Bluebell and spring beauty are among the ephemerals blooming in local parks, including these at Riverbend.

Join us Sunday March 17 for our quarterly chapter, get together, 12 noon to 2:30 PM at Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd, Alexandria. We will have a discussion about native plants and tour the native plant trail.

Wildfire danger is high today across Virginia due to high winds and low relative humidity. 🔥⚠️ In these conditions, wildfires start easily and are difficult to control. Postpone burning until your area receives precipitation. If a fire escapes your control, call 911 immediately.

“We are planting America’s first campus-based native food forest dedicated to feeding both human and animal foragers,” said Mason and ESP professor of sustainability Dann Sklarew of what has been aptly named the Foragers’ Forest. gmu.edu/news/2024-04/n… George Mason University Sustainability

Your landscaping can be a valuable tool in keeping our waterways clean. By using conservation landscaping techniques, you can help decrease polluted stormwater runoff by making sure raindrops soak into the land instead of running off into storm drains. onlyrain.org/stormwater-col…

Got live ash trees? Applications are open through June 24 for our Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Cost-Share Program, which helps landowners and organizations offset up to 50% of the costs to protect ash trees from the invasive beetle. 🪲🛡️ Learn more: dof.virginia.gov/forest-managem…

May 20 is #ReduceYourLawnDay! It is for ALL lawn spaces to be evaluated. Whether a church, business, HOA, etc., if the grass is only walked on while being mowed, then it is a candidate to be replaced with something low-maintenance, Earth-friendly, and beautiful! #reduceyourlawn

Virginia is one of the top five states with the most documented champion trees, ones which have grown to be the largest specimens of their species. virginiamercury.com/2024/05/20/doc…

It's #PollinatorWeek, an annual celebration of the importance of bees, butterflies and the many other insects that keep our gardens abuzz with activity! 🐝 🦋 🌼 Explore eight tips to help pollinators and other insects thrive: nature.ly/3VH4VJf Photo: Danae Wolfe/TNC

Glad to have these changes out so that we can make iNaturalist data even more useful for studying plant phenology!

Our #nativeplant feature in the June 2024 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine is on False Green Hellebores (Veratrum viride). See more at washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/06/june-2… #gardendc #gardeningX #gardeningTwitter #flowers

Join us for the kick-off of our new “Eco-friendly Landscaping for your Backyard” developed to help homeowners establish and maintain eco-friendly, bio-healthy, economical, low-maintenance yards. Register on Eventbrite eventbrite.com/e/death-by-mil…

Nominate your favorite tree champions for the 2023-24 Friends of Trees Awards! 🌲 We want to celebrate those in #FairfaxCounty who are making a difference in our community by preserving, protecting, or planting trees. Nominations are open until July 31: bit.ly/31qXr1h

Riparian buffers are a win-win, providing aesthetic benefits for you and improving water quality for many downstream. We'll install a buffer on your property—and maintain it for a year—for FREE. Virginians with/along most water features qualify—apply now: ow.ly/4Fck50SPhTp

Every summer, several fields at Appomattox-Buckingham State Forests become a sea of green and gold as goldenrod, black-eyed Susans and sunflowers reach peak bloom. ✨🐝🌻 These fields are intentionally managed so these plants can thrive and benefit pollinators and other wildlife.

Our annual acorn and nut collection is on! 🌰🔍🌳 From now 'til Oct. 15, collect acorns, walnuts and chestnuts and drop them off at any DOF office. We'll then plant and grow them at our nurseries for reforestation projects across Virginia. Learn more: ow.ly/YwCE50Tgvq7

"Hundreds of thousands of birds species migrate to and through Virginia during this season to reach warmer climates for the winter." Learn more about them in this UVaToday article featuring Blandy's Dave Carr. news.virginia.edu/content/fall-m…

Impress your friends with your fall foliage ID skills! 🍁☝️🤓 The best part of leaf-peeping is soaking in the wide color spectrum made possible by the diversity of our forests. Here's some common Virginia trees and their fall colors so you know what you're looking at this season.

Three LCPS Schools were recognized by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) for incorporating environmental literacy into their curricula. Congratulations to Blue Ridge Middle School, Farmwell Station Middle School, and Woodgrove High School!