NAPS is celebrating Earth Day one week early! NAPS will again be hosting the Earth Day Festival in Downtown Heathsville, VA, during the Farmers Market – Saturday, April 15, 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – with exhibits and more! A … Continued
April marked the beginning of a program to get rid of the Kudzu climbing the trees and filling the fields at the Styer/Bishop unit of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Under the tutelage of Lauren Cruz the Refuge … Continued
Join Gordon Page from 10:00 to 12:00 on May 21, 2017 as he leads you down Mt. Landing Creek located on the Hutchinson Unit of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Check out the attached flyer for more information. … Continued
A 2017 Basic Training Course toward becoming a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist will be held from September 8, 2017 to November 9, 2017. Classes are generally held on Fridays and meet at various locations around the Northern Neck and at … Continued
Recently, CBF Senior Educator and Photographer Bill Portlock bundled up on a cold, January day and made his way out on the Rappahannock River for a midwinter bald eagle survey with Bill Crouch of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. … Continued
This spring, like every spring, many animals are on the move, traveling to their summer homes and breeding grounds. Don’t miss the amazing songbird migration in the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge this spring and other seasonal pageants via … Continued
If you’ve gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance– perhaps an eagle or osprey. Read more at All About Birds.
Registrations are almost full, so register now for the Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ 24th annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Church of the Nazarene in White Stone. Learn about the growing … Continued
Gardeners wishing to grow beautiful flowers or lush vegetables need helpful creatures burrowing in their soil. Earthworms provide important services as they live beneath the soil surface. An article by Andrea Davis tells all about earthworms.
Winter is a great time to see wildlife. The leaves are gone and all the large birds are hunting so look up and watch a hawk swoop across a field to catch a mouse or watch the turkeys grazing in … Continued