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Wildlife Sanctuary Program
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Native Plants for Wildlife
Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac
Plant This Not That
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October 14, 2025
News
Jess Michetti
Fall 2025 Cape May Field Trip Recap

On Saturday, October 4, 22 birders awoke before sunrise, loaded into vans, and began our journey from Northern Virginia to Cape May, NJ, our eyes set on this faraway destination perfectly aligned with the Atlantic Flyway, one of the four “avian superhighways” in North America.

Fall 2025 Cape May Field Trip Recap
October 6, 2025
News
Jess Michetti
Help Us Write the Potomac Flier

Will you volunteer to help us write our monthly newsletter, the Potomac Flier?

Help Us Write the Potomac Flier
Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021

Help ASNV Save Globally Rare Habitat

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
Help ASNV Save Globally Rare Habitat

Audubon Society of Northern Virginia is urging the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to protect important wetland habitat on South Long Branch.

Tagged: Take Action, Conservation, Habitat Loss

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Free the Trees!

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Free the Trees!

Are you upset at the sight of trees being swallowed up by invasive vines? Here is an opportunity to do something about it.

Tagged: Plant NOVA Trees, Plant NOVA Natives, Invasive Species

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Party Time on the Disc Golf Course

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Party Time on the Disc Golf Course

We don’t usually associate the native plant movement or a tree campaign with sports, but players at the Giles Run Disc Golf Course see it as a natural connection.

Tagged: Plant NOVA Natives, Native Planting, Native Land, Invasive Species

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Volunteers at Upton Hill Regional Park Honored

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Volunteers at Upton Hill Regional Park Honored

An urban park with a mini-golf course, a waterpark, and a ropes course might not be the first place you’d visit for birdwatching and nature exploration but if you passed it by, you’d be missing a rare habitat.

Tagged: Upton Hill, Birding

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Bipartisan Bird Walks for Hill Staffers

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Bipartisan Bird Walks for Hill Staffers

Could birding help bridge the partisan divide in Congress?

Tagged: Birding, Politics, Bird Walks

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Observations from Meadowood: January 2022

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Observations from Meadowood: January 2022

Judy Gallagher continues to survey Meadowood Recreation Area. Here are some findings from her most recent survey.

Tagged: Meadowood, Survey, Wildlife Survey, Observations from Meadowood

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Monday Mystery - December 27

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Monday Mystery - December 27

Monday Nature Mystery continues! Read on to learn who correctly identified our last mystery.

Tagged: Monday Mystery, Facebook, Nature Trivia, Contest

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

January 2022 Bird of the Month

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
January 2022 Bird of the Month

Unlike most bird populations that are declining due to loss of habitat and climate change, waxwings seem to be doing quite well.

Tagged: Birding, Bird of the Month

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News

Bird Walks

Jess Michetti
December 30, 2021
News
Bird Walks

Winter is a great time to enjoy birding! Check out our bird walks page to join an upcoming walk.

Tagged: Bird Walks, Birding

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
President's Corner

December 2021

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
President's Corner
December 2021

One hundred million unowned cats in the United States kill 1.7 billion birds and more than six billion other small animals each year.

Tagged: President's Corner, Tom Blackburn, Conservation

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

2021 Hog Island Scholarship Recipient

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
2021 Hog Island Scholarship Recipient

2021 Hog Island Scholarship recipient Gretchen Linton reflects on her time at Educator’s Week.

Tagged: Hog Island, Scholarships and Grants

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

New book on The Birds of Northern Virginia for Beginning Birders and Educators

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
New book on The Birds of Northern Virginia for Beginning Birders and Educators

ASNV is pleased to announce that a new digital picture book on local birds, tailored to beginners, is now available free of charge on the ASNV website.

Tagged: Birding, Birding Resources, Book

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

Happy Frostmas!

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
Happy Frostmas!

What’s “Frostmas?” Every year farmers celebrate the end of the growing season when the first frost occurs. Flowers and crops at this time of year turn to mush due to frost damage.

Tagged: Frost, Climate Change, Frostmas

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

The Importance of Wetlands

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
The Importance of Wetlands

Wetland ecosystems protect and improve water quality, offer habitats, provide flood protection and erosion control, maintain surface water flow during dry periods, and present opportunities for recreation and aesthetic appreciation.

Tagged: Wetlands, Huntley Meadows, Mason Neck State Park, Birding

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

Why you should Report your Tree and Shrub Plantings

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
Why you should Report your Tree and Shrub Plantings

Every tree counts! And counting every tree also helps show whether Northern Virginia is meeting its environmental goals.

Tagged: Native Trees, Plant NOVA Trees

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021

Observations from Meadowood: December 2021

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
Observations from Meadowood: December 2021

Judy Gallagher continues to survey Meadowood Recreation Area. Here are some findings from her most recent survey.

Tagged: Meadowood, Survey, Wildlife Survey, Observations from Meadowood

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

December 2021 Bird of the Month

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
December 2021 Bird of the Month

The Dark-eyed Junco is one of the most widespread species throughout North America, yet the variation in plumage and behavior between regional species is significant.

Tagged: Birding, Bird of the Month

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

Monday Mystery - November 29

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
Monday Mystery - November 29

Monday Nature Mystery continues! Read on to learn who correctly identified our last mystery.

Tagged: Monday Mystery, Facebook, Nature Trivia, Contest

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News

Annual Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

Jess Michetti
November 30, 2021
News
Annual Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

Audubon Society of Northern Virginia’s Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count will be held on Sunday, December 19, 2021 with a preliminary online workshop on December 16. This count will be ASNV’s 40th year participating in a 122-year-old annual tradition of citizen science.

Tagged: CBC, Christmas Bird Count, Manassas-Bull Run CBC

Jess Michetti
November 2, 2021
News

Project Feederwatch Workshop is now Online!

Jess Michetti
November 2, 2021
News
Project Feederwatch Workshop is now Online!

This informative workshop with Dixie Sommers and Greg Butcher covers a bit of Project FeederWatch history, its purpose, tips for identifying birds, and the protocols to be followed while counting. Watch the recording!

Tagged: Project Feederwatch, Survey, Online Programs

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