Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 2010 Annual Report

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 

People and Wildlife Living in Harmony 

2010 Annual Report

Over 420 Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 

Volunteers in 2010! 

64 atlasers spent 2475 hours and recorded 26,750 sightings for 

the bird survey of Loudoun County l 710 bluebirds fledged 

from 307 bluebird boxes monitored by 85 dedicated individuals 

on our 24 bluebird trails across the county l 115 concerned 

citizens and 1 Girl Scout Troop signed up to work with 12 team 

leaders to collect data at 13 stream monitoring sites l 106 

bird enthusiasts braved frigid temperatures to count birds for 

the annual Christmas Bird Count, the longest and largest citizen- 

science effort in the world l more than 60 hard-working 

volunteers of all ages planted 260 native trees, shrubs, perennials, 

and grasses to create a permanent rain garden at Freedom Park in 

Leesburg 

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Thank you to these and all of our other volunteers for 

invaluable contributions on behalf of conservation 

Cover photos: 

Front cover - Green Frog by Lorrie Bennett 

Back cover - Barred Owl by Laura McGranaghan 

Mushroom by Lorrie Bennett 

Black Swallowtail caterpillar by Gerco Hoogeweg 

Eastern Rat Snake by Gerco Hoogeweg 

Great Blue Heron by Gerco Hoogeweg 

Eastern Cottontail by Lew Gorman/USFWS

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Annual Report 2010 

President’s Report 

By Joe Coleman 

The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy continued to thrive in 2010. This 

success must be attributed to the more than 400 volunteers who 

contributed their time, energy, and passion to helping us accomplish 

our mission. And while our dedicated volunteers and members are the main 

reason the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy continues to be successful, the many 

partnerships we have formed in our 16-year history are also integral to our 

success. Every one of our scientific monitoring projects involves one or more 

partnerships. Our habitat restoration projects would not be possible without 

the owners of the properties, such as the Waterford Foundation or the Town of Leesburg, welcoming us. 

Also important to every one of these projects are the individuals and business who contribute their time 

and expertise. 

Our many walks are possible because of those who give us access to their properties, including the Blue 

Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, and the Northern Virginia 

Regional Park Authority. 

Without many generous donations, the grant from the Dulles Greenway’s Drive for Charity being the 

most significant, we would not be able to pay for everything we do. These donations, from individuals 

and businesses, are also invaluable to us because they let us know our work is appreciated, and they 

motivate and inspire us to do even more. One of the most important aspects of our partnership with the 

Dulles Greenway allows us access to the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, where we not only 

introduce people to the wonders of wetlands, we also use it for most of our scientific monitoring projects. 

Over the years we have gained a great deal of knowledge of the natural world through our many visits to 

the Dulles Greenway Wetlands. 

It is impossible to imagine that the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy would be nearly as successful without its 

many volunteers and partnerships. 

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Mission 

The mission of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is to promote the preservation and 

proliferation of healthy wildlife habitats throughout Loudoun County by fostering an 

understanding of the value of nature and providing opportunities for applying that 

knowledge to the betterment of the natural environment. 

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Community Outreach: Bats at Oatlands 

Little Brown Bat. 

Photo by Nicole Hamilton 

In May of 2010, the Loudoun 

Wildlife Conservancy was 

presented with a challenging 

situation that started with an urgent 

call from Oatlands Plantation, a 

National Trust Historic Site and 

National Historic Landmark. 

Oatlands, located south of Leesburg 

on Rte 15, was overwhelmed by bats, 

bat guano, and swooping bats. 

While bats are known for living in 

caves, decreasing natural habitat has 

caused many to make their homes 

in a variety of shelters, including 

buildings. 

All bats in the U.S. are insectivorous and are, in fact, one of the 

most important natural pest controllers. While White Nose 

Syndrome is perhaps the most serious and misunderstood 

problem affecting bat populations, it is not the only one. 

Nearly all bat populations in Loudoun and across the country 

are suffering dramatic declines due to habitat destruction, as 

woodlands and farms are developed, and to loss of food sources 

as insect populations decline due to pollution. Outdoor cats 

and humans also kill thousands of bats outright, the former for 

food and the latter often because of misinformation. 

Citizen Science 

Eastern Bluebird 

Bluebird Monitoring 

During the 2010 Bluebird nesting 

season, 741 bluebirds fledged 

from the boxes monitored by 

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (LWC). 

