Broad Run Monitoring Finds More Than Macros
Intermittent rain showers on the afternoon of May 1 could not dampen the enthusiasm of the nine volunteers who conducted...
Beautiful Natives and a Good Health Score at Sweet Run Tributary
Emerging ferns, Spring Beauties, and Trout Lily leaves dotting the forest floor along the banks of Sweet Run provided the...
North Fork of the Catoctin Surveys Find Acceptable Ecological Conditions
A Spiny Crawler Mayfly found in the North Fork of the Catoctin.Photo by Amy Ulland Blustery and overcast conditions didn’t...
Salamander Surprises Stream Monitors at JK Black Oak
Northern Two-Lined Salamander found at JK Black Oak’s upstream site.Photo by Amy Ulland To protect the environmentally sensitive habitat and...
Goose Creek Score Indicates Unacceptable Ecological Conditions
Closeup of gravid scud with eggs in brood pouch.Photo by Emily Maltman Virginia Bluebells, Spring Beauties and Trout Lilies lined...
Tuscarora Creek Monitoring Reveals High Salt Levels
While bicyclists zoomed by on the adjacent W&OD Trail on the morning of April 2, six of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s...
Despite Cold, Wind and Snow, People Came to Learn about Creek Critters
Everyone enjoyed searching the collection net for macros.Photo by Amie Ware Despite cold temperatures, wind gusts and snow flurries, about...
Tuscarora Creek Receives Lower Health Score than Last Year
Certified monitor Emily Maltman helps Zach Vultaggio and Liam Russell prepare a net for sampling.Photo by Callie McCormick On Saturday...
New Stream Monitors Certified with Tuscarora Creek Survey
The cold and windy weather this past Sunday, March 20, didn’t deter our Stream Team from conducting a benthic macroinvertebrate...
Creek Critters of Loudoun Program
Predatory mouthparts of a hellgrammite seen under a Magiscope.Photo by Emma Lloyd February is not usually a month for benthic...