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Ideas We Like: Dead Hedges

Ideas We Like: Dead Hedges

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NoVA Native: New York Ironweed

NoVA Native: New York Ironweed

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Volume 29 Issue 3, Summer 2024 by Kim Strader and Sheila Ferguson Beautiful and beneficial New York Ironweed. Photo by...

Build a Mini Bird Sanctuary … in October (or Any Time)

Build a Mini Bird Sanctuary … in October (or Any Time)

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Volume 29 Issue 3, Summer 2024 by Plant NOVA Natives The best sanctuaries for birds are undisturbed expanses of forests...

Book Review: Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid by Thor Hansen

Book Review: Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid by Thor Hansen

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Volume 29 Issue 3, Summer 2024 Review by Steve Allen Grizzly bears in Alaska have two favorite foods: salmon and...

Bluebirds Welcome! Community Adds More Nest Boxes for Bluebird Families

Bluebirds Welcome! Community Adds More Nest Boxes for Bluebird Families

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Happy Trails, Michael Myers!

Happy Trails, Michael Myers!

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Volume 29 Issue 2, Spring 2024 After nearly six eventful years with Loudoun Wildlife, Michael Myers has packed up to...

Book Review: What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman

Book Review: What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman

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Volume 29 Issue 2, Spring 2024 Review by Steve Allen Owls are very good at keeping secrets, especially their own....

Not Native Here: Purple Coneflower

Not Native Here: Purple Coneflower

May 5, 2024

Volume 29 Issue 2, Spring 2024 by Kim Strader and Sheila Ferguson Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a popular plant...

Volunteer of the Quarter: Frank Gardner

Volunteer of the Quarter: Frank Gardner

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Volume 29 Issue 2, Spring 2024 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator “Do what you love because that is what you...

Volunteers Breathe New Life into Meadowscape

Volunteers Breathe New Life into Meadowscape

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Volume 29 Issue 1, Winter 2024 by Susan Abraham and BJ Lecrone Volunteers spread out to plant native grasses in...

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