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@grayherndon.bsky.social
“Four years ago, in my first year-end memory, I described the work we do as close to miracles. I feel differently now. Miracles sound easy, magical even . . .”
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#Virginia #wildlife #wildlifecenterofvirginia #wildliferehab
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#Virginia #wildlife #wildlifecenterofvirginia #wildliferehab
The Lives We Get to Save Together
Veterinary Technician Intern Lilly Farmer recounts her transition into hands-on wildlife medicine, and the deeply personal rescue of an Eastern Ratsnake alongside her mother.
wildlifecenter.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“Four years ago, in my first year-end memory, I described the work we do as close to miracles. I feel differently now. Miracles sound easy, magical even . . .”
(1/3ish)
#Virginia #wildlife #wildlifecenterofvirginia #wildliferehab
(1/3ish)
#Virginia #wildlife #wildlifecenterofvirginia #wildliferehab
Many thanks to @va-nated.bsky.social for making me aware of this #Smithsonian exhibit! Planning a trip to see it soon.
Reducing light pollution is important to me because of its impact on #fireflies & our proximity in #Waynesboro to bird #migration routes, but we humans need a #darksky too.
Reducing light pollution is important to me because of its impact on #fireflies & our proximity in #Waynesboro to bird #migration routes, but we humans need a #darksky too.
Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky
naturalhistory.si.edu
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Many thanks to @va-nated.bsky.social for making me aware of this #Smithsonian exhibit! Planning a trip to see it soon.
Reducing light pollution is important to me because of its impact on #fireflies & our proximity in #Waynesboro to bird #migration routes, but we humans need a #darksky too.
Reducing light pollution is important to me because of its impact on #fireflies & our proximity in #Waynesboro to bird #migration routes, but we humans need a #darksky too.
It’s a bit of a drive for us but I hope to get there next year! (Maybe on a #nativeplants trip to @sevenbendsnursery.bsky.social and @watermarkwoods.bsky.social…)
#virginia
#virginia
Hope you our enjoy our festive video, The 12 Months of of Blandy, and recall the year round fun and educational opportunities at your State Arboretum! youtu.be/-sUa7OTqD48?... via @YouTube
12 months of 2025 at Blandy
YouTube video by Blandy Experimental Farm
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It’s a bit of a drive for us but I hope to get there next year! (Maybe on a #nativeplants trip to @sevenbendsnursery.bsky.social and @watermarkwoods.bsky.social…)
#virginia
#virginia
Happy Solstice, everyone. #WinterSolstice #Yule
Shenandoah National Park
Today marks the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Amid the hustle and bustle of December, one can forget to pause and enjoy peaceful moments.....
www.facebook.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Happy Solstice, everyone. #WinterSolstice #Yule
Heard officially yesterday that I’ll be in the cohort of trainees for my local chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist program, beginning our training in February!
#Virginia #MasterNaturalists #conservation #volunteerism #nativeplants #wildlife
#Virginia #MasterNaturalists #conservation #volunteerism #nativeplants #wildlife
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Heard officially yesterday that I’ll be in the cohort of trainees for my local chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist program, beginning our training in February!
#Virginia #MasterNaturalists #conservation #volunteerism #nativeplants #wildlife
#Virginia #MasterNaturalists #conservation #volunteerism #nativeplants #wildlife
@darkskyintl.bsky.social offers #DarkSky friendly holiday lighting tips to help you decorate without causing trouble for #wildlife.
As always, lighting should be warm-toned, no brighter than needed, downward-focused (or shielded, like by eaves), and limited in duration. Also, useful! (1/2)
As always, lighting should be warm-toned, no brighter than needed, downward-focused (or shielded, like by eaves), and limited in duration. Also, useful! (1/2)
DarkSky holiday lighting tips
Lights can bring cheer to the festive holiday season, creating a sense of warmth and wonder connected to deep traditions and joyful family memories.
darksky.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@darkskyintl.bsky.social offers #DarkSky friendly holiday lighting tips to help you decorate without causing trouble for #wildlife.
