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Return to Birding at Banshee

Return to Birding at Banshee

Sep 14, 2020

Baby snapping turtle Fourteen people showed up for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s regular bird walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve...

Annual Count Shows Butterflies Are Doing Fine

Annual Count Shows Butterflies Are Doing Fine

Aug 28, 2020

By Anne Ellis Butterfly Count Coordinator Red-banded HairstreakPhoto by Gerco Hoogeweg The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s 24th annual butterfly count was...

Backyard Bird Identification Guide and Checklist

Backyard Bird Identification Guide and Checklist

Aug 12, 2020

by Linda Colucci This Northern Virginia Bird Guide and Checklist was created to provide a meaningful activity for kids and...

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Loudoun County: An Introduction

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Loudoun County: An Introduction

Aug 7, 2020

Loudoun County is home to over 70 species of dragonflies and damselflies. Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Allison Gallo and Bryan...

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers: Building a Nest

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers: Building a Nest

Jul 27, 2020

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are very small, pale blue-gray birds with grayish-white underparts and a mostly black tail with white edges. They...

Virtual HOA Native Plant Landscape Tour: Willowsford Conservancy

Virtual HOA Native Plant Landscape Tour: Willowsford Conservancy

Jul 24, 2020

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Willowsford Conservancy Executive Director Iris Gestram on a tour of their native plant wet meadow...

Hosting In-Person Programs in the Era of COVID-19

Hosting In-Person Programs in the Era of COVID-19

Jul 21, 2020

Doing “business as usual” in the era of COVID-19 is anything but usual.  The global pandemic has changed the way...

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Jul 21, 2020

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Snakes Alive: an Introduction to the Snakes of Loudoun County

Snakes Alive: an Introduction to the Snakes of Loudoun County

Jul 16, 2020

Snakes play an important role in maintaining the balance and diversity of native species. They keep rodent and insect populations...

Native Plant Garden Design and Tools with Susan Abraham

Native Plant Garden Design and Tools with Susan Abraham

Jul 9, 2020

Join landscape designer Susan Abraham on an enlightening and entertaining walk through the front woodland area at her Waterford home....

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