Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy We protect, preserve, and restore wildlife habitat, shaping a Loudoun where people and wildlife thrive together.

12/17/2025

๐Ÿ“ธ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง!!
Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy & professional photographer/photography expert for National Geographic -Jeff Mauritzen at the Brambleton Library for an exciting ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ฌ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ!
๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ7pm
๐Ÿ“ฉRSVP & we look forward to seeing you there!
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Join professional photographer Jeff Mauritzen to learn how to tackle one of the most challenging aspects of photography! Whether capturing sports, wildlife, pets, or lifeโ€™s various special moments, documenting a quickly unfolding moment in sharp detail can be frustrating. For the last 12 years, Jeff has been guiding and lecturing as a photography expert for National Geographic Expeditions. This program takes place at Brambleton Library and is co-sponsored by the Loudoun County Public Library and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: https://loudounwildlife.org/event/action-photography/

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€? Contact [email protected]



https://www.facebook.com/jeffmauritzen

๐Ÿชถ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ด, ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ปA soft morning fog made Sweet Run feel extra magical as 6 birder...
12/16/2025

๐Ÿชถ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ด, ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป

A soft morning fog made Sweet Run feel extra magical as 6 birders set out for the monthly walk. It did not take long for the stars of the show to appear. 6 Fox Sparrows were busy rustling through the leaves, showing off their rich colors and giving everyone wonderful looks.

From there, the morning turned into a steady parade of surprises. Hermit Thrushes called from the understory. Winter Wrens zipped around. A Golden-crowned Kinglet flashed its bright yellow stripe. And a juvenile Bald Eagle cruised overhead twice, stealing the spotlight in classic eagle fashion.

There were so many great birds to watch that the group never even made it around the Farmstead loop. By the end of the morning, 39 species were recorded and plenty of smiles to go with them.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ: https://loudounwildlife.org/2025/11/fox-sparrows-sweet-run/

๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜: https://ebird.org/checklist/S285620423

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: https://loudounwildlife.org/event/birding-sweet-run-january

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Dennis Utterback

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird

๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿฆ Central Loudoun ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŽ„Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on Monday, December 29th as we take part in ...
12/15/2025

๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿฆ Central Loudoun ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŽ„

Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on Monday, December 29th as we take part in the National Audubon Societyโ€™s annual ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜. This long-running community science project began in 1899 and continues to help track winter bird populations across North America.

Our count circle spans 177 square miles of beautiful Loudoun countryside, from Waterford to Aldie and Ashburn to Purcellville. New birders are teamed with experienced leaders, and every observation adds valuable information to this important effort.

The ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ is a great reason to get outside, enjoy winter wildlife and help us finish 2025 on a high note. You can participate for a couple of hours or spend the entire day in the field.

๐Ÿ“… Registration required by December 26th

๐Ÿ”— Sign up: https://bit.ly/48zzyqE

๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected] or [email protected]

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† is developing a ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†, and this is an important opportunity for our community to wei...
12/12/2025

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† is developing a ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†, and this is an important opportunity for our community to weigh in. The county is asking residents to share their perspectives on how to protect our land, water, and wildlifeโ€”now and into the future. YOU can help shape the direction of this plan.

Survey responses are anonymous, and it should take about 10โ€“20 minutes to complete. The deadline to participate is December 31, 2025.

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ:
1๏ธโƒฃ Click this link to get started: https://bit.ly/48mys1r

2๏ธโƒฃ Review the Natural Resources Strategy: https://www.loudoun.gov/NaturalResourcesStrategy

3๏ธโƒฃ Take the online survey & share your thoughts: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N92TVVZ

Your feedback will help guide the future of conservation in Loudoun County.

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Loudoun County Government

County is in the process of developing a Natural Resources Strategy and wants to hear from the community. Consider taking a few minutes to complete an online survey about how to protect the countyโ€™s land, water and wildlife resources. Find details here: https://bit.ly/48mys1r

12/11/2025

๐Ÿ’š ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!

Because of your generosity and love for Loudounโ€™s wildlife, we not only exceeded our Giving Tuesday goal - ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€!

๐Ÿ’šThanks to the generosity of so many, sparked by some incredible donors who helped us raise a matching pool of $35,000, we raised more than $58,000 to protect habitats, expand education programs, and ensure that Loudounโ€™s wildlife continues to thrive into ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ.

But the good news doesn't end there. Response to Giving Tuesday was so strong that it inspired additional donations to our year-end matching pool. As a result, from now through Dec. 31st, all gifts made to Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy will be MATCHED for the first $20,000 raised!



๐Ÿ’šSo if you "missed the match" for Giving Tuesday, here's another chance to make a double-impact gift before the last chorus of "Auld Lang Syne" rings out on Dec. 31st.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, and with your help, we'll continue to ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜ in Loudoun County and beyond.

๐Ÿ’šSee inspiring examples of what support helped us accomplish this year and make your matched gift today at: https://bit.ly/LWC-match25

Thanks for standing with us as one united force of - and FOR - nature!