As always, lighting should be warm-toned, no brighter than needed, downward-focused (or shielded, like by eaves), and limited in duration. Also, useful! (1/2)
As always, lighting should be warm-toned, no brighter than needed, downward-focused (or shielded, like by eaves), and limited in duration. Also, useful! (1/2)
Found at random while looking for something else, and this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
'Landscape with Hidden Moon' by contemporary Scottish painter Victoria Crowe #WomensArt
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Found at random while looking for something else, and this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
Finally got holiday tree #2 up a few nights ago! It has all the shiny things on it. The way the beads turned out is so satisfying to me.
#Christmas #Yule #WinterSolstice #MerryEverything
#Christmas #Yule #WinterSolstice #MerryEverything
December 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Finally got holiday tree #2 up a few nights ago! It has all the shiny things on it. The way the beads turned out is so satisfying to me.
#Christmas #Yule #WinterSolstice #MerryEverything
#Christmas #Yule #WinterSolstice #MerryEverything
“Her story highlighted both the dedication of wildlife rehabilitators and the profound impact that everyday human activities can have on the world around us.”
Their little lives are so very short.
#virginia #wildlife #opossums #wildlifecenterofvirginia
Their little lives are so very short.
#virginia #wildlife #opossums #wildlifecenterofvirginia
Saying Goodbye to Ophelia the Virginia Opossum
On the morning of December 15, Center staff discovered that Ophelia the Virginia Opossum had passed away overnight. She was nearly three years old at the time of her passing.
wildlifecenter.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“Her story highlighted both the dedication of wildlife rehabilitators and the profound impact that everyday human activities can have on the world around us.”
Their little lives are so very short.
#virginia #wildlife #opossums #wildlifecenterofvirginia
Their little lives are so very short.
#virginia #wildlife #opossums #wildlifecenterofvirginia
REMINDER: If you observe any of the following, please notify DWR at 855-571-9003 or [email protected].
- Five or more dead vultures, waterfowl, shorebirds, or seabirds in the same area within five days
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#avianflu #birdflu #DWR #virginia #wildlife
- Five or more dead vultures, waterfowl, shorebirds, or seabirds in the same area within five days
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#avianflu #birdflu #DWR #virginia #wildlife
Dead vultures in Rocky Mount died from avian flu, state confirms
Dead vultures in Rocky Mount died from avian flu, state confirms
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The virus is more active in the fall when birds are migrating, a Virginia Tech scientist says.
The post Dead vultures in Rocky Mount died from avian flu, state confirms appeared first on Cardinal News.
dlvr.it
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Got my sign and tote bag from the #XercesSociety today! Psst, hey @xercessociety.bsky.social, I would wear the heck out of a t-shirt with that tote bag design. In multiple colors. And a sweatshirt. Just sayin’.
#invertebrates #pollinators #butterflies #lightningbugs #fireflies #conservation
#invertebrates #pollinators #butterflies #lightningbugs #fireflies #conservation
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Got my sign and tote bag from the #XercesSociety today! Psst, hey @xercessociety.bsky.social, I would wear the heck out of a t-shirt with that tote bag design. In multiple colors. And a sweatshirt. Just sayin’.
#invertebrates #pollinators #butterflies #lightningbugs #fireflies #conservation
#invertebrates #pollinators #butterflies #lightningbugs #fireflies #conservation
(Or, in the case of the person who used one to clean the sidewalk every night at 10 PM below the window of my old NYC apartment, “Get a broom.”)
#LeaveTheLeaves
#LeaveTheLeaves
Why is it so hard to ban gas-powered leaf blowers? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Get a rake: Dispatch from suburban America's forever war
Why is it so hard to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, our most hated appliance?
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
(Or, in the case of the person who used one to clean the sidewalk every night at 10 PM below the window of my old NYC apartment, “Get a broom.”)
#LeaveTheLeaves
#LeaveTheLeaves
Holiday tree #1! It’s very hard to find good results searching for “ #nontraditional tree,” but after pages & pages good things turned up. I’m a little in love I think.
#wintersolstice #yule #christmas #MerryEverything
#wintersolstice #yule #christmas #MerryEverything
December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Holiday tree #1! It’s very hard to find good results searching for “ #nontraditional tree,” but after pages & pages good things turned up. I’m a little in love I think.
