Wildlife Sanctuary Species
The following species were selected to measure the Wildlife Sanctuary program’s success in creating habitat for native animal species. Information...
Planting a Woodland Edge
Did you know that the transition zone at the edge of a forest is an area of great species diversity?...
Volunteers Breathe New Life into Meadowscape
Volume 29 Issue 1, Winter 2024 by Susan Abraham and BJ Lecrone Volunteers spread out to plant native grasses in...
Work Begins on the Meadow Restoration Project
In late November 2023, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy received excellent news that our meadow restoration grant application with Microsoft and the...
A Multipart Work Day with Many Accomplishments at JK Black Oak
Under sunny skies with increasingly warm temperatures, 18 volunteers tackled many different projects at the monthly work day at JK...
A Rainy Work Day at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary
The forecast called for light rain on Saturday morning, October 7. For once the forecast was correct, and it did...
Restoring the Oak-Hickory Forest at JK Black Oak
Volume 28 Issue 3, Summer 2023 by Sheila Ferguson and Gerco Hoogeweg If you look at the oak-hickory forest at JK...
Deer Exclosures at JK Black Oak: The Fences Are In
After eight months and five volunteer work days, the three deer exclosure fences have been installed in the oak-hickory forest...
Work Begins on the Third, and Largest, Deer Exclosure
Placing sleeves for metal posts.Photo by SA Ferguson On the May 6 work day led by Gerco Hoogeweg, 14 volunteers...
Create a Wildlife Sanctuary in Your Yard: Audubon at Home
Did you know that Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, in collaboration with Audubon of Northern Virginia, has a cadre of volunteers who...