Her name was Meredyth but everyone knew her as Merry, “just like in Christmas,” she told one person. When she died last week from a rare blood disease, Merry Breed was park manager at Claude Moore Park in Sterling, part of the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. “Merry was always interested […]

On June 23th, Andy Rabin and Kevin Munroe led another great field trip to find and identify as many dragonflies and damselflies as they could. The group visited Bles Park, Claude Moore Park and Willowsford. A full list of the sightings (33 species) is below and reference of the first place they saw them during the day. […]

We had a lovely day for our butterfly and dragonfly walk last Saturday morning at Claude Moore Park in Sterling. With a slight breeze and upper 70s, it was perfect for not only the insects that we were looking for but also for all of us.  Twenty-two people came out for the walk and it […]

We had a great walk led by Andy Rabin and Mona Miller. Eighteen people of all ages came out to spot and help identify these beautiful insects. In total, we saw 17 species of butterflies, 13 species of dragonflies and 1species of damselflies. The highlight of the butterflies was the large number of Juniper (aka […]

We had a great day of hunting dragons and damsels across the fine Loudoun countryside! Seven people joined us as Andy Rabin and Kevin Munroe, both real experts in dragonflies and damselflies, took us out into the field. We started the day at 10am at Bles Park then went to Claude Moore at noon and ended the […]

Vol. 8 Issue 3, Summer 2003 By Tom Bjorkman A Wildlife Oasis in the East It could have been a high-density residential development or a shopping mall.  It is surrounded by what it could have been.  But, thanks to the vision and initiative of a handful of Loudoun citizens, Claude Moore Park today is an […]