Surveys for flora and fauna are turning up evidence of the changing seasons, along with some new finds. Below is a list of birds documented on mountainous terrain immediately south of Charlottesville by the bird team during the past couple of weeks. The tree swallow to the left was noted during survey at Quarry Gardens […]

Preliminary survey planning has begun at a number of sites, and we are excited to be in the woods again! Ezra, Rachel, and I were the survey team on Tuesday. Our goals during preliminary survey during the winter months are focused on identifying unique plant communities. This helps us to prepare for growing-season efforts to […]

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus purpureus) Ezra was the sole member of the Bird Team on the second effort of the week. The first half of the day was chilly and windy, and Ezra covered a wide variety of habitats from upland ridgelines to deep ravines. US-Virginia-Charlottesville-38.0x-78.5, Albemarle, Virginia, USJan 31, 2017 8:05 AM – 12:05 […]

5 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) were noted Ezra, Theo and Joanna performed a half day survey of Avian Fauna at one of our ongoing biological inventory sites. Their goal was to begin the documentation of winter-time species. Quarry Gardens, Schuyler, VA, Nelson, Virginia, USJan 30, 2017 8:33 AM – 12:13 PMProtocol: Traveling2.0 mile(s)23 species Canada […]

How Center for Urban Habitats Determines a Name for a Plant Community Before one can assign a name to a habitat, one must understand first what the dominant plants and features are in that habitat. The name of a habitat is something that reflects a great number of combined details. In the end the name […]

“Like a fantastical prop from a storybook sprung to life, the giant’s stairs will lead down to a rich gallery of some of our loveliest natives.  Spring ephemerals will be spread out like a floriferous carpet under lush ferns and forest understory trees and shrubs. As fairytales can inspire real-life virtues, this enchanting garden will […]