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Great Backyard Bird Count February 12–15
Learn how you can participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count–all you have to do is watch birds for at least 15 minutes, at least once, from February 12 through February 15, 2021…Also, learn how to improve the habitat on your own property to make it more inviting for birds and butterflies. Continue reading
Posted in Pollinators
Tagged adult Monarch, Asclepias tuberosa, chrysalis, Creating Inviting Habitats, Great Backyard Bird Count, house wrens, Lantana, Monarch caterpillar, nest boxes, Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Landscape for Wildlife: A New MGNV Facebook Series
In 2021, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia will introduce Landscape for Wildlife, a new series of educational posts on Facebook which will run weekly on Thursday mornings starting Jan. 7. Landscape for Wildlife will focus on the services that native species can provide to endangered pollinators, birds, small mammals, and other wildlife when homeowners include them in residential landscapes. Continue reading
Posted in Landscape for Wildlife, Wildlife
Tagged American Beauty-berry, Aromatic Aster, Asclepias syriaca, Callicarpa americana, common milkweed, Danaus plexippus, Echinacea purpurea, Monarch caterpillar, purple coneflower, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
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