Learn about some of the spring ephemerals at the Preserve, and why they may not be what they seem.
Category Archives: Bull Run Mountains
Open to Interpretation; Fostering Community via Cultural History
A look into one of the ways uncovering cultural history allows us to connect laterally and transversely.
The Preserve’s Spotlight Species: Spring Ephemerals (part 1)
Learn about three of many the spring ephemerals popping up around the Preserve: spring beauty, trout lily, and Dutchman’s breeches.
The Preserve’s Spring Spotlight Species: Garter Snake
Garter snakes are on the move at the Preserve, find out more about their natural history storiessss.
Ethnobotany at the Preserve
Liliana Ramirez, a Smithsonian Mason School of Conservation student, begins her project this week surveying vegetation at the Preserve through an ethnobotanical lens.
The Preserve’s Spring Spotlight Species: Spotted Salamander
Next up in the Spring Spotlight Species, we focus on the lifecycle and behavior of the spotted salamander, a poisonous amphibian.
The Preserve’s Spring Spotlight Species: Skunk Cabbage
The first flowering plant at the Preserve has a variety of secrets to its success, beyond a memorable name.
Making History Our-Story: A Virtual Presentation on the Preserve’s Cultural History Project
Barinaale Dube and Summers Cleary presented on the Preserve’s Cultural History Project to Prince William County’s RELIC Room early in March. Read about their work and watch the recording of their presentation here.
The Preserve’s Winter Spotlight Species: Orchids Among Us
Explore three native woodland orchids that are easier to find during winter right here in the Preserve!
The Preserve: Reconstructing an African American Neighborhood
View Preserve Volunteer Archeologist, Patrick O’Neill’s virtual presentation to the Prince William County RELIC Room on the history of an African American quarrying neighborhood in the Preserve.