8 Birders and over 50 species of birds at Morven Park
Eight birders, led by Sharon Kearns & assisted by Joe Coleman, visited the 1,000-acre Morven Park on Monday morning for...
Spring Azure
Apr 1, 2011
Vol. 16 Issue 1, Spring 2011 By Nicole Hamilton Spring AzurePhoto by Nicole Hamilton The Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) is...
Exciting Project to Document Rare Virginia Dragonflies, Butterflies and more
Mar 29, 2011
This just in from Christopher S. Hobson, VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage: The Virginia Department of Conservation and...
Monarch Butterflies Making a Comeback
Mar 28, 2011
In case you missed it on the news, here’s a nice 2 minute expose by CBS on the status of...
Butterflies out in force!
Mar 19, 2011
Harry Pavulaan posted his butterfly sightings on the VA-leps listserv yesterday! Makes me eager to get outside today and see...
Monarchs are coming! – Free Seed kits for your garden
Mar 6, 2011
As you read this, imagine millions (yes millions!) of Monarch butterflies, almost the entire population of Monarchs, taking flight from...
New Book: Attracting Native Pollinators
Jan 20, 2011
Xerces Society just announced the publication of a new book that you might want to add to your library. It’s...
Time to Plant Your Monarch Waystation!
Nov 14, 2010
Fall is an ideal time to get some seeds and put them out into your garden area. Through the winter...
Are You Seeing Monarch Butterflies?
Oct 10, 2010
On September 18 of this year, a phenomenal event occurred in Cape May, New Jersey — over 500,000 Monarchs migrated...
Identifying Skippers – a Tough but Rewarding Group of Butterflies
Aug 7, 2010
Skippers are the toughest of the butterflies to identify. Similar to the birding world where that unknown bird gets put into...
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