These boxes are part of 24 public trails 

and three private ones throughout the 

county. A group of dedicated volunteers 

(now totaling 85 individuals) make this 

critical conservation work possible by installing 

and maintaining these bluebird 

trails. They monitor the nesting activity 

on a weekly basis during the breeding 

season, recording the results and sending 

the data to LWC. 

In addition to bluebirds, other native bird species use these 

nesting boxes. We had 478 tree swallows, 93 chickadees, and 171 

house wrens fledge from our boxes last year. 

In previous summers, the staff at Oatlands had noticed bats 

flying over the lawns at dusk, but became concerned this year 

when the guano on the mansion’s front porch tipped them 

off that bats were roosting in the tops of the 200-year-old 

Corinthian colonnades. According to Finance Director Carole 

Greetham, “The columns are the icon of Oatlands.” The bats 

were also creating a lot of consternation flying around bridal 

parties. 

Executive Director David Boyce called several exterminators 

for estimates, but sensing that there might be a more humane 

solution, he contacted LWC for advice before moving forward. 

Erin Snook, one of LWC’s summer interns, spoke with local 

and national bat experts about different solutions. She soon 

discovered that the experts agreed that bat exclusion is the only 

effective way to permanently remove bats from a building. 

Erin communicated all of her research and discussed the various 

options with Boyce at Oatlands. He agreed that large-scale 

bat exclusion seemed to be the best solution and invited 

John Griffin, Director at the Humane Society’s Wildlife Conflict 

Resolution Service office and certified bat expert, to the 

plantation to assess, design, and make the installation. 

Boyce and Oatlands Plantation staff were thrilled with the 

opportunity to learn about bats and the information they were 

provided through the work of LWC and others. When asked 

about the future of their bats, Boyce said, “Oatlands needs to 

protect and promote the welfare of our bat population.” 

Amphibian Monitoring 

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy trained well over 100 people 

through a variety of amphibian monitoring classes year, but we 

have not yet “cracked the code” on keeping volunteers involved in 

this important area of citizen science. However, a dedicated group 

of about five to six families continue to stay engaged and report 

data. 

The highlight of 2010 was the confirmed documentation of the 

Eastern Spadefoot Toad at Algonkian Park. Up until this sighting, 

we had only heard stories of people hearing or seeing this species 

in a couple of spots in Leesburg. The sighting was confirmed and 

documented through photographs by Casey Pittrizzi, naturalist at 

Algonkian Park. 

Stream Monitoring 

Two more streams, Brambleton Creek and North Fork Broad Run, were 

added to the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy stream monitoring program 

in 2010 for a total of 13 streams. Over the course of the year, 50 

volunteers participated in 24 water sampling events led by certified 

monitors (who were also volunteers). 

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Stream Monitoring, continued 

The results from LWC stream monitoring were generally consistent 

with the findings of the Virginia Department of Environmental 

Quality and the 2009 Loudoun County Stream Assessment. These 

assessments found that approximately 75 percent of the streams in 

Loudoun County are stressed or severely stressed. In general, these 

degraded stream segments are associated with areas that have 

experienced increased stormwater flow from land development 

or areas where the agricultural practices do not provide adequate 

stream protection. 

Stream monitoring volunteers. Photo by Scott Sandberg 

Butterfly Count 

On August 7, butterfly count teams met up in locations from 

Leesburg to Purcellville to Neersville and worked throughout the 

day counting all the butterflies they could find. In all, they identified 

4,296 individual butterflies from 53 different species—a good year for 

butterflies overall. In past years, we have seen plummeting numbers 

for some of our more common butterflies. However, this year’s 

populations were up to more consistent levels, and we had increased 

numbers in many of the lesser-seen species. 

Due to record low numbers last fall and storms in their winter 

sanctuaries in Mexico, there was great concern about the Monarch 

butterfly. The teams spotted 82 Monarchs. This number is half as 

many Monarchs as we had last year, but it is not our lowest count. The 

robust milkweed from the early spring and summer played its role in 

helping the population climb back up, and that is great news! 

Bird Counts and Surveys 

Christmas Bird Count. The 106 people participating in the 14th 

Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by Loudoun 

Wildlife Conservancy, found 92 species and 26,497 individual birds 

on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. Only once in the 14 years of the count 

have more people participated in the count, and the 15 participants 

under the age of 19 is by the far the largest number of young people 

who have ever joined us on the count. 

