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On February 26, 2022, 50 very curious youngsters from Fairfax County’s Belvedere Elementary School, grades kindergarten through fifth grade, and many of their parents visited Dyke Marsh. The area from Dyke Marsh south to where route 301 crosses the Rappahannock River is a bald eagle concentration area.Ĭontinue Reading Belvedere Students Visit Dyke Marsh “Virginia’s tidal rivers are just loaded with bald eagles,” Jeff Cooper told 210 people attending the March 2 FODM meeting and the Chesapeake Bay is the epicenter of eagle conservation. In April 2022, the Friends of Dyke Marsh reached out to the larger community when we participated in two community events and offered materials and information about FODM and Dyke Marsh.Ĭontinue Reading Bald Eagles: Their Comeback and Challenges Since 2016, FODM volunteers have conducted habitat quality monitoring in an unnamed, intermittent stream that flows through Mount Vernon Park into west Dyke Marsh, most recently on April 11 and May 10, 2022. Sarah Kollar from Ocean Conservancy and Kurt Moser from the Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation discussed both the challenges of and solutions to plastic pollution in presentations at a May 19, 2022, FODM meeting.Ĭontinue Reading FODMers Determine Habitat Quality of an Area Stream Agnes School to Dyke Marsh.Ĭontinue Reading Curbing Plastic Pollutionįrom plastic bottles to plastic straws, fishing lines, clothing, carpets and diapers, plastic in the environment is ubiquitous.
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On May 24, 2022, partnering with National Park Service Ranger Douglas Breton, the Friends of Dyke Marsh welcomed 60 curious, second-grade students and their teachers from Alexandria’s St. It’s parenting at its best.Ĭontinue Reading Youngsters Delight in Learning about Dyke Marsh Many people have been captivated by owls in Dyke Marsh this spring. Several people have confirmed a barred owl ( Strix varia) pair raising two young and a great horned owl pair ( Bubo virginianus) with one young. On June 18, 2022, the Friends of Dyke Marsh again participated in the annual Gum Springs Community Day and celebrated Juneteenth with our friends.