Helping the Lovely Wood Thrush
Habitat for this magical bird is rapidly disappearing in our area. Here are some ways you can help.
Photo: Wood Thrush, Linnet Tse/Audubon Photography Awards
Upcoming Classes and Events
We have lots of great classes and events coming up, both online and in person.
Photo: Red-shouldered Hawk, Evelyn Garcia/Audubon Photography Awards
Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac: Create a Mini-meadow
Springtime is for planting! If you’re looking for ideas for a sunny spot, think about creating a mini-meadow to bring pollinators to your yard.
Photo: Mini-meadow, Alyssa Morel
Birding Resources
Check out our birding resources page to learn about places to go, how to attract birds to your yard, regional checklists, field guides, apps and more!
Photo: Taunya English
A New View of the Landfill
Grassland at the I-95 landfill provides habitat for ground-nesting birds and other wildlife
Photo: Dickcissel, Russel Smith/Audubon Photography Awards
Wildlife Sanctuary Almanac: Violets
You may think of Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia) as pesky weeds growing unwanted in your lawn and pull them up, but they are native and of value to wildlife.
Photo: Blue Violets, Bernt Fransson, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Osprey, LeRoy VanHee/Audubon Photography Awards
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia is a chapter of the National Audubon Society.
Our mission is to engage all Northern Virginia communities in enjoying, conserving, and restoring nature for the benefit of birds, other wildlife, and people. We advance our mission through educational programs, citizen science, conservation initiatives, and advocacy initiatives. We envision a world where people, wildlife, and their habitats thrive.
News
The latest stories from ASNV. Looking for a particular topic? Try searching our site. We have hundreds of articles full of great information about everything from birds to advocacy to native plants.
One of the most anticipated sounds of spring in northern Virginia is the exquisite song of the returning Wood Thrush.
We all know that chronic stress affects our health and well-being, causing us to go into “fight or flight” mode. Ongoing stress also affects the health of trees.
This survey will allow us to demonstrate how important the issue of invasive plants is to Virginians and allow us to collect contact information from people who can help reach out to their legislators.
Judy Gallagher is an ASNV board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Conservation advocates lost several battles in the 2024 General Assembly, but did score a couple of wins that allow local governments to adopt some environment-friendly requirements. We can use your help in lobbying your local governments to adopt these measures.
Springtime is for planting! If you’re looking for ideas for a sunny spot, think about creating a mini-meadow to bring pollinators to your yard
Monday Nature Mystery continues! Read on to learn who correctly identified our last mystery.
A landfill can be more than a garbage dump. It can be a place of ecological renewal. The latest example at Fairfax County’s I-95 landfill is a plan to protect some of the landfill’s grassland habitat for ground-nesting birds and other wildlife.
Mary Frase, who comes from several generations of family gardeners, tells anyone who asks her about her volunteering, “I grew up playing in the dirt and I still like to play there.” She turned this love into an extraordinary commitment to native habitat.
If you haven’t yet taken the time to study the variety of nature in your local park, but you still appreciate it, you may also ask yourself how you, as a park user and community member can help protect the park’s resources.
Find more stories on our News page.
Upcoming Classes and Events
We have resumed some in-person bird walks and are holding our classes and events both in person and online. You can also watch recordings of past virtual events on our Online Programs page.