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The Importance (and Joys) of Surveying Insects at Black Oak

The Importance (and Joys) of Surveying Insects at Black Oak

Nov 7, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 4, Fall 2023 by Tami Carlow A beautiful, quickly moving, metallic insect catches my eye. I throw...

JK Black Oak: What’s New on the Web?

JK Black Oak: What’s New on the Web?

Nov 6, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 4, Fall 2023 by Gerco Hoogeweg, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary CommitteeThe JK Black Oak section of the Loudoun...

Restoring the Oak-Hickory Forest at JK Black Oak

Restoring the Oak-Hickory Forest at JK Black Oak

Aug 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 3, Summer 2023 by Sheila Ferguson and Gerco Hoogeweg If you look at the oak-hickory forest at JK...

Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

May 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Bruce Kimmel, Virginia Master Naturalist Bats are one of the most misunderstood animals on the...

Volunteer Spotlight: Al Erickson

Volunteer Spotlight: Al Erickson

Mar 29, 2023

Al has been volunteering with Loudoun Wildlife since 2019.  He started by assisting his wife, Jenny Erickson, with the Amphibian...

Hard to See, but Woodcocks Found During Walk at JK Black Oak

Hard to See, but Woodcocks Found During Walk at JK Black Oak

Mar 13, 2023

American Woodcock,Photo by Wendy McCrady Seven hardy birders visited JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary in search of American Woodcocks despite...

Busy Months Ahead at JK Black Oak

Busy Months Ahead at JK Black Oak

May 20, 2022

Volume 27 Issue 2, Spring  2022 by Gerco Hoogeweg, JK Black Oak Committee Co-chair Drone view of the western meadow...

The Amphibians of JK Black Oak

The Amphibians of JK Black Oak

Nov 12, 2021

Volume 26 Issue 4, Fall 2021 by Jenny Erickson Amphibians, consisting in our area of frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts,...

Landfill or Vernal Pool at JK Black Oak?

Landfill or Vernal Pool at JK Black Oak?

Nov 9, 2021

On November 6 Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, together with the Lucketts Ruritan Club, held the first trash clean-up day at JK...

Teamwork is Key to Plant Rescue at JK Black Oak

Teamwork is Key to Plant Rescue at JK Black Oak

Oct 11, 2021

When it comes to making things happen with Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (LWC), it’s all about teamwork.  A case in point...

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