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Invasive Plants at JK Black Oak

Invasive Plants at JK Black Oak

Dec 9, 2024

Like most, if not all, natural areas in Northern Virginia, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is overrun with invasive plants. ...

Volunteers Breathe New Life into Meadowscape

Volunteers Breathe New Life into Meadowscape

Feb 8, 2024

Volume 29 Issue 1, Winter 2024 by Susan Abraham and BJ Lecrone Volunteers spread out to plant native grasses in...

Volunteers Remove Invasive Wavyleaf Basketgrass at JK Black Oak

Volunteers Remove Invasive Wavyleaf Basketgrass at JK Black Oak

Aug 8, 2022

Many thanks to the seven volunteers who braved the heat and humidity on Friday, August 5, to help remove JK...

Battle with Autumn Olive Continues at JK Black Oak

Battle with Autumn Olive Continues at JK Black Oak

Dec 14, 2021

Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) was introduced in this country in 1830 as an ornamental shrub and cultivated for wildlife habitat...

Making a Difference at Ball’s Bluff: Volunteers Take On Park’s Invasive Garlic Mustard

Making a Difference at Ball’s Bluff: Volunteers Take On Park’s Invasive Garlic Mustard

Oct 29, 2021

Volume 26 Issue 4, Fall 2021 by BJ Lecrone, Office Management/Online Outreach Author BJ Lecrone enjoys the beauty of Ball’s...

Keep Trying! The Rewards of Fighting Woodland Invasives

Keep Trying! The Rewards of Fighting Woodland Invasives

Aug 18, 2021

Volume 26 Issue 3, Summer 2021 by Anne Owen, Audubon at Home Coordinator Even on a smaller property, the fight against...

Prescribed Grazing Goats

Jul 1, 2014

Vol. 19 Issue 2, Summer 2014 Photo by Deb Dramby   By Deb Dramby, Willowsford Farm As spring rolls in,...

Butterfly Bush: Friend or Foe?

Jul 1, 2013

Vol. 18 Issue 2, Summer 2013   by Emily Cook The butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, is a staple, and often...

Mile-a-Minute

Oct 1, 2011

Vol. 16 Issue 3, Fall 2011 By Helen VanRyzin Photo by Nicole Hamilton Mile-a-minute is listed by the Plant Conservation...

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