by Alicen Hackney | Aug 3, 2026 | Newsletter
By Kevin Howe – Board Member, Ecologist, Master Naturalist In Virginia, we have 121 different species of Mammals, most of which we never see. Several are what we call semi-aquatic, meaning they live much of their life in the water. Four of those species come to...
by Rob Hedelt | Jul 14, 2026 | Newsletter, Press Release
By Rob Hedelt When they were younger, Henrico County couple Carole and Welford Taylor bought two lots in Northumberland County near Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club. At the time, they planned to eventually build a home or cottage there. However, as Welford, an...
by Kevin Howe | Jun 30, 2026 | Newsletter
By Kevin Howe – Board Member, Ecologist, Master Naturalist When you get near freshwater anywhere in North America you will see dragonflies and damselflies. They are among the most abundant insect predators we have around water. In Virginia, we have over 140...
by Kevin Howe | Jun 1, 2026 | Newsletter
By Kevin Howe – Board Member, ecologist, Master Naturalist Adult butterflies are probably the one insect that anyone over the age of three can recognize. We have about 825 different butterflies in North America (750 in the US) and over 100 species in Virginia. At...
by Kevin Howe | May 6, 2026 | Newsletter
By Kevin Howe – Board Member, Ecologist, Master Naturalist I think most people are well aware of those awful biting tiny ticks. These little, mostly black-brown relatives to spiders and mites bite us and may make us ill. I have had more than my share of tick bites and...
by Rob Hedelt | May 6, 2026 | Newsletter
By Rob Hedelt The year was 2005 and Westmoreland County native and resident Chip Jones was working for his brother’s trash business, a job that had him traveling the length and breadth of the Northern Neck. The young man, raised on his family’s grain and vegetable...
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