Nature on the Neck: Dragonflies and Damselflies

Nature on the Neck: Dragonflies and Damselflies

by | 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...
Nature on the Neck: Butterflies

Nature on the Neck: Butterflies

by | 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...