Spooky Native Plants (and Fungi)
It’s almost Halloween, so here are ten native plants (and fungi) with spooky names, stories, or associations to get you in the holiday spirit! Bleeding Tooth mushroom (Hydnellum peckii) […]
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Young Scientists Research Experience Results 2023
Our Young Scientists Research Experience is one of our favorite programs of the year! Middle and high school students spend a week with us doing their own independent research projects. […]
Rappahannock News: Keeping Up With The Kestrels
The Clifton Institute was featured in this piece by Bob Hurley for Rappahannock News. Check it out! https://www.rappnews.com/foothills_forum/keeping-up-with-kestrels/article_1a34fedc-1c0c-11ed-b803-ebca16997cf3.html
Middleburg Life feature “Prescribed Burns: Restoring The Wonder of Native Grasslands”
Clifton was featured in the April edition of Middleburg Life! Check out the article below (starts on page 30)
Virginia Society of Ornithology – Kestrel Tracking
The Clifton Institute’s own Caylen Wolfer was recently published in the VOS newsletter! Click on the link to read the full article: VSO Newsletter Spring 2023 Vol 69 No […]
March/April 2023 Virginia Wildlife Magazine
The Clifton Institute was featured in the March/April 2023 issue of Virginia Wildlife Magazine! Click the link below to read the article. March_April_2023Clifton article
Clifton iNaturalist Challenge
Link to the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/713710063547160/
The Puzzling Piedmont: What Is It And Why Does It Matter?
Most of us living in Northern Virginia naturally break down our region into sections based on geographic, ecological and cultural similarities. The Blue Ridge Mountains form an undulating wall on […]
Winter Update on The Native Seed Pilot Project
(If you’re not familiar with the Native Seed Pilot Project, check out this news release.) Native Seed Project Coordinator Isaac Matlock joined our staff in October and immediately got to […]