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...
Distinguishing Macros from Debris at Dry Mill Branch Site
Newly certified monitors Tracy and Cooper Niess.Photo by Amy Ulland Loudoun Wildlife’s Stream Team welcomes newly certified stream monitors Tracy...
New Monitoring Site at Goose Creek Receives Indeterminate Rating
On a chilly Saturday morning, a team of seven volunteers from Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, River Creek Confluence Park Committee, and...
Two Stream Monitoring Locations Added Along the North Fork
Loudoun Wildlife’s Stream Team added two stream monitoring locations along the North Fork of the Catoctin Creek to collect baseline...
Black Branch Tributary Contains Pollution-tolerant Macros
Newly certified monitors, Kris Jarvis and Aleta Daniels.Photo by Amy Ulland In October Loudoun Wildlife Board Member Colette Berrebi hosted...
Flatworm is Favorite Macro at North Fork of the Catoctin Creek
A flatworm, with its distinctive eyespots.Photo by Cooper Niess Loudoun Wildlife’s Stream Team recently conducted a series of three surveys...
Stream Team Finds Unusual Macro at Crooked Run
A Red-shouldered Hawk and a Belted Kingfisher serenaded volunteers from Loudoun Wildlife’s Stream Team, who were monitoring a segment of...
South Fork of the Catoctin Receives Healthy Score
The team discovered a mayfly nymph developing wings.Photo by Carolyn Odegaard Philips Farm, a 144-acre tract of land in Waterford...
Finding and Identifying Creek Critters is Fun for All
Certified monitor Emily Maltman helps a young participant identify and tally macros,Photo by Amie Ware Over 40 people attended the...
New Tuscarora Creek Monitoring Site Shows Acceptable Ecological Conditions
Emily Maltman keeps track of time, while Allison Weitzel and Gini Trapp conduct the first macro sample collection.Photo by Amy...