Pollinator Palooza at Mason Neck State Park
Mason Neck State Park invites the community to celebrate the amazing creatures that keep our
world blooming at Pollinator Palooza.
NVBA Birdathon
It’s time for Birdathon! Register your team and go birding! See how many bird species you can count in a 24-hour period, and collect pledges from friends and family. All funds raised directly support NVBA’s conservation work!
The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count provides a snapshot of where birds are in real time. It’s spontaneous; you’re not restricted to your own backyard or to a particular feeding area. You can count anywhere during the 4 count days for as little as 15 minutes or as long as a walk through a park.
Virtual Comment Writing - Help Protect the Endangered Species Act
Join Northern Virginia Bird Alliance for a lunchtime comment writing session where together we will advocate for the Endangered Species Act!
Service Project: Upton Hill Regional Park Invasives Removal
Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants.
CANCELLED: Service Project: Upton Hill Regional Park Invasives Removal
Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants.
Service Project: Lockwood/Elmwood Housing Complex
Come work on this exciting habitat restoration project!
Service Project: Upton Hill Regional Park Invasives Removal
Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants.
Service Project: Upton Hill Regional Park Invasives Removal
Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants.
Wildlife Sanctuary Program Information Session
If you would like to learn more about the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance and the Wildlife Sanctuary Program, please join us on October 5th at 10:00 AM at the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center to meet and talk with the people who manage these programs.
Northern Virginia Native Plants for Landscape Professionals Conference
This conference is for professionals in the landscaping industry only (landscape designers, landscape architects, crews, growers, nurseries, landscape maintenance, property managers, builders, etc.)
Service Project: Meadow Restoration at Occoquan Bay NWR
On Saturday, July 13, help us remove invasive mile-a-minute from a meadow in the refuge. We will partner with Refuge staff, Audubon volunteers and neighbors to make more space in the meadow for native grasses that birds love!
Service Project: Meadow Restoration at Occoquan Bay NWR
On Saturday, June 15, help us remove invasive mile-a-minute from a meadow in the refuge. We will partner with Refuge staff, Audubon volunteers and neighbors to make more space in the meadow for native grasses that birds love!
Earth Day Cleanup
Join this USFWS-sponsored Earth Day cleanup at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Service Project: Meadow Restoration at Occoquan Bay NWR
On Saturday, April 20, help us remove invasive garlic mustard from a meadow in the refuge. We will partner with Refuge staff, Audubon volunteers and neighbors to make more space in the meadow for native grasses that birds love!
Service Project at Monticello Park
Please join us again for our continuing service project in Monticello Park to help with habitat restoration and trail maintenance. This park is very well attended among birders - so let's pitch in to help keep this park in good shape!
Service Project at Monticello Park
Please join us for a service project in Monticello Park to help with habitat restoration and trail maintenance. This park is very well attended among birders - so let's pitch in to help keep this park in good shape!
2023 Bat Festival: Protecting Our Nocturnal Neighbors
This educational event is designed to shed light on the importance of bats in our ecosystem, raise awareness about the threats they face, and empower attendees to take action to protect them.
ASNV Volunteer Appreciation and Service Event
This program is for anyone who has volunteered for the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia. We want to celebrate you!
Service Project at Monticello Park
Please join us for a service project in Monticello Park to help with habitat restoration and trail maintenance. This park is very well attended among birders - so let's pitch in to help keep this park in good shape!
Wingspan: A Board Game about Birds with Creator, Elizabeth Hargrave
Join us online to hear game designer and birder Elizabeth Hargrave speak about how she started birding, her journey to create the award-winning game Wingspan, its rise to popularity, and its impact.
Let's Play Wingspan Together
The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia is hosting a hands-on introduction to playing a prize-winning bird-themed board game called Wingspan.
Audubon Afternoon: The Evolution of Birds with author, Douglas Futuyma
We all learned that dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago - but now we know that they are still with us today. Join Douglas Futuyma, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University, for a presentation on how birds evolved and continue to evolve.
Growing Bird Food: New Research on Wildlife Usage of Native Hydrangea
If you love birds, help them by growing native plants in your yard. Birds cannot live on birdseed alone, but also need to eat native insects - which need native plants for food and shelter.
Bald Eagles: A Conservation Success Story
Bald and golden eagles will be the focus of a presentation on March 2, 2022, by Jeff Cooper, a Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) wildlife biologist.
Equity and Diversity in the Great Outdoors
Nature belongs to all of us! Please join Arlington Public Library for a Zoom chat with renowned birders and naturalists discussing the joys and challenges of their work in the field.
Audubon Afternoon: Ornitherapy, For Your Mind, Body, and Soul with Holly Merker
Ornitherapy, or a more mindful approach to the observation of birds, benefits our mind, body, and soul. We’re pushed and pulled in many directions, no matter our age. If we allow birds and nature to slow us down, we are practicing a form of “self-care.”
Workshop for the Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count
Join Phil Silas, the Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count compiler, and members from our Conservation Committee to learn about this long-running citizen science bird survey.
Audubon Afternoon: Birds of Jamaica with Dr. Herlitz Davis
Join us for our November Audubon Afternoon! Our guest speaker will be Dr. Herlitz Davis, will introduce you to the fascinating Avifauna of Jamaica through stories of his life growing up in nature, and through his doctoral research at George Mason University and the Smithsonian Institution.