Unique Monticello Park in Alexandria Dedicated as an Old-Growth Forest
Monticello Park in Alexandria was newly dedicated as a Community Forest by the Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN) at a dedication event earlier this month. The […]
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Conservation Conversations with interns Eliza Young & Lily Bertles
Interview conducted by NVCT Communications Coordinator Aaron Kershaw We recently sat down and chatted with Eliza Young and Lily Bertles from St. Stephens & St. […]
Conservation Conversations with Julia Gasink
We sat down with Julia Gasink, a University of Mary Washington senior majoring in Biology and a certificate in Geographic Information Science, to discuss her […]
NVCT's Invasive Plant Watch: A Case of Mistaken Identity, Red Mulberry or White Mulberry?
As we march toward June and the flowers bloom, there’s a battle going on outside that no plant is safe from between our native and […]
NVCT's Invasive Plant Watch: The Norway Maple
Nature is beautiful, and few things help renew its appeal, like a Northern Virginia spring. The natural world has a calming effect, and many of […]
Conservationists of Color: April 2022
Conservationists of Color Series Contributors (Concept, Research, and Writing): Mary Spindler, Julia Gasink, and Aaron Kershaw Our Conservationists of Color series’ April 2022 entry, focuses […]
NVCT's Changemakers: Safeguarding Our Trees Champions Forestry Protection in Northern Virginia
Forestry protection is a fight that has proven challenging as Northern Virginia’s growing development shrinks our region’s tree canopy. On Thursday, March 24, 2022, the […]
Could the Palm-sized Joro Spiders be Gliding into Northern Virginia?
Are the Joro spiders are coming? Love them or hate them, spiders provoke an emotional reaction in everyone, even when they are incy wincy. If […]
Conservationists of Color: Women's History Month Edition
Conservationists of Color Series Contributors (Concept, Research, and Writing): Mary Spindler, Julia Gasink, and Aaron Kershaw March is Women’s History Month and in the spirit […]
NVCT Protects Historic Property Formerly Owned by Renowned TV Journalist, the Late Roger Mudd
Press Release For Immediate Release: February 23, 2022 Contacts: Aaron Kershaw, Communications Coordinator Northern Virginia Conservation Trust akershaw@nvct.org / (703) 354-5093, ext. 103 NVCT Protects […]