Crow’s Nest Peninsula, Stafford County The annual great blue heron nest count took place late January at NVCT’s Heronry, adjacent to the Crow’s Nest Natural […]

Crow’s Nest Peninsula, Stafford County The annual great blue heron nest count took place late January at NVCT’s Potomac Creek Heronry, adjacent to the Crow’s […]

NVCT’s annual Aldo Leopold Read-a-Thon of A Sand County Almanac was a big success, thanks to everyone who attended. A shout-out to all our readers […]

There are several volunteer opportunities coming up to help control invasive plants at Salona Meadows in McLean. Alan Ford, president of the Potomack Chapter of […]

Photo credit: Aldo Leopold Foundation NVCT celebrates Aldo Leopold, the “father of conservation ethics,” at a read-a-thon of “A Sand County Almanac.” The program is […]

Little Hunting Creek.   by Paul Siegel A biologically diverse tidal tributary of the Potomac River located near Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, this is […]

Click here to read our latest newsletter: Winter Morning by Paul Lebras, Nearby Nature Photo Contest Save the date for the Conservation Lunch, Thursday, March […]

Use our NVCT designation codes for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and the United Way of the National Capital Area. This article has been featured […]

NVCT adds our 100th conservation easement on 90 acres of open space next to the Manassas National Battlefield and Bull Run. The property, mostly forest […]

The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust and the Chesapeake Bay String of Pearls Project celebrated conservation landowners who have preserved their land forever in a recent […]