Text and photos by Barbara J. Saffir Care to eyeball one of the wackiest wildflowers on the planet? No need to blaze a trail to Borneo or Brazil. Exotic-looking native Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) thrives practically in our own backyards in Northern Virginia. Not only is Eastern skunk cabbage Virginia’s earliest blooming native wildflower, but itContinueContinue reading “Wacky Winter Wildflower”
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2024 Martin Luther King, Jr., Weekend Nature Volunteering Events
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Domain (Wikimedia Commons). Volunteer to help heal our environment on Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service Weekend, Jan 13-15, 2024. There are many nearby opportunities to remove non-native invasive plants and help restore natural ecosystems, while enjoying time outdoors with community members in our area’s beautiful parksContinueContinue reading “2024 Martin Luther King, Jr., Weekend Nature Volunteering Events”
Seasons of Care for Arlington Central Library Gardens
Text and photos by Devin Reese, unless otherwise noted. Arlington Central Library Native Plant Garden. Photo by Todd Minners. If you take a walk around the Arlington Central Library, you can’t miss the gardens. Even on a fall day when deciduous plants have let go their leaves and annuals have died, the mosaic of treesContinueContinue reading “Seasons of Care for Arlington Central Library Gardens”