monitoring Program

Volunteer with the Bluebird Nestbox Monitoring Program

Mar 24, 2022

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sets up and monitors nestbox trails across Loudoun County. You can help out by monitoring one of...

What Happens After the Hatch?

What Happens After the Hatch?

Mar 23, 2022

After approximately 35-40 days, the eagle eggs go through a process of developing a pip (the first break in the...

New Stream Monitors Certified with Tuscarora Creek Survey

New Stream Monitors Certified with Tuscarora Creek Survey

Mar 22, 2022

The cold and windy weather this past Sunday, March 20, didn’t deter our Stream Team from conducting a benthic macroinvertebrate...

Program Provides Pro Tips on Nature Photography

Program Provides Pro Tips on Nature Photography

Mar 21, 2022

Thirty-three people joined us at the Izaak Walton League Chapter House in Leesburg on March 19 to experience Virginia’s wildlife...

Eastern Meadowlark Entertains Birders at Bles Park

Eastern Meadowlark Entertains Birders at Bles Park

Mar 21, 2022

Eastern MeadowlarkPhoto by Michael Sciortino Led by Bryan Henson, eight birders joined Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s March bird walk at Bles...

Thermoregulation in Eagles

Thermoregulation in Eagles

Mar 18, 2022

Eagles, like all mammals, are warm blooded.  They maintain an internal temperature of approximately 104 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit. When...

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