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No Matter What You Call Them, Fireflies are Fascinating

No Matter What You Call Them, Fireflies are Fascinating

Jul 16, 2021

Firefly or lightening bug — what do you call the insects that put on a nightly light show during the...

Milkweed Sale Is a Big Success

Milkweed Sale Is a Big Success

Jul 1, 2021

The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) / Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU) Milkweed Sale on Saturday, June 26 was a great...

Brood X Emergence Video

Brood X Emergence Video

Jun 28, 2021

In this video from Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Liam McGranaghan, watch a Brood X cicada shed its exoskeleton to become a...

Forest Bathing Connects Participants with Nature at Morven Park

Forest Bathing Connects Participants with Nature at Morven Park

Jun 24, 2021

Cool temperatures and overcast skies prevailed last Saturday morning (June 19) when four people participated in a guided Forest Bathing...

Milkweed Sale on June 26:  Pre-order Online

Milkweed Sale on June 26: Pre-order Online

May 18, 2021

Help bring back the Monarchs by buying milkweed at this sale on Saturday, June 26 from 10 am to 1...

Crooked Run Receives a Very Healthy Score

Crooked Run Receives a Very Healthy Score

May 17, 2021

Phil Daley, Certified Monitor and Regional Trainer, has monitored the Crooked Run stream site since 2008. While the site is...

South Fork Survey is Part of Stream Monitor Training

South Fork Survey is Part of Stream Monitor Training

May 5, 2021

Closeup of a Mayfly, which is one of the numerous macros that certified stream monitors need to be able to...

Black Branch Creek Score Indicates Unacceptable Ecological Conditions

Black Branch Creek Score Indicates Unacceptable Ecological Conditions

May 5, 2021

Colette Berrebi at her stream site on the Black Branch. Photo by Amy Ulland A lovely section of Black Branch...

Tuscarora Creek Receives Moderately Unhealthy Score

Tuscarora Creek Receives Moderately Unhealthy Score

Apr 20, 2021

Great Blue Heron visits site. Photo by Amy Ulland. On April 17, lead monitor and regional trainer Dave Manning and...

Survey at Big Spring Site Finds Degraded Water Quality

Survey at Big Spring Site Finds Degraded Water Quality

Apr 20, 2021

A rather large Fantail Darter fish found its way into the collection net as well. Thanks to Fisheries Biologist and...

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