The highlights of the count included two Loggerhead Shrikes, a 

state threatened species. The count also had two firsts: a Lesser 

Black-Backed Gull, found at the county landfill, and a Pine Warbler. 

Other great finds were a blue morph Snow Goose, a Virginia Rail 

that surprised the team at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation 

Project; and a Black-Capped Chickadee—only the second time this 

species has been found on the count. 

Annual Report 2010 

International Migratory Bird Day Count. Every year, LWC celebrates 

the migration of millions of birds through North America to their 

nesting territories by sponsoring a series of walks in May. In 2010 we 

led 10 walks in locations as varied as Algonkian Regional Park and 

the privately-owned Horsepen Preserve in the east, to the privatelyowned 

Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in the far 

northwestern corner of the county. 

Birdathon. We also sponsor a Birdathon in May to support bird 

conservation efforts and the five-year Bird Atlas project. The friendly 

competition that surrounds the Birdathon results in teams searching 

high and low to find every species they can. Besides having a great 

deal of fun, the eight teams participating in 2010 were able to raise 

almost $8,000 and find 135 species. This year the Raven Loonatics 

team, comprised of Donna Quinn, Gerco Hoogeweg, Bruce Hill, and 

Larry Meade, found the most species. They identified 108 species 

including their namesakes: a Common Loon and a Common Raven. 

Watching birds at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. 

Photo by Laura McGranaghan 

Bird Atlas. The 2009-2013 Loudoun County Bird Atlas gained 

momentum with the help of over 60 enthusiastic atlasers. These 

volunteers spent over 2,500 hours in the field and reported more 

than 26,000 sightings through an online data entry system managed 

by the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Thus far, over 225 

species have been documented, with 97 of these species confirmed 

as nesting in Loudoun County. This data will enable us to establish a 

comprehensive list of birds throughout the county, identify important 

bird areas, and devise strategies to protect these areas. 

Highlights from the second year include reports of breeding for the 

Yellow-throated and Prothonotary Warblers, Summer Tanager, and 

Bobolink as well as observations of the Mississippi Kite, American 

Avocet, Western Kingbird, 

and Yellow-headed 

Blackbird. 

We’ve made good 

progress in 40 of the 

75 atlas blocks, but we 

need help over the next 

few years to survey the 

remaining blocks. 

= Bald Eagle confirmed as breeding 

= Bald Eagle observed 



Environmental Education 

Programs and Field Trips 

We continued our popular series of field trips, programs, and 

classes for adults and families in 2010 . Over 600 people 

participated in 58 field trips organized by Loudoun Wildlife 

Conservancy and partner organizations. Unfortunately the heavy 

snow in the beginning of the year caused us to cancel eight field trips, 

and the weekend trip to Highland County. 

Around 300 people attended the six programs geared towards 

adults, which included talks on local snakes, owls, and the American 

Chestnut tree, and 93 people attended the classes we offered for 

volunteers interested in becoming nature walk leaders. 

LWC also participated in Izaak Walton’s Women Enjoying Loudoun 

Outdoors program. 

Youth Programs 

The Environmental Education Committee initiated two new programs 

in 2010 and added a new component to a third program: 

• We provided financial support and technical assistance to 

seventh grade students (about 350 students) at Smart’s Mill 

Middle School during week long Water Quality workshops at 

Temple Hall Farm. 

• In the fall, we established an after-school Nature Club at 

Lovettsville Elementary School. In accordance with school rules, 

students were charged to participate. However, LWC turned the 

fees over to the Parent Teacher Organization, and the money will 

be used to purchase native plants for planting in the outdoor 

classroom. 

• We taught a workshop for English as a Second Language 

Teachers on nature journaling and nature field trips in 

conjunction with the Roger Tory Peterson Young Naturalist 

Program. 

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy also continued its involvement with 

the Annual Loudoun County Regional Science and Engineering Fair 

Summer Camp at Banshee Reeks. Photo by Emily Smith 

at Briar Woods High School, Environmental Education classes at 

Loudoun Valley High School, and support for the Roger Tory Peterson 

Young Naturalist Program (with the number of schools participating 

in the program continuing to increase). For the second year, we 

provided a badge training workshop for Cub Scouts and Junior Girl 

Scouts at Isaac Walton Park. 

