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The Bats of Loudoun: An Evening with Our Nocturnal Neighbors

The Bats of Loudoun: An Evening with Our Nocturnal Neighbors

Mar 30, 2026

Join us at JK Black Oak for an unforgettable outdoor evening celebrating one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures. Local bat...

Mist Netting at JK Black Oak Reveals Bat Diversity and Surprises

Mist Netting at JK Black Oak Reveals Bat Diversity and Surprises

Nov 2, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Bruce Kimmel, JK Black Oak Bat Project Director In 2021, the Virginia Master...

The Bats of Loudoun County

The Bats of Loudoun County

Apr 3, 2025

Nature’s elusive aerial acrobats, bats constitute a diverse and fascinating group of mammals with unique adaptations that have allowed them...

Winged Mammals: Exploring the Fascinating World of Bats

Winged Mammals: Exploring the Fascinating World of Bats

Mar 28, 2024

On March 24, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy partnered with Loudoun County Public Library for a presentation by Loudoun Wildlife Board member...

Meet the Muskrats of Loudoun

Feb 4, 2021

Volume 26 Issue 1, Winter 2021 by Dan Sill Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam … OK you probably know the song that was...

Gray Squirrel

Nov 6, 2018

Volume 23 Issue 3, Fall 2018 by Sharon Plummer We see them at parks and in our wooded backyards. Just like...

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Jan 1, 2018

Volume 22 Issue 4, Winter 2017 by Marion Constante Some of us root for Peter Rabbit on his tales of...

The North American Beaver

Apr 1, 2017

  Vol. 22 Issue 1, Spring 2017 North American Beaver Photo by Carson and Jim Clark By Sharon Plummer Not...

The Red Foxes of Loudoun County

Dec 1, 2016

Vol. 21 Issue 4, Winter 2016     Photo by Katherine Daniels By John Griffin, Director, Urban Wildlife for The...

Coyotes: Loudoun’s “Ghost Dogs”

Oct 1, 2015

Vol. 20 Issue 3, Fall 2015 By Lynsey White Dasher Photo by Richard Seeley As the weather turns cooler and...

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