Living with the Tide: Plant Community Patterns along Little Hunting Creek [via Zoom]
Date/Time
Thursday, November 19, 2026
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Contact
potowmack@vnps.org
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Join Vegetation Ecologist Nelson DeBarros via Zoom to learn how daily tides shape a mosaic of marshes, shrub thickets, and forested swamps as he presents findings from a 2024-2025 vegetation survey along Little Hunting Creek.
Using mapped community types, photo points, and site notes, Nelson will highlight how these habitats differ and which plant species you’re most likely to encounter in each—plus a few rarities that make this corridor ecologically significant. Whether you’re a naturalist, paddler, or neighbor, you’ll come away with a clearer picture of plants at the water’s edge.
View more information about Little Hunting Creek at https://friendsoflittlehuntingcreek.org/.
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Photo by Ed O’Lenic
Nelson DeBarros is a Vegetation Ecologist with the Fairfax County Park Authority. Nelson earned his B.S. in Biology from Providence College in Rhode Island, and a M.S. in Ecology from the Pennsylvania State University. Before relocating to the Mid-Atlantic, Nelson served as the program botanist for the Connecticut Natural Diversity Database.