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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
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Jess Michetti
Help Us Write the Potomac Flier

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Welcoming Visitors with Native Plant Landscaping

Welcoming Visitors with Native Plant Landscaping

The big signs that welcome visitors to neighborhoods are usually framed by conventional ornamental shrubs, grasses, and annual flowers. Last year, Northern Virginia communities were invited to apply for matching mini-grants to spruce up their entranceways using only Virginia native plants.

You Can Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Plants

You Can Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Plants

What do English ivy, barberry, butterfly bush, and mimosas (the tree, not the drink) have in common? You can find them in most Northern Virginia neighborhoods, and you can buy them at many local nurseries, garden shops and big box stores. But they are all invasive plants in Northern Virginia.

Nextgen Birders for Conservation: A New Program Targeting Younger Birders

Nextgen Birders for Conservation: A New Program Targeting Younger Birders

ASNV is excited to announce the official launch of Nextgen Birders for Conservation (Nextgen). This new program aims to cultivate the next generation of birders and conservationists by providing opportunities for younger birders to meet, socialize, learn, and bird together.

View our full lineup of classes, events, bird walks and more on our calendar.