This year marked the fifth year of our involvement with the Summer 

Nature Camp at Banshee Reeks in partnership with Loudoun County 

Parks and Recreation and the Piedmont Environmental Council. We 

also provided scholarships for four participants. 

Internships 

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy hired two recent college graduates 

as interns to support its summer projects. Emily Smith, an 

environmental studies major at Hollins University, and Erin Snook, 

an environmental studies major at University of Pittsburgh, provided 

support in several areas including writing articles for the Habitat 

Herald and supporting the summer children’s camp. Emily was an 

expert with the camera and was helpful in cataloging and providing 

photos for the web page. Erin worked with Oatlands Plantation to 

address an issue with bats that they were experiencing. LWC is always 

pleased to work with college students as they explore and pursue 

environmental careers. 

Habitat Restoration 

During April and May Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 

volunteers participated in three different habitat restoration 

projects. At the Audubon Naturalist Society’s Rust Nature 

Sanctuary, we helped remove invasive alien plants around the pond 

and the pollinator garden and plant a number of native trees, shrubs, 

and perennials. On Earth Day, April 22, LWC joined forces with 

volunteers from the Waterford Foundation on the Phillips Farm to 

plant an additional 200 trees and shrubs as well as place protective 

shelters around them. To date over 1,200 trees and shrubs have been 

planted on the Phillips Farm, and the resulting healthier riparian 

buffer is not only providing more protection to the Catoctin but 

improving wildlife habitat at the same time. 

Twenty volunteers on April 24 and May 3 added 170 trees, shrubs, and 

perennials to the more than 200 trees and shrubs and 144 perennials 

planted last June along Leesburg’s Town Branch, immediately 

downstream from where it flows under Catoctin Circle. As this 

vegetated buffer grows and fills out it will help capture and filter the 

many pollutants that flow off of Leesburg’s streets and roads in this 

area as well as slow down storm water so it does not do as much 

damage downstream as it has in the past. 

In mid-November, after three days of tremendous effort by 60 

volunteers a rain garden was constructed at Freedom Park in the 

Town of Leesburg. Both individuals and representatives from 

various local groups came out to help. By noon on November 13, a 

beautiful fall day, the volunteers had planted 260 native trees, shrubs, 

perennials, and grasses. The enthusiasm, involvement, and sense of 

community, was incredible. 

Freedom Park was selected as the site following recommendations 

of the Leesburg Watershed Committee to implement rain gardens 


Habitat Restoration, continued 

and other “low impact development” 

practices to filter pollutants and reduce 

the amount of stormwater entering 

streams. The project site borders a 

large parking lot which slopes towards 

a large swale with a stormwater drain 

at the lowest point of the swale. The 

rain garden was planted where most 

of the runoff from the parking lot flows 

into the swale before it enters the storm 

drain. 

Conservation 

Advocacy 

Our membership with the 

Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition 

(LCPCC) continued to allow us to strengthen our ties with 

other Loudoun environmental groups and to have a greater impact 

when addressing wildlife and environmental concerns. 

One of the biggest issues we have tackled this year has been the 

Chesapeake Bay Protection Ordinance. We have joined forces with 

numerous other environmental groups to form the Loudoun Clean 

Streams Coalition (LCSC). Our main focus is to preserve streamside 

vegetated buffers as a last line of defense for water quality. The vast 

majority of Loudoun streams are impaired due to sediment erosion 

and runoff of pesticides, fertilizers, farm animal waste and other 

pollutants. The Ordinance would require 100 foot wide vegetated 

buffers along streams to protect water quality. 

The LCSC faced strong opposition at the Board of Supervisors 

Stakeholder’s meetings. Employing fear tactics and mistruths, 

Membership 

Volunteers remove invasives at Phillips Farm. Photo by 

Sheila Ferguson 


including projected harm to property 

values and claiming there is no 

scientific evidence to support the 

need for vegetative buffers, the 

opposition strongly opposed the 

Ordinance. However, property values 

have not been harmed in the 84 

counties which have already adopted 

the Ordinance and there is ample 

documentation to show the need for 

streamside buffers. 

The opposition continues to try to 

thwart the passage of the Ordinance 

entirely, and, short of that, to decrease 

the required streamside buffers to a 

woefully inadequate width of 35 feet. 

