The Virginia Outdoors Foundation has released the 2022 Community Impact report showcasing its work at the Bull Run Mountains Preserve. You may download a PDF copy of the report here. …
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2021 Community Impact Report Now Available!
Back in 2020, we here at the preserve put out our first report to share in one place all the fantastic projects, people, and pictures for the year. We are …
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Sssssnake ssscience on the preserve with natural science fellow, Lauren Fuchs
2021-22 Natural Science Fellow Lauren Fuchs has been hard at work sampling the skin microbiomes of BRMNAP’s resident snakes. We will be sharing the full results of her ambitious study …
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Stream Restoration in Jackson Hollow Follow-Up: A Student-led Conservation Success Story!
Student partnerships have been a constant source of inspiration and hope for our staff here at VOF’s Preserve at Bull Fun Mountains. Back in 2019, industrious students form James Madison …
Uncovering the Preserve’s storied past: Volunteer Spotlight on Patrick O’Neill
If you have been fortunate enough to attend one of the VOF’s guided hikes, you likely heard some pretty amazing stories about the people that once called Bull Run Mountains …
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Reflections on Gratitude
This past Saturday, preserve manager Joe Villari and I were thrilled to welcome fourteen participants to the north section for a guided hike. While we spent the afternoon enjoying the …
Frogs, Lizards, and Snakes, Oh My! A BioBlitz with Herpetologist Lauren Fuchs
One of the many benefits of BRMNAP’s Fellowship Program is the constant influx of experts in all manner of fields. This year’s Natural …
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Preserve Spotlight on Superstar Volunteer Jeanann Foster!
Continuing our series on the people that make the Preserve such a special place, today we’ll be meeting the ever-adventurous Jeannan Foster. Like so many of the people involved with …
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Spotlight: Talking Ticks with Valerie Huelsman
When it comes to least-loved wildlife species, ticks are one of the first that jump to mind. And understandably so, since they are vectors for a variety of diseases …
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Remembering Marty Martin
My friend, William H. “Marty” Martin, was born in Leesburg Virginia in 1941. While I am devastated to have to share that he suddenly and unexpectedly passed away this week …