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Cypress-knee sedge (Carex decomposita) and false hop sedge (Carex lupuliformis) are two incredibly rare species in the state, with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) listing them as at highest risk of being extirpated. This was the product of our Biodiversity Conservation team's ongoing efforts to compile a comprehensive snapshot of the species diversity on the property.
Read on to learn more about the plants and communities previously unknown since the formation of Oak Spring.
American Kestrels are in decline across their native range, for reasons that are not well understood by researchers. Read about how environmental organizations in Northern Virginia are working to build their population and learn more about them.
In honor of World Bee Day and Endangered Species Day this year, we’re writing about four North American bumble bee species at risk of extinction (several of which are found in Virginia), and current efforts to protect them.
To wrap up Invasive Species Awareness Week, we’re discussing five top troublemakers at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and what we do to manage them.
Read about Oak Spring’s first Bioblitz - an event in which dauntless naturalists identified as many species as possible on our 700-acre property in a (long!) day.
Many plant and animal species have incredibly close relationships, depending on each other for food, shelter, reproduction, and more. Read about several trees and grasses that support native birds.
Since we won’t get another chance for 17 years, Oak Spring’s staff and residents decided to celebrate the Brood X emergence with a cicada cook out. Get the recipes here, and watch the video to learn about these fascinating insects - and find out what they tasted like!
The theme of this World Environment Day is ecosystem restoration. Read about the range of ecosystems we care for at Oak Spring, and about several ways you can help restore ecosystems yourself - no matter how big (or how small) your property is.
Happy Arbor Day! While we love all trees, the large, elderly ones have a particularly important place in our hearts and our environment. Learn about different ways to care for them in our latest blogpost.
This year, Oak Spring staff and researchers have seen a marked increase in bobolinks at the foundation, a declining grassland bird species. Read about how our land management practices are supporting bobolinks and other threatened ground-nesting birds.
Our friends at the Biodiversity Heritage Library launched their Earth Optimism blog series today, and to celebrate, we’re sharing some of our own conservation success stories from 2020. Click on the link to read more!
Over 100 bird species have been observed at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and in this blogpost, we tell you about just a few of them in anticipation of our Facebook “virtual birding” event.
We sat down with Head of Project Management and Planning TJ Sherman to chat about long-term plans for the foundation’s land, current conservation projects, and the importance of sharing knowledge.
While Oak Spring has been a bustle of on-site activity – from artist residencies, visiting researchers, farm harvests, and more – we are also doing a lot of work beyond the borders of our stone walls and split rail fences. Explore below to read about just a few of our recent public engagement opportunities.
For Oak Spring’s landscapers, ensuring that the land is primed for native species has meant transforming hundreds of acres of former horse pastures into wild meadow and forest. While not an easy task, it has been one full of surprises, challenges, and opportunities for study and experimentation. Here are some of the current projects they’ve been working on.
In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, we are highlighting several traditional farming and land management methods, used by native peoples throughout the Americas for thousands of years, that we are proud to utilize at OSGF.