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ? ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜.Join the Northern Virgini...
12/10/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ? ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜.

Join the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for a virtual program, โ€œ๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ,โ€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ with Delegate Kathy Tran, Majority Caucus Chair for the Virginia House of Delegates.

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ:
1๏ธโƒฃ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ
-December 16 โ€ข 7:00โ€“8:00 pm (virtual program)

2๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
-Sign up here: https://loudounwildlife.org/event/effective-advocacy-in-virginia/

3๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ-๐—ฏ๐˜†-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Delegate Tran will share practical, real-world strategies for:
-Contacting elected officials
-Speaking effectively at public meetings
-Advocating for conservation + environmental issues in Virginia

4๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
-Use what you learn to speak up for wildlife, healthy habitats, and strong environmental protections in your community.

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ.

12/09/2025

๐Ÿ  ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ!

On ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฝ๐—บ, weโ€™re opening the doors of the ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ Morven Park to the public one last time before our office move in January. (More info on this coming soon). This space has been a special home for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, and weโ€™d love to celebrate with the community that makes our mission possible.

If youโ€™re new to Loudoun Wildlife, this is a great chance to learn about our programs and meet the people behind our work. Long-time friends can reconnect, catch up, and help us reflect on our 2025 accomplishments. Enjoy refreshments, explore new merch, and spend a cozy afternoon with fellow nature lovers.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฉ๐—ฃ helps us prepare to welcome everyone:
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/ng5D9S4lNOPbpNwqIgaLqQ

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€:
https://loudounwildlife.org/event/lwc-open-house/

๐Ÿ“ฃPassionate about wildlife? Want to make a real difference?๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy'๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ and he...
12/07/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃPassionate about wildlife? Want to make a real difference?

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy'๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ and help ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, and ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜ across ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜†.

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐‘ด๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ซ๐’:
๐Ÿ”ปProvide strategic leadership and governance
๐Ÿ”ปSupport fundraising and financial oversight
๐Ÿ”ปServe as ambassadors for conservation
๐Ÿ”ปParticipate in committees and bi-monthly meetings
๐Ÿ”ปCommit 5โ€“10 hours per month

๐‘พ๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐‘ต๐’†๐’†๐’…: Candidates with HR or financial management expertise to strengthen our organizational capacity as we grow our programs and team.

All candidates passionate about our mission are encouraged to apply!

โžก๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: https://bit.ly/48AsuJ1

Know someone who would be a great fit? Please share this opportunity.

12/05/2025

With Loudoun County's first snow of the season settling in, itโ€™s a good time to remember that ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.

Thoughtful choices today help protect the streams and habitats that make Loudoun such a special place.

โ„๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜. Clear snow by shoveling, sweeping, or scraping before using any salt.
โ„๏ธ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐˜†. One 12-oz cup (about a coffee mug) can treat roughly 10 sidewalk squares, a light sprinkle is enough.
โ„๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€. Once conditions improve, sweep up unused salt so you can reuse it and keep it out of our waterways.

Thank you for helping keep our community safe while caring for the health of our streams and the wildlife we all cherish.

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

12/04/2025

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ญ๐—ฒ๐—ป (volume up for the full effect)

๐Ÿ“น A trail camera at our Big Branch biological stream monitoring site near Banshee Reeks has been working overtime capturing some of our favorite neighborsโ€”the ones who never RSVP but always show up.
..White-tailed deer swing by for a refreshing sip.

A determined beaver waddles past like itโ€™s late for work.

Raccoons rummage through the riffle in search of a tasty treat.

An opossum bravely tiptoes across the stream.

Wood ducks cruise their way downstream.

Robins turn the shallows into a splash pad.

And wild turkeys strut along the banks like they own the place.

While the wildlife steals the spotlight, our amazing ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ are focused on the tinyโ€”but super mightyโ€”benthic macroinvertebrates hiding under rocks: mayfly larvae and other sensitive species that serve as living reporters of water quality and stream health. From the smallest critters clinging to the streambed to the trail cam catching its wild paparazzi shots, this waterway is quietly sustaining life at every turn.

Clean water matters for every creatureโ€”wildlife, critters, and us.๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸŽฅcredit to ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ member Karen Jimenez for the fantastic trail cam footage!

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

๐ŸŒฑ Protecting the places wildlife depends on.At Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, weโ€™re committed to safeguarding the natural...
12/03/2025

๐ŸŒฑ Protecting the places wildlife depends on.

At Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, weโ€™re committed to safeguarding the natural spaces that support our community, from local habitat and migration corridors to the green buffers that protect our streams and neighborhood ecosystems.

This article highlights concerns from residents near Westpark about the proposed 57-space parking lot and pavilion, underscoring why thoughtful planning matters for both people and wildlife. These community perspectives are essential in understanding how development decisions can affect the natural systems LWC works to protect.

โžก๏ธRead the Patch.com article here: https://patch.com/virginia/leesburg/loudoun-county-plans-build-57-space-parking-lot-next-leesburg-condominium-nodx

One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the authorโ€™s own.)

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