Nature on the Neck: Dragonflies and Damselflies
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 species of...
Nature on the Neck: Butterflies
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...
Nature on the Neck: Ticks
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...
The Inspiration for the Northern Neck License Plate with Chip Jones
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...
Investing Where You Are: Protecting Land in King George County with Gail Wertz and Andrew Ball
Check back on this page to read an updated article about Gail Wertz and Andrew Ball's contributions to conservation in our region. Together, the King George County residents are permanently protecting more than 400 acres of old growth forest, open pasture, sensitive...
Nature on the Neck: Double-crested Cormorant
By Kevin Howe - Board Member, Ecologist, Master Naturalist Over 490 species of birds have been recorded in Virginia, and in the Northern Neck scientists and bird lovers have recorded over 140 species. Some are “overly” common, like the Canada Goose while others are...
Northern Neck Land Conservancy Director Joins Virginia’s United Land Trusts Board
The Northern Neck Land Conservancy is pleased to announce that Executive Director Lisa Biever has joined Virginia's United Land Trusts’ board of directors. Known as VaULT, the statewide organization's mission is to magnify and amplify land conservation efforts and...
Protecting Muddy Creek with Becky Shelton
By Rob Hedelt When people who use conservation easements to protect their land try to explain why they do it, most focus on general terms about their love of nature and open spaces. Few have explained their motivation more eloquently than Becky Shelton, a Stafford...
Nature on the Neck: Frogs
By Kevin HoweBoard Member, Ecologist, Master Naturalist Nearly everyone recognizes and appreciates frogs and toads. They are mostly cute, small, never bite and eat insects. What’s not to love? I think most people would be stunned to know that Virginia has 28...