With the very hot weather upon us, this is a good time for some evening outdoor activity. Celebrating National Moth Week might just be the ticket! National Moth Week takes place the last week of July each year – or has done since its inception five years ago. The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission […]

Vol. 21 Issue 2, Summer 2016 By Donna Quinn The Monardas are peculiarly adapted to the visits of butterflies, although they are also commonly visited by bees, the bumblebee in particular. F. Schuyler Mathews, Fieldbook of American Wildflowers, 1902 Even if Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) offered nothing but its simple beauty, it would be appreciated. […]

As we all know, it’s going to take a lot of work by all of us to restore the pollinator populations, including honey bees and Monarch butterflies, to healthy levels. Weather, pesticides, disease, habitat loss are contributing factors and we can’t control all of it but we need to do what we can. The current […]

On April 26 Loudoun County’s Planning Commission voted, 6 to 2, to recommend a 160,000-square-foot, 35-foot-high building on the ridge of Short Hill Mountain in Western Loudoun. This was done with little public notice or input and it is going before the Board of Supervisors tonight, May 19, at 6:30 p.m.Many people are rallying against this […]

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is delighted to hear that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), has received a Virginia Green Travel Star Award for Most Innovative Green Project for a commitment to green tourism practices through its Pollinator Habitat Program at Virginia Welcome Centers. In 2014, VDOT launched the Pollinator Habitat Program working with Loudoun Wildlife […]

October 8, 2015 Contact: Jim Meisner Jr., DCR Public Relations Specialist, (804) 786-8442, jim.meisner@dcr.virginia.gov Online tool helps identify best Virginia native plants for pollinators RICHMOND, VIRGINIA —Virginians who want to plant beneficial plants for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds have a new resource at their fingertips. The online Virginia Native Plant Finder now lets users search for native […]

Why did the turtle cross the road? She was likely living between two ponds, both man made, one in a golf course, the other in a planned townhouse community, separated by what is now a busy Loudoun County road. At some point, her life was destined to intersect with a mass of metal moving at […]

Vol. 20 Issue 3, Fall 2015 By Nan McCarry and Nancy Reaves, Audubon at Home Ambassadors Did you know that fall is a good time to plant native trees, shrubs and perennials? Planting in the fall gives roots plenty of time to develop before the hot days of summer roll around. Typically, fall-planted perennials will […]

Vol. 20 Issue 3, Fall 2015 By Julie Borneman, Watermark Woods If you have not tried Amsonia tabernaemontana in your garden, it is time you gave it a chance. Commonly called bluestar or blue dogbane, this Piedmont native is sure to please. It has multiple seasons of interest, does well in any soil and is […]