Archive for July 2015
Trees Bring People Together
Last Saturday five concerned groups joined forces to show their appreciation for a small park in the city of Alexandria, a park where the biggest shade trees are in danger of disappearing. VNPS members were joined by Tree Stewards, Master Naturalists, members of the local Gladiators basketball team, the West Alexandria Rotary Club, and the…
Read MoreCan Invasive Plants Be Valuable?
Our Capital Naturalist, Alonso Abugattas, recently took action in response to a misinformed article that ran last week in a Virginia paper touting the benefits of invasive, non-native plants. We thought his comments deserving of a wider audience and he has kindly given us permission to print his letter to the editor of that paper,…
Read MoreNative Moths, Native Plants, Natural Connections
My interest in natural history started with birds – their form, color, shapes, and diversity fascinated me! But then in 1981 I got my Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide and that was all she wrote! Plants were my new love – like birds, there was form, color, shape, and diversity; unlike birds, they kept still! I could…
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