Christine Perdue and Linda Millingtonled a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsored walk at Camp Highroad, a summer camp near Middleburg, Virginia in Loudoun County on Friday, May 8th. Our group of nine were treated to some great views – Indigo Buntings – stunning in the sun, an Orchard and Baltimore Oriole in the same field of […]
Call DCBees and they’ll remove them for you: If you see a swarm of bees, please call, text or email, and a team of over a dozen DC beekeepers will Spring into action to give those homeless bees the place to live for which they are searching! It has been another bad Winter and cold […]
The second webinar in the USFWS Monarch Butterfly Conservation series is online for you to watch at your leisure. This one is on Habitat Restoration Fundamentals: http://nctc.fws.gov/topic/online-training/webinars/monarch-conservation.html
Seventeen people showed up for last Sunday’s waterfowl tour sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. The trip started at Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park on the Potomac, where we found Canada Geese, Mallards, Bufflehead, Common and Hooded Mergansers, and at least four Common Goldeneyes. Our next stop was Alder Lake, a small water retention pond in […]
Last Saturday’s Dulles Wetlands walk was chilly but good! There were 15 people on the walk. Although is was a cold day, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. The pond was partially frozen over so we didn’t see the ducks we had hoped for but fresh signs of Beaver could be found. You can see the […]
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is making a difference for wildlife and people through our advocacy work. As our county’s human population grows, we need more people like YOU to help us maintain and expand our efforts. We are preparing to launch a Conservation Advocacy Committee in early 2015. Are you interested in serving? We seek 6-8 […]
With so many people involved in Loudoun County’s Monarch efforts, it’s a delight to shine a spotlight on some of them, so we thought it would be purposeful to share a few exciting and diverse efforts coming out of Loudoun county. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy joined in the extraordinary citizen science and conservation effort for the […]
Our partner, Morven Park, has lined up an interesting program by Mickey Edwards for this coming Tuesday’s “Distinguished Voices in Civics” event at 7 p.m., Tues., Sept. 9. The topic: Mending American Politics. Edwards will focus on the theme of his latest book, The Parties Versus the People, in which he discusses the roots and ill […]
TheBanshee Reeks Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program is accepting applications for its annual Saturday training program beginning September 13. The program supports a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach and service dedicated to the management of natural resources and natural areas. An eight-month course is offered to anyone interested in obtaining certification […]
June 16-22 is National Pollinator Week…how are YOU celebrating? Are you planting nectar plants, reading up on the most current news for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, or attending a Loudoun Wildlife event this week? The Make Way for Monarchs organization shares this: “Celebrate National Pollinator Week, June 16-22! Did you know these hard-working animals help pollinate […]