We, along with the other organizations 

in the LCSC, are continuing to 

encourage the County to implement the Chesapeake Bay Ordinance. 

The current and future quality of our streams depends on its passage. 

The County’s Board of Supervisors approved the plans for opening 

White’s Ford Park in Leesburg. We had worked with the Northern 

Virginia Regional Park Authority to advocate several changes to the 

original plan. Most of our concerns were addressed, and we consider 

White’s Ford Park to be a valuable addition to the County’s parkland. 

We were very concerned about the destruction of a large area of 

riparian buffer (trees and vegetation) along the shores of the Trump 

National Golf Course. We have raised these concerns with Trump 

National’s management and are continuing to monitor the situation 

regarding the repair and replacement of the riverside buffer. 

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy continues its efforts to improve, 

preserve and protect the County’s remaining wildlife and its habitats. 

Membership continued to steadily increase with an overall growth of two percent in 2010. Although both corporate and 

student membership declined, family and life membership grew by seven percent and 14 percent respectively. 

2010 Membership by Category 

Lifetime 13 % 

Student 5 % 

Corporate 2 % 

Individuals 37 % 

Honorary 2 % 

Family 41% 

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Number of Paid Members 

800 

700 

600 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

Year 

134 122 132 160 161 

2000 

2001 

Membership Growth 

2002 

2003 

2004 

257 

2005 

410 

2006 

410 

2007 

525 

643 655 

2008 

2009 

2010


Annual Financial Report 

Statement of Cash Flows* 

January 1 through December 31, 2010 

Beginning cash balance 

Income 

$66,100 

Grants $32,500 

Member dues 17,700 

Donations 11,400 

Fundraising 8,700 

Other 1,500 

Total income 71,800 

Expense 

Environmental education $19,200 

Scientific studies 10,300 

Habitat restoration 8,500 

Administrative 4,700 

Community outreach 2,400 

Membership 2,300 

Fundraising 1,400 

Total expense 48,800 

Ending cash balance $89,100 

*Rounded to nearest hundred 

Income 

Expense 


Donors 

Organizations 

Apple House Carpentry 

Booz Allen Hamilton 

Creighton Farms 

EMCVenues 

Individuals & Families 

Vineet Aggarwal 

Tony & Jan Aiken 

Albab Akanda 

Steven Allen 

Carol & Matt Anticevich 

Bonnie Arnold 

Beth Arsenault 

Katie Ayres 

Dale Ball 

Jill Beach 

Raymond & Gloria Beaudry, Jr. 

Bob Blakney 

Joanne Bradbury 

Stephanie Brenton 

Michael & Sally Brenton 

Allison Broadbent 

Jean & Sara Brown 

Wayne Bryan 

Marlene Burkgren 

William & Helga Butler 

Michael Bystrowski 

Ernie & Patti Jo Carnevale 

David & Carolee Chamberlin 

Constance Chatfield-Taylor 

Rhonda Chocha 

Kevin & Nana Chroninger 

Roger Clapp 

Joe & Karen Coleman 

Anita Colvard 

Jerald P Coughter 

Bill & Regina Cour 

Judith A. Currier 

Ellie & Phil Daley 

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The People and Organizations 

that Made It Happen 

The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is a nonprofit group of volunteers. We 

rely on the skills and generosity of our donors, partners, and volunteers to 

accomplish all of the efforts described in this report. These individuals and 

organizations are listed below. We apologize if we have inadvertently overlooked 

anyone when compiling these lists. 

