Judy Gallagher is an ASNV board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Vote for Conservation This Month
Monday Mystery - October 30, 2023
Monday Mystery - October 2, 2023
Board Notes
Tell Us Your Thoughts (by October 15) on Keeping or Changing Our Name
ASNV, like many other Audubon chapters, has embarked on a process to decide whether to keep the Audubon name. The National Audubon Society in March of this year decided not to change its name, but is allowing its many chapters to decide for themselves.
Celebrate native trees in October!
What You Need to Know About Bird Flu
The July 2023 Statement from the international Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds includes some alarming information about the effect of the current avian influenza or “bird flu,” H5N1, but it also includes some helpful recommendations on steps we can take to keep from exacerbating the spread of this deadly disease.
Thoreau Middle School Garden Produces Monarchs!
ASNV Teams up with Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for a Conservation Workshop
Biodiversity Starts at Home: Plant Native Plants!
Observations from Meadowood: October 2023
President's Corner
Fight Light Pollution to Help Conserve Our Natural Resources
Tree-of-Heaven is not heavenly!
Local Teen Wins National Audubon Society Photo Award
The corporate world embraces native plants
Most corporate properties have pretty “standard” landscaping, meaning the plants do very little if anything to support the local ecosystem. More and more, though, we are seeing innovative landscape designs on commercial properties that demonstrate the potential for corporations to be leaders in the effort to save the natural world, starting on their own land.