Five Notorious Invasive Plants in Northern Virginia
Emily Ellis
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.
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A Snapshot of Biodiversity
Emily Ellis
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.
Read MoreBringing Back the Birds
Emily Ellis
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.
Read MoreThe Future is Bright
Emily Ellis
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!
Read MoreInvasive Plant Species Awareness
OSGF
In honor of National Invasive Species Awareness Week - a national observance established ten years ago to raise funds and awareness to invasive species issues - we’re answering some common questions about invasive plants, as well as highlighting several particularly trouble-making species at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
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