NATURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS

To join an upcoming survey, send an email to Jim Waggoner at jwagge3093@aol.com. Please include the date and location of the survey you would like to join in your note.

Many know northern Virginia for its economic dynamism, cultural development and ever-changing landscape.  Less well known are the places sheltering remnants of an earlier, vital, natural history.  If you would like to discover native birds, other fauna and flora — in the company of dedicated citizen scientists — then consider joining one or more of the continuing natural resource surveys at Occoquan Bay NWR, Meadowood Recreation Area and other parks and preserves in eastern Fairfax and Prince William Counties. Each of these publicly-protected sites has a particular blend of habitats representative of northern Virginia’s special natural character.

A report of each survey is emailed to participants as well as the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and other managing agencies.  Summary reports, checklists and analyses of survey data provide an up-to-date inventory of species and insight into the state of populations. 

When: Various dates throughout the year - see upcoming schedule below. 

Locations - In rotation at the following locations (please use these specific directions to find the group meeting place):

• Occoquan Bay NWR: Follow the directions to the entrance, continue to the parking area at the end of the entrance road, and meet at the pavilion.

• Meadowood SRMA: Follow the directions to the entrance and continue on the entrance road to the stables.

Upcoming Natural Resource Surveys

Join Jim Waggener in his ongoing natural resource surveys at two of northern Virginia's best birding spots. Surveys alternate between Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) on Mason Neck. From April through October, surveys are conducted primarily for butterflies and dragonflies at those two locations and two others—Occoquan Regional Park and Julie J. Metz Memorial Wetlands Preserve. Participation is limited. Email Jim to RSVP at jwagge3093@aol.com.