By Monique Wong When Christine Freidel moved into her home near Potomac Overlook Park five year ago, she inherited a typical suburban lawn in her backyard. Inspired by the book “Bringing Nature Home,” Christine applied her training as a Master Naturalist and spent two years introducing native species to her backyard. “We spotted butterflies andContinueContinue reading “Backyard Nature Photography”
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Calling All Tree-Loving Master Naturalists
By Nora Palmatier YOU have a great opportunity to get native canopy trees planted in your Arlington neighborhood – last year the Tree Canopy Fund got 515 trees planted, including 61 Nyssa sylvatica, 110 Quercus species, and 45 Betula nigras! All of the information you need to start planning is on the ACE website atContinueContinue reading “Calling All Tree-Loving Master Naturalists”
Save My Neighbor’s Virginia Pine
By Leigh Pickering I’d like to share a story to remind Master Naturalists how important it is to advocate for trees in our neighborhoods. Recently, a builder began to construct a new home on a lot across the street from the Walter Reed Firehouse. On the corner is a huge (for the species) mature Virginia Pine. IContinueContinue reading “Save My Neighbor’s Virginia Pine”
Tree Lovers’ Dream Project: Arlington County Street Tree Inventory
By Kathy Philpott Costa On March 13, a group of volunteers made up of Arlington Master Naturalists, Tree Stewards and Americorps members met with Arlington County Forester Vincent Verweij for basic training on how to conduct a street tree inventory. These volunteers will soon contribute to an ambitious project to update information on more thanContinueContinue reading “Tree Lovers’ Dream Project: Arlington County Street Tree Inventory”
Choking Hazard – English Ivy Threatens Virginia’s Trees
By Caroline Haynes To the passing eye, English ivy seems like a lovely little green plant. But, it is actually a serious threat to the beautiful trees that give yards and neighborhoods shade and character. Ivy strangles trees. It can accelerate tree rot by holding moisture close to the tree bark, while also stealing theContinueContinue reading “Choking Hazard – English Ivy Threatens Virginia’s Trees”
ARMN Volunteers Share Expertise at February Mini-symposium
By Julie Speers Many of our ARMN volunteers have a great depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for special areas of interest. On February 27, 2012, following the ARMN Chapter meeting, four Master Naturalists–David Garcia, Leigh Pickering, Darcy Reid, and Trevor Self–shared their passions at a mini-symposium. David Garcia shared a discovery he made during his studies regarding the conceptContinueContinue reading “ARMN Volunteers Share Expertise at February Mini-symposium”
Native Plant Sales
Spring is almost here which means it is the perfect time to enrich your garden and support the environment by planting some native plants in your garden! There are many native plant sales in the region to check out: Long Branch Nature Center Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 21, 1-3pm (rain date Sunday, 4/22) 625ContinueContinue reading “Native Plant Sales”
Remove Ivy Campaign Kickoff – March 12 & 13, 2012
Tired of seeing lovely mature trees tortured by hideous vines? Come learn how to use impactful messages, material, and strategies for inspiring our neighbors to remove English ivy from their trees! Through a grant from the Tree Canopy Fund, TreeStewards and Master Naturalists hired the nonprofit environmental communications firm Biodiversity Project to create and testContinueContinue reading “Remove Ivy Campaign Kickoff – March 12 & 13, 2012”
Green Fire: Screenings of the Aldo Leopold Documentary
ARMN and Northern Virginia Conservation Trust present two showings of the documentary Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time. This full-length HD documentary film depicts the legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold and his environmental legacy. It shares highlights from his extraordinary career and his vision of a community that cares about both people andContinueContinue reading “Green Fire: Screenings of the Aldo Leopold Documentary”
1/12/12 Barcroft Sunny Workday Report
By Jim Hurley Last Thursday, January 12, Master Naturalist (and current ARMN Treasurer) Josh Schnell enticed some 15 of his USDA OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) colleagues to Barcroft Park for a couple of hours cutting and digging Multiflora Rose, English Ivy and Japanese Honeysuckle. Five Americorps volunteers supported the effort, as well as fourContinueContinue reading “1/12/12 Barcroft Sunny Workday Report”