We hope you enjoy this issue of Saving Nearby Nature from the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. This is our first newsletter, and we hope to email every two months.
Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.
Saving Nearby Nature September 2015
Share Your View of Nearby Nature
Submit your photos to NVCT's Nearby Nature Photography Competitio
n. The competition is open to all non-professional photographers who want to share what nearby nature means to them.
Categories: Juxtaposition, and Your Vision of Home
Why: To share the nearby nature you treasure, and to win great prizes from local businesses.
See the details and competition guidelines on our website, www.nvct.org.
How Not to Kill Your Trees!
Learn how to put the right tree in the right place and how to care for your trees after they are planted -- everything from proper mulching and pruning to pest management.
Join us for a special program with speakers Adria Bordas, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Jim McGlone, Virginia Department of Forestry
. How Not to Kill Your Trees! Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Woodrow Wilson Library, 6101 Knollwood Drive, Falls Church, VA
(map). Click for a flyer.
Calendar
Oct. 11 Look for us at Clifton Day A fun family event. Stop by NVCT's booth to say hello, and take a walk on the Clifton Trail on our conserved land.
NVCT has events and opportunities
to experience nearby nature
Oct. 17 Leopold's Trail 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run
Enjoy the fall foliage, scenic views, and rolling hills of Leopold's Preserve for a 5K or a 1-mile fun run. The trail course is on the natural pedestrian trails that run through the 380 acres surrounding the Villages of Piedmont community. See
www.leopoldstrail5k.com/.
NVCT holds a conservation easement on this incredible property.
Looking for a sustainable way to remove invasive plants from your yard? Consider hiring goats to do the job! See how Charlotte Del Duca and her urban goat herd, Scapegoats LLC, cleared a Prince William County park. A great example oflocal goat-scaping.
Fall lawn care tips
Get the most grass for your cash
Plan ahead for healthy grass next spring! Here are some basic steps to the healthiest grass for the least cost--in both effort and money.Click herefor the dos and don'ts, and some resources.
Batten down your hatches!
Wildlife-proof your home for peace of mind
Part of your fall routine should be to wildlife-proof your home to make sure there are no unwanted winter guests!
A great way to savor nearby nature is to experiment with new or favorite foods--with local, seasonal, and wild plants. Here are four recipes from two conservation easement landowners.
Click for recipes for Pumpkin Pie made with two kinds of squash and an Open-Faced Blackberry Pie from Avis Renshaw, also known as Mom's Apple Pie Company. Avis and her husband, Steven Cox, have a conservation easement on their Loudoun County property, Lost Corner Farm.
Click for recipes for Chocolate Zucchini Bread and Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms from Amanda and Dave Scheetz. They own the historic Oak Hill mansion that was once part of the 22,000-acre Ravensworth estate in Fairfax County. NVCT and the county hold the easement on this private home.
Please contact us with any questions about the Trust and our work
