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Shaping Our Wildlife Sanctuary Program: How Can You Help Wildlife?

Shaping Our Wildlife Sanctuary Program: How Can You Help Wildlife?

Mar 14, 2026

Volume 31 Issue 1, Winter 2026 by Brian Magurn, Wildlife Sanctuary Ambassador Doug Tallamy’s latest book is titled “How Can...

2025 Report: Bluebirds Decline, Tree Swallows Surge

2025 Report: Bluebirds Decline, Tree Swallows Surge

Mar 14, 2026

Volume 31 Issue 1, Winter 2026 by Rich Wailes, Volunteer Data Coordinator The 2025 nesting season brought significant shifts in...

If We Kill It, Will They Leave? A Spotted Lanternfly Story by Tracy Whittington, Virginia Master Naturalist

If We Kill It, Will They Leave? A Spotted Lanternfly Story by Tracy Whittington, Virginia Master Naturalist

Mar 14, 2026

Volume 31 Issue 1, Winter 2026 by Tracy Whittington, Virginia Master Naturalist In the spring of 2025, the Ashburn Village...

Mist Netting at JK Black Oak Reveals Bat Diversity and Surprises

Mist Netting at JK Black Oak Reveals Bat Diversity and Surprises

Nov 2, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Bruce Kimmel, JK Black Oak Bat Project Director In 2021, the Virginia Master...

Smarter Salting Protects Our Streams and Wildlife

Smarter Salting Protects Our Streams and Wildlife

Nov 1, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Amy Ulland, Stream Monitoring Coordinator Loudoun Wildlife requested that these open salt bags...

Plant Two Fall Keystone Plants, Not Mums

Plant Two Fall Keystone Plants, Not Mums

Nov 1, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by BJ Lecrone, Wildlife Sanctuary Ambassador Like mums, Common Blue Wood Aster can shine...

Thirty Years of Standing Up for Wildlife by Preserving Habitat

Thirty Years of Standing Up for Wildlife by Preserving Habitat

Oct 27, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Joe Coleman, Birding Coordinator Joe Coleman has been leading birding walks almost since...

Our 2025 Birdathon: Celebrating Birds, Salamanders, Snakes, and Mammals

Our 2025 Birdathon: Celebrating Birds, Salamanders, Snakes, and Mammals

Aug 1, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Joe Coleman, Birding Coordinator The Fully-Palmated Birders team found this Green Heron at...

Saluting Our Standout Volunteers of the Year

Saluting Our Standout Volunteers of the Year

Aug 1, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy kicked off the celebration of our...

Weevils: The Most Diverse Group in the Animal Kingdom

Weevils: The Most Diverse Group in the Animal Kingdom

Aug 1, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Tami Carlow When I decided to go to grad school for entomology in...

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