By Jeanette Murry and Alan Tidwell We graduated from the spring 2012 ARMN Basic Training Course. During the summer and fall, we volunteered on a camera trapping project called eMammal organized by the Smithsonian. We focused on Keyser Run Fire Trail in the Shenandoah National Park for our trapping. When we saw the eMammal Project advertised through the ARMN listserv,ContinueContinue reading “ARMN volunteers enjoy helping Smithsonian eMammal camera trapping project”
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Happenings in Tuckahoe Park
By Mary McLean Thanks to four volunteers, we cleared invasive plants from the edge of the Sycamore and Lee Highway on Nov. 17. This project is part of Arlington County sponsored Habitat Restoration. Master Naturalist, Melanie La Force, is working on her own to remove porcelain berry and English Ivy on the Sycamore Road sideContinueContinue reading “Happenings in Tuckahoe Park”
Autumn 2012 Invasive Work in Barcroft Park
By Jim Hurley Master Naturalists continued our work improving the quality of the natural areas in Barcroft Park, with three three-hour work sessions on great-weather Saturdays in September, October and November. Our mission for all three sessions was cutting English Ivy from trees in heavily infested areas of the park. As noted in previous posts,ContinueContinue reading “Autumn 2012 Invasive Work in Barcroft Park”
ARMN Volunteers Assist in Fort Myer Tree Planting
By Monique Wong When a service project needs volunteers in our neighborhoods, ARMN members are always ready to respond at a moment’s notice. On Friday, November 16, a bunch of ARMN volunteers joined members of Casey Trees and Tree Stewards in a community tree-planting event at Fort Myer in Arlington. More than sixty volunteers, divided intoContinueContinue reading “ARMN Volunteers Assist in Fort Myer Tree Planting”
Flowers Come to Tuckahoe Park
By Mary McLean Thanks to Eagle Scout Jacob Heidig, Tuckahoe Park now has beautiful blue, red, and yellow flowers to admire. These plants (listed below) provide the best natural source of food and nectar for beautiful butterflies, goldfinch, and hummingbirds. In June, guided by a plan he developed, Jacob led a team of high schoolContinueContinue reading “Flowers Come to Tuckahoe Park”
Barcroft Park Focus Project Update
By Jim Hurley It is now early September, 2012, following the extreme extended heat wave in the Washington DC region, and a walk around Barcroft Park will reveal whole swaths of brown, dead plants at ground level, and many dead tree stems, still upright, listing, or lying on their sides, leaves crisping. It wasn’t theContinueContinue reading “Barcroft Park Focus Project Update”
ARMN Invasive Plant Species Education Volunteer Opportunities Intersect at PORP
By John Bernard Several endeavors by Arlington Regional Master Naturalist (ARMN) on education of invasive plant species and alternatives converge at Potomac Overlook Regional Park (PORP). One is the ARMN Audubon at Home (AAH) focus summer project which had its kick off meeting on June 24 at ARMN’s native plant garden after “Meet Me OnContinueContinue reading “ARMN Invasive Plant Species Education Volunteer Opportunities Intersect at PORP”
Join ARMN Volunteers for June HOG Pull
Come see the results of our May efforts and join us for our June HOG Pull. HOG Pull, Saturday, June 2, 9-11 AM at Haley Park [Haley Park, Oakridge Elementary School, Gunston Middle School Invasive Plant Pull] This is a continuing project on the first Saturday of each month to reclaim the natural area between HaleyContinueContinue reading “Join ARMN Volunteers for June HOG Pull”
Demonstration Native Plant Garden for Shady Backyards
By Kathy Landis and Joanne Hutton On Sunday May 6, 2012, Potomac Overlook Regional Park (PORP) held a dedication ceremony that marked the official opening of the new demonstration native plant garden for shady backyards. The garden is adjacent to the Master Gardeners’ demonstration vegetable garden, across the driveway from the Native American garden. NextContinueContinue reading “Demonstration Native Plant Garden for Shady Backyards”
Native Plants Demonstration Garden Dedication
By Joanne Hutton We look forward to seeing as many of you who can come to the dedication of our new demonstration garden showing off native plants suitable for backyards on Sunday, May 6th, at the annual May Day Fair at Potomac Overlook Regional Park. The dedication will take place tentatively at 2:30 p.m. with Mary Hynes, ChairContinueContinue reading “Native Plants Demonstration Garden Dedication”