Volume 23 Issue 1, Spring 2018 by Erica Schwabach What do you think of when you think of spring? For some, those early warm spring rains bring to mind images of flowers and greener grass, of sunnier, longer days and blue skies. But many others look forward to salamanders and other amphibians (such as wood frogs and spring […]

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy out in the field during a day or night hike as we celebrate and discover the different animals that use vernal pools and their surrounding forest habitats. Over the course of this special weekend, Mike Hayslett, director of Virginia Vernal Pools, will lead us into these habitats which truly come to […]

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy out in the field during a day or night hike as we celebrate and discover the different animals that use vernal pools and their surrounding forest habitats. Over the course of this special weekend, Mike Hayslett, director of Virginia Vernal Pools, will lead us into these habitats which truly come to […]

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy out in the field during a day or night hike as we celebrate and discover the different animals that use vernal pools and their surrounding forest habitats. Over the course of this special weekend, Mike Hayslett, director of Virginia Vernal Pools, will lead us into these habitats which truly come to […]

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy out in the field during a day or night hike as we celebrate and discover the different animals that use vernal pools and their surrounding forest habitats. Over the course of this special weekend, Mike Hayslett, director of Virginia Vernal Pools, will lead us into these habitats which truly come to […]

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Mike Hayslett of Virginia Vernal Pools for this popular program on vernal pools and other seasonal wetlands and their inhabitants. Through this classroom session, you will learn where to find vernal pools in different settings and how other wetland habitats can function as vernal pools. You’ll also explore the life […]

Vol. 22 Issue 1, Spring 2017 by Lauren White Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) are the most widely-distributed native turtles in North America with a range that encompasses Atlantic to Pacific and southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The species is, in fact, comprised of several sub-species with distinct traits, and sometimes overlapping geographic ranges. In northern Virginia, you are most likely […]

Vol. 21 Issue 3, Fall 2016 By Kerry Bzdyk The Marbled Salamander (Abystoma opacum) is a stout-bodied, dark black salamander with bands of white (gray in the female) down its back and tail. It’s a beautiful salamander to see (if you can find it)! Adults are three to four inches long, with the female being […]

Vol. 21 Issue 2, Summer 2016 By Kerry Bzdyk Recently a visitor from out of town sat in my backyard as the sun went down and remarked that as dark descended around us, the chorus of frogs increased in volume. It reminded her of an orchestra reaching a crescendo. This frog symphony begins in March […]

Vol. 17 Issue 12, Winter 2012 by Liam McGranaghan The weather forecast called for heavy rains and warming temperatures in the days ahead. I felt an excited chill along my spine—not just with the hope that the long winter might be ending, but also in anticipation of the “Big Night.” I hurriedly emailed my wife, […]