As the weather begins to warm, changes start to become visible in the plant life and the species that awaken and come to visit the area. Join us on our monthly walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) to explore this beautiful 900-acre preserve and see what lives in and visits its […]

Join us on our monthly walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) to explore this beautiful 900-acre preserve and see what lives in and visits its diverse habitats.  Meet at the Education Center; bring binoculars if you have them. BRCES is located just north of Neersville at 11661 Harpers Ferry Road (Route […]

Cold weather changes the look of the landscape and the creatures that are visible. Join us on our monthly walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) to see how this beautiful 900-acre preserve appears and what lives in and visits its diverse habitats.  Meet at the Education Center; bring binoculars if you […]

Join us on our monthly walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES), a beautiful 900-acre preserve in northwestern Loudoun County. With its diverse wildlife habitats, including meadows, streams and heavily forested slopes, BRCES draws a wide variety of birds and other creatures.  Meet at the Education Center; bring binoculars if you have […]

Update November 23: Saturday’s walk has been cancelled because of a weather advisory for freezing rain and the possibility of icy roads. Please join us on a walk next year at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) and see why we are thankful for these diverse wildlife habitats, including meadows, streams and heavily […]

On a cold and rainy morning, 4 of us (a big thank you to our dedicated walk leaders!) ventured about the area by the visitor’s center at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) while trying to stay somewhat dry and keep out of the way of the Boy Scout leader training that was […]

Join us on our monthly walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES), a beautiful 900-acre preserve in northwestern Loudoun County. With its diverse wildlife habitats, including meadows, streams and heavily forested slopes, BRCES draws a wide variety of birds and other creatures.  Meet at the Education Center; bring binoculars if you have […]

Photo by Allison Gallo Twelve birders met for the regular 4th Saturday of the month Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) walk.  After gathering at the visitors center, the group drove down to the Sawmill Road/Butterfly Alley area. At the start of the walk, a light drizzle and overcast skies threatened, but the rain […]

Join us at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES), a beautiful 900-acre preserve in northwestern Loudoun County, for a walk to see what happens in nature as seasons begin to change. With its diverse wildlife habitats, including meadows, streams and heavily forested slopes, BRCES draws a wide variety of birds and other creatures. […]

Did you miss the butterfly count? Or did you enjoy the butterfly count so much you want to go looking for more? Then you are in luck! On Saturday, August 25, at 9:30am, we’ll gather at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES). For roughly two hours, we’ll look for butterflies (and other critters that […]