#wintersolstice #yule #christmas #MerryEverything
#wintersolstice #yule #christmas #MerryEverything
Reusing/redirecting materials that otherwise require burning or landfill space and/or demand resource use for disposal is one of many benefits of a #deadhedge. For me, they’re restful to my eyes as well. We hope to incorporate one into our little landscape somehow.
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
Added another side to our dead hedge over the Summer and Autumn. This would have been bonfired, so it's good for our environment and wildlife to have turned it into a hedge. Looks good too. 🌱
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reusing/redirecting materials that otherwise require burning or landfill space and/or demand resource use for disposal is one of many benefits of a #deadhedge. For me, they’re restful to my eyes as well. We hope to incorporate one into our little landscape somehow.
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
Look at our little city encouraging residents to #LeaveTheLeaves!! So glad & proud to see this. Bit by bit…
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
Waynesboro Public Works
🍂 Leaf Collection Update – Thank You, Zone 1!
A huge thank-you to everyone in Zone 1 for getting your leaves out and ready. Your preparation helped crews move smoothly through the area, and they’ve...
www.facebook.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Look at our little city encouraging residents to #LeaveTheLeaves!! So glad & proud to see this. Bit by bit…
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
“I prefer spiders to cleanliness, and my preference carries the day because it is more humane and also requires no work.”
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
Opinion | Farewell to the Beloved Friend in My Window
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“I prefer spiders to cleanliness, and my preference carries the day because it is more humane and also requires no work.”
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
I accidentally uncovered this little fellow while raking up some leaves along our front sidewalk today. I think it’s an Eastern Red-Backed #Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) - please tell me if I’m wrong. (1/4ish)
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I accidentally uncovered this little fellow while raking up some leaves along our front sidewalk today. I think it’s an Eastern Red-Backed #Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) - please tell me if I’m wrong. (1/4ish)
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center is a wonderful resource that we are truly fortunate to have here in #Waynesboro. Just before Thanksgiving, they experienced a little misfortune. Please help them out, if you can.
#SVAC #ShenandoahValley #WaynesboroVa #Virginia #art
#SVAC #ShenandoahValley #WaynesboroVa #Virginia #art
Donate to Help the Shenandoah Valley Art Center’s After A Flood, organized by Piper Groves
Help the Shenandoah Valley Art Center Recover After a Devastating … Piper Groves needs your support for Help the Shenandoah Valley Art Center’s After A Flood
gofund.me
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center is a wonderful resource that we are truly fortunate to have here in #Waynesboro. Just before Thanksgiving, they experienced a little misfortune. Please help them out, if you can.
#SVAC #ShenandoahValley #WaynesboroVa #Virginia #art
#SVAC #ShenandoahValley #WaynesboroVa #Virginia #art
Francine — an iconic Richmond cat who lives at the West Broad Street Lowe’s — has gone missing.
According to a social media post, an employee said the last time that Francine had been seen in the store was on Sept. 18.
An Instagram account was set up to share up-to-date information in her search.
According to a social media post, an employee said the last time that Francine had been seen in the store was on Sept. 18.
An Instagram account was set up to share up-to-date information in her search.
Francine, the famous Richmond Lowe’s cat, has gone missing
A community search from Virginia to North Carolina is underway.
www.vpm.org
September 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Came home from getting coffee this morning to find a native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) beside my front door. Not sure I’ve ever seen one before - we always have the Chinese mantises.
I might cry.
#nativewildlife #insects #friends #gardeningforwildlife
I might cry.
#nativewildlife #insects #friends #gardeningforwildlife
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Came home from getting coffee this morning to find a native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) beside my front door. Not sure I’ve ever seen one before - we always have the Chinese mantises.
I might cry.
#nativewildlife #insects #friends #gardeningforwildlife
I might cry.
#nativewildlife #insects #friends #gardeningforwildlife
Accidentally disturbed this young lady, a northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) according to Seek, while weeding this evening. She’s itty bitty (or itsy bitsy)! I think she’s too young to be married, let alone a widow.
#nativewildlife #spiders #friends
#nativewildlife #spiders #friends
July 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Accidentally disturbed this young lady, a northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) according to Seek, while weeding this evening. She’s itty bitty (or itsy bitsy)! I think she’s too young to be married, let alone a widow.
#nativewildlife #spiders #friends
#nativewildlife #spiders #friends