Webinar: Spot. Stomp. Slow the Spread. A Spotted Lanternfly Update for Virginia Presenter: Kyle Rhodes, Spotted Lanternfly Crew Supervisor, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Plant Industry Services Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1-2PM EST Info: Join us to learn about the status of the spotted lanternfly in Virginia. Kyle Rhodes will provide background on how this pest…

Join VWL's Program Coordinator, Charlotte Lorick, as she leads a free virtual webinar on Wednesday, December 1 @ 3:00pm. The talk will include an overview of relevant Virginia Working Landscape research findings, highlight best management practices to support wildlife and biodiversity, and discuss how we can think of our backyards and managed spaces as habitats and ecosystems, no matter the…

Join VWL for our Virtual 2022 Annual Meeting to find out what we've been up to, connect with old friends, and to learn what's in store for VWL in 2022 and beyond. This webinar is a great opportunity to learn more about VWL, meet our team, and get an update on all of the exciting research projects and educational opportunities…

Please join Celia Vuocolo, Private Lands Biologist with Quail Forever and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Sam Droege, Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey to learn about the conservation threats and natural history of Virginia's native bees, and what you can do to support them. Their presentations will provide an overview of pollination biology, guidelines for creating pollinator…

Please join conservation biologist Gary Krupnick, Ph.D., to learn about museum scientific collections and how they can be used in conservation efforts. This event is FREE and open to the public. Register here! Museum scientific collections are remarkable and irreplaceable sources of information about biodiversity and the history of life on Earth, yet these collections are more than a documentation…

Please join Rachael Green, Smithsonian Research Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant at the Dayer Human Dimensions Lab at Virginia Tech, to learn about new research on the human dimensions of private lands conservation. This presentation will explore the conservation behavior outcomes associated with participation in a conservation research program and the factors that influence engagement in these conservation behaviors. Rachael…

Join VWL for a bird walk at a private farm near the village of Orlean, VA. We will focus on building skills in bird IDs by sight and sound and will also explore how the management of shrubland and grassland habitats can affect bird communities. The walk will run until around 9–9:30am and will involve walking through tall grass. We…

Join us on June 24th at Pen Druid Brewing in Sperryville, VA for the premiere screening of our new short documentary “Grass Roots," featuring scientists from Smithsonian's Virginia Working Landscapes and the local farms we collaborate with to study and conserve biodiversity on working lands. Meet the film’s featured farmers and learn about how this research is being used to…