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    • Community Science
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      • Protecting Pollinators
      • Wildlife Sanctuary Program
      • Plant NoVA Natives
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Programs and Field Trips

Programs and Field Trips

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy offers a variety of nature programs, ranging from indoor programs to field trips such as birding and nature walks. There is something for people of all ages, from beginners to the more experienced naturalists.  We also offer online presentations.  The recordings can be viewed on the Virtual Walks and Programs page.

Sep12

Birding Banshee

September 12 @ 8:00 am

Whether you’re a beginning birder or an expert, you’ll be thrilled by the many bird species you’ll find at Banshee

Monarch butterfly
Sep13

Fall Butterfly Walk at Murray Hill

September 13 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Take a leisurely stroll with Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy through formal gardens and open pasture, hedgerows, and woodland. We may see

Sep19

Sweet Run Dawn Bird Walk

September 19 @ 6:30 am

Not only are birds most active at dawn; if the weather cooperates, there is a beauty and peacefulness to sunrise

Belted Kingfisher in flight.
Sep20

Birding Algonkian

September 20 @ 8:00 am

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on a search for birds at Loudoun’s top birding hotspot, Algonkian Regional Park in eastern Loudoun,

Blackburnian warbler
Sep20

Young Birders Walk at Algonkian

September 20 @ 8:00 am

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Young Birding Program for a bird walk for young birders at Algonkian Regional Park, the county’s

White-eyed Vireo
Sep26

Birding Sweet Run

September 26 @ 8:00 am

Sweet Run State Park has 894 acres of diverse habitat, consisting of rich oak-hickory forest, meadows, ponds, streams, and vernal

Meadow with trees in background
Sep27

JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary Open House

September 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Please Note: Pets are not allowed at the sanctuary. Experience the beauty of our JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary firsthand

Vernal pool with blooming Bidens
Sep27

Nature Walk at JK Black Oak

September 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Join us for a nature walk along the trails of JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary.  We’ll look for late-blooming native

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  • EXPLORE: Community Science
    • Stream Monitoring
      • Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
      • Clean Drinking Water for Lucketts
      • Salt Watch
    • Butterfly Count
    • Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring
    • Bluebird Trails/Nestbox Monitoring
    • Bird Counts:
      • Christmas Bird Count
      • Celebrate Birds/Birdathon
      • Young Birding Program
      • Bird Atlas
  • RESTORE: Habitat Conservation
    • Habitat Restoration In the Community
    • Protecting Pollinators
      • Native Bees
      • Bringing Back the Monarch
    • Wildlife Sanctuary Program
    • Plant NoVA Natives
    • Native Plant Sales
    • Greening Your Neighborhood
  • PROTECT: Conservation Advocacy
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    • Dark Skies
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  • PRESERVE: JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary
    • Overview of JK Black Oak
    • What’s Happening
    • Vernal Pools
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Programs & Field Trip News

  • A “Swift Night Out” Spotlights Nature’s Aerial Acrobats Chimney Swifts • Photo by Ben Cvengros, courtesy of Northern...
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  • Algonkian Bird Walkers Find Mergansers and More Red-breasted Merganser • Photo by Bryan Henson Merlin • Photo...
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  • Spectacular Saturday Bird Walk at Sweet Run Red-winged Blackbird (Mike Sciortino) Sweet Run Birders (Mike Sciortino) Downy...
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