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NVCT news. Photo contest deadline extended, a short survey, our CFC designation code, and calendar of events.
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Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
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Saving Nearby Nature October 2017
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| In Flight by Michelle Doss, 2016 Nearby Nature Photo Contest |
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News
NVCT is Saving Nearby Nature
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PHOTO CONTEST DEADLINE
EXTENDED
TO TUESDAY, OCT 31
It's not too late to submit your photos! See our website,
www.nvct.org for more.
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5-minute communications survey
Please take a moment to give us YOUR input
 Land trusts across the country are conducting a BRIEF, five-minute online survey about how we communicate with you and what is important to you. We need YOUR input. Please CLICK HERE for the quick and easy survey. Your opinion matters to us and will help guide our future work. Thanks!
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Share your vision of Nearby Nature
NVCT's 4th annual photo contest offers two categories for adults
: The Land and Water Around Us and
Urban Nature, and a separate youth category for those under 18.
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Calendar
Experience Nearby Nature
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Piedmont Memorial Overlook
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Birds, Butterflies, and Blossoms on the Blue Ridge,
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 4-6 p.m., Paris, VA.
Join us for a program about managing your property for wildlife, biodiversity, and scenic beauty, located at Piedmont Memorial Overlook, a 50-acre mountaintop preserve, in Paris, VA. Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance, NVCT, the Piedmont Environmental Council, and other organizations. Event is free, but reservations required at
www.pecva.org/events.
Tour Oak Hill historic house and grounds,
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Oak Hill historic property
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Saturday, Oct. 21, 12 to 4 p.m., Annandale
Event sponsored by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Park Authority. Located at 4716 Wakefield Chapel Road, Annandale. Click here for more on the history of the house.
The Health and Ecology of Hunting Creek,
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NVCT wetlands
Hunting Creek
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Wed. Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Alexandria
Speaker is Dr. Kim de Mustert, George Mason University Department of Environmental Science and Policy. Program at Huntley Meadows Visitor Center, 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria. See more about NVCT's Hunting Creek property at nvct.org/where-we-work/city-of-alexandria/.
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Successful cleanup of Hunting Creek tidal estuary
Twenty people in 13 kayaks came out for NVCT's Kayak Cleanup along Hunting Creek. Thanks to the volunteers, and to Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg who stopped by.
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How you can help
Support Nearby Nature
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Remember NVCT during United Way, CFC open enrollment
United Way NCA
Designation Code #8933
CFC Designation Code #61757
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We depend on supporters like you to help us do the work of
Saving Nearby Nature. Thank you!
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Please contact us with any questions about the Trust and our work
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