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January 14th, 2021 By Rachel Floyd, PDC Design+Restoration Project Manager I am less than fond of cold weather and would prefer to migrate or hibernate through the winter, but my […]
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January 3rd, 2021 By Rachel Floyd One of the most interesting mushrooms that pops up in fall and early winter in the Piedmont is the shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus). It […]
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Above: Part of the PDC landscape restoration crew at Brumfield Elementary School in Northern Virginia. From left to right, field techs Julia, Ashley, Maren, Lance, and Jessie. Image by Rachel […]
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Above: Part of the PDC survey crew at a survey site near Montebello, Virginia. Crew members, left to right, Devin, Jessie, Olivia, Emily, Ashley, and Ezra. Image by the client, […]
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Above: A male Evening Grosbeak feeds on boxelder seeds along the James River in southern Albemarle County, VA. Drew Chaney December 4th, 2020 This fall/winter has been bountiful for birders […]
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By Devin Floyd 12/3/2020 We are so excited to be featured on the nationally syndicated show, “Untamed”, featuring the wonders of salamanders, and the threats they face. The focal point […]
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By Devin Floyd 12/1/2020 The video relays a simple glimpse of the beauty of a Piedmont grassland in the dormant season. The footage was captured recently by one of our […]
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By Devin Floyd December 1st, 2020 Frost now decorates Piedmont mornings. The leading edge of winter’s bite is upon us. Tow your summer heart into the coming dark. The intoxicating […]
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Theo Staengl November 5th, 2020 This fall and winter, we’re expecting many more finches in the area because the pines in the northern states and Canada did not produce as […]
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Late in the 19th century an unusually large and pale “Summer Azure” was being studied throughout the Appalachian range of the east, and evidence for a completely new species was beginning to emerge. Eventually studies would prove that this mountain species of azure was indeed distinctly different.