A Work in Progress: Meadow Restoration at JK Black Oak
Volume 30 Issue 1, Winter 2025 by Sheila Ferguson and Gerco Hoogeweg Volunteers remove invasives at the southwestern edge of...
2025 Work Days at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary
Planting trees and shrubs near the LeSabre pool.Photo by Gerco Hoogeweg Volunteer work days at JK Black Oak will start...
Invasive Plants at JK Black Oak
Like most, if not all, natural areas in Northern Virginia, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is overrun with invasive plants. ...
Weeds, Weather, and Other Woes: Meadow Restoration Project Pauses as Plans Are Revised
Volume 29 Issue 4, Fall 2024 by BJ Lecrone Imagine a meadow where you gaze upon tall grasses and a mixture...
Wild About the Wetlands: Celebrating 30 Years of the Dulles Greenway Wetlands
Volume 29 Issue 4, Fall 2024 by Kim Strader Three Double-crested Cormorants perch in a dead tree in the wetlands....
Tree Seedlings, Cages, Wood Chips and More for the November Work Day
Watering the newly planted natives.Photo by Sheri Knauer. The November 2 work day at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary was...
Monitoring the Forest Restoration Project at JK Black Oak
If you’re one of the many volunteers who helped install the deer exclosure fences and tree cages in the oak-hickory...
Long-awaited Planting Day Arrives at JK Black Oak
Volunteers planting in plot 3. Photo by SA Ferguson Restoring the meadows at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is a...
Plenty of Materials and Volunteers Make for a Successful Work Day
We used 400 feet of four-foot high fencing, 112 wood stakes and 224 zip ties for a successful work day...
Taking Back the Western Meadow from Autumn Olive
Working on clearing Autumn Olive.Photo by SA Ferguson The May 11 work day was the third one we have devoted...