Robert & Cathey Daugherty 

Herbert E. & Jean E. Dawson 

Marcia & George deGarmo 

Jennifer Dickerson 

Clarice & Charles Dieter 

Rebecca Diller 

Joyce Doria 

Jeanne Duffie 

David & Carol Dunham 

Jeff Dunson 

Elizabeth & Willilam Ebert 

Joseph Ellis 

Cheryl & Carl Ewald 

May Ewald 

Francis & Margaret Fera 

Mary Lou & Jonathan Fisher 

Maureen Fraser 

Virginia Friend 

Walter & Ann Garvey 

Nancy Goetzinger & Thomas 

E Ramsay 

Edward Gomez 

Mary Ann Good 

Irish Grandfield 

Norman Gresley 

Kay & Bill Griffith 

Candice Guillaudeu 

Eugene & Kristin Gulland 

John & Lorraine Hannon 

Dirck Harris 

Roger & Debra Harrison 

Gerry Hawkins 

Eric D Hess 

Goose Creek GC / Jeff Berg 

LHO Leesburg One Lessee,Inc 

Main Street Landscape 

Northern Virginia Bird Club 

Piedmont Environmental Council 

Red Line Motors 

Bruce Hill 

Jan Hill 

Tamara & Craig Himelright 

Carl & Diane Hoffman 

Cornelis Hoogeweg & Sheila 

Ferguson 

George & Heather Humphries 

Debra K Hyndman 

Donna Jamison 

Bruce & Jill Johnson 

The Johnston Family 

Debora Jones 

Ginny Kaeser 

Robert & Jean Kaplan 

Sharon & Larry Kearns 

Lori Kimball 

Jane & Robert Kirchner 

Tina Kitto 

Thassia Klimavicz 

Dennis & Lori Kruse 

Laurraine Landolt & Paul 

Miller III 

Robert & Dee Leggett 

Spring & Steven Ligi 

Sharon Lloyd-O’Connor 

Tamara & Scott MacDonald 

Stephen Mayer 

The McAtee Family 

Barbara & Charles McCain 

Mary Ann & James McGowan 

Laura McGranaghan 

Barbara McKee & Jeffrey 

Pfoutz 

Trip II, The Dulles Greenway 

Unitarian Universalists of Sterling 

Verizon Matching Grants 

Warren & Mary Lou Hayford Foundation 

Waterborne Environmental, Inc. 

Waterford Foundation 

Lawrence Meade 

Aliva M. Megan 

Francis J. Megan III 

Eugenie Mielczarek 

Lige Miller 

Barbara Mitchell 

Jeanne Morency 

Jackie & David Mowbray 

Sam Myer 

Jahki Neilsen 

Rick Norgaard 

Nancy & Tony Norpel 

Doug & Sue Norton 

Edward, Susan, & Caroline 

Oldfield 

Mireya Pasa 

Roger Allen Pearson 

Linda Pendergast 

Natalie Pien & Steve Sawtelle 

Linda B. Porter 

Gwen Ray 

John J. Reynolds 

Amy Suzanne Reynolds 

Amy Marie Ritter 

Ronald Carl Rogos 

Tim Ruhe 

Marc & Jean Sagan 

Lynne Sayles & Mark Newland 

Stanwyn & Elaine Shetler 

Bob & Sylvia Shuey 

Jeanne Whitney Smith 

Turner Smith & Christine 

Perdue 


Don & Sally Snidow 

Emily Southgate 

Muriel Spetzman 

Richard & Heather Taylor 

Frances Taylor 

David & Anne Thomas 

Bob & Linda Thompson 

Carolyn & John Unger 

Alfred P. Van Huyck 

Helen Van Ryzin 

Ralph J. Wall 

Lynn Webster & Kurt 

Schroeder 

Marcia K Weidner 

Mimi Westervelt 

E.B. & Anita White III 

Jim & Stephanie Widzinski 

James Wiesmueller 

Bobbie & Tom Wilkinson 

Mary Winants 

Penelope Wolff & David 

Stewart 

Debbie Woods & Debra 

Breton 

Nicholas Young 

Fred & Shelley Zafran 

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Driving for Charity on 

the Dulles Greenway 

In 2005 the Dulles Greenway 

and its parent company Toll 

Road Investors Partnership II, 

L.P. (TRIP II) created their annual 

Drive for Charity. Each year the 

toll proceeds from a single day 

on the Greenway are donated to 

charities serving Loudoun County. 

Each year, the Loudoun Wildlife 

Conservancy has been one of the 

charities benefitting from the Drive 

for Charity. In 2010 we received a 

check for $31,675 from TRIP II—the 

largest single donation for the year. 

New Life Members in 2010 

Nancy Doane 

Margaret Good 

Kathy Hayden 

Volunteers 

Angela Abbot 

Gerry Abbot 

Susan Abraham 

Bob Abrams 

Alonso Abugattas 

Elise Albenisius 

Alex Andrews 

Ana Arguelles 

Beth Arsenault 

Frances Ashland 

Steve Atwell 

Dale Ball 

Larry Barbour 

Gaye Barbour 

Judy Bardsley-Redmond 

Peter Barker 

Scott Baron 

Bryant Bays 

Aiden Beach 

Jill Beach 

Sienna Beach 

Marlena Beach 

Ann Belland 

Traci Benedict 

Lorrie Bennett 

Colette Berrebi 

Susan Berry-Hill 

Gem Bingol 

George Birsic 

Jason Birsic 

Steven Blackwell 

Pati Blackwell 

Chris Bledsoe 

Dave Boltz 

R Borchelt 

Linda Bowman 

Joanne Bradbury 

Clara Bradford 

Emily Bradford 

Jacob Bradford 

Christine Breighner 

Partners 

Missy Janes 

Tom Marshall 

Pamela Poisson 

Virginia Breighner 

John Breighner 

Sally Brenton 

Stephanie Brenton 

Debra Breton 

Bill Brown 

Richelle Brown 

Rodney Brown 

Erik Brun 

Ethan Brun 

Alex Brun 

Jo-Anne Burlew 

Debbie Burtaine 

Dave Butler 

Alicia Butterfield 

Christopher Butterfield 

Kent Butterfield 

Rosaria Butterfield 

Kerry Bzdyk 

Kevin Cahill 

Lisa Cammarota 

Mia Cammarota 

Diana Carter 

Celina Cash 

David Chamberlin 

Constance Chatfield-Taylor 

Rhonda Chocha 

Ron Circe 

Roger Clapp 

Eli Clizbe 

Ike Clizbe 

Kent Clizbe 

Joe Coleman 

Karen Coleman 

Anita Colvard 

Cheri Conca 

Germaine Connolly 

Emily Cook 

Bill Cour 

Regina Cour 

Karen Crawford 

Audubon Naturalist Society 

Audubon Society of Northern Virginia 

Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve 

Blue Ridge Center for Environmental 

Stewardship 

Broadlands Nature Center 

Claude Moore Park 

Earth Day at Loudoun 

Friends of Banshee Reeks 

Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains 

Goose Creek Association 

Leesburg Environmental Advisory 

Committee/Watershed Committee 

Leesburg Department of Planning 

Leesburg Department of Public Works 

Leesburg Parks & Recreation 

Loudoun County Chapter, Izaak 

Walton League 

Loudoun County Government 

Candi Crichton 

Casey Crichton 

Anita Crisostomo 

David Crooks 

Rhema Crowley 

Ellie Daley 

Phil Daley 

Cathy Darby 

Cathey Daugherty 

Robert Daugherty 

Helen deGroot 

Chris Dematitis 

Rene Dennis 

Sam Dennis 

Kym Detrick 

Clarice Dieter 

Charles Dieter 

Nancy Doane 

Mary Dorsey-Lee 

Linda Drake 

Elaine Dubin 

Terry Dunnigan 

Cory Dwyer 

Terry Dyroff 

Michelle Dzema 

Cooper Dzema 

Bailey Dzema 

Juanita Easton 

Betty Ebert 

Tim Eckert 

Nicholas Edivan 

Kate Eldridge 

Karla Etten 

Elizabeth Evans 

Cliff Fairweather 

Karen Fairweather 

Joanne Fawley 

Rockie Fera 


Susan Ferster 

Tabby Finch 

Loudoun County Parks, Recreation, 

and Community Services 

Loudoun Valley High School 

Loudoun Watershed Watch 

Lovettsville Elementary School 

Lucketts Elementary School 

(Potomac River Rangers) 

Northern Shenandoah Valley 

Audubon Society 

Northern Virginia Bird Club 

Northern Virginia Regional Park 

Authority 

Oatlands Plantation 

Piedmont Chapter, Virginia Native 

Plant Society 

Piedmont Environmental Council 

Potomac Valley Audubon Society 

Rust Nature Sanctuary, Audubon 

Naturalist Society 

Amy Marie Ritter 

Thuy, Kelly & Mai Senser 

The Harmon Family 

Meg Findley 

Bill Fissel 

John Flannery 

Holly Flannery 

Ellie Florance 

Cindy Foster 

Chris Frear 

Michael Friedman 

Ginny Friend 

David Fuller 

Andrea Gaines 

Andrew Gaines 

Taylor Gantt 

Mike Garcia 

Ann Garvey 

Tony Garvey 

Kurt Gaskill 

Bonnie Getty 

Christina Gilbeau 

Carlos GonsalezReyes 

Margaret Good 

Ed Good 

Mary Ann Good 

Walter Gould 

