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In Praise of the Audubon at Home Experience — and Native Plants

In Praise of the Audubon at Home Experience — and Native Plants

Aug 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 3, Summer 2023 by Scott Harris I have lived in Purcellville for over 25 years, on a...

Celebrating Our Annual Meeting With Awards, Stream Critters, and More

Celebrating Our Annual Meeting With Awards, Stream Critters, and More

Aug 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 3, Summer 2023 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator Annual meetings offer a great opportunity to celebrate Loudoun Wildlife’s...

Volunteer of the Quarter: Pat Whittle

Volunteer of the Quarter: Pat Whittle

May 9, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Kim Strader, Volunteer Coordinator While being part of a thriving metropolitan area presents challenges in...

Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

May 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Bruce Kimmel, Virginia Master Naturalist Bats are one of the most misunderstood animals on the...

Growing a Better Garden: Habitat Matters

Growing a Better Garden: Habitat Matters

May 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Jennifer Lumley, Audubon at Home Ambassador Have you ever purchased a plant and excitedly...

A Little Love for Wasps

A Little Love for Wasps

May 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Cliff Fairweather A Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus) collects wood fibers to make...

Book Review: Slow Birding by Joan E. Strassman

Book Review: Slow Birding by Joan E. Strassman

May 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 Review by Steve Allen Should I stay or should I go? The Clash asked...

Winter-warming Memories of Monarch Season

Winter-warming Memories of Monarch Season

Feb 17, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 1, Winter 2023 Article and photos by Nancy Pierce Morgan It all began with milkweed (Butterfly Weed)...

Making a Meadow? Agenda Matters

Making a Meadow? Agenda Matters

Feb 17, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 1, Winter 2023 by Susan Abraham A volunteer works among the faded last blooms and ripening seeds...

Book Review: Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino

Book Review: Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino

Feb 16, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 1, Winter 2023 Review by Steve Allen The story, sadly, is always the same. Over hundreds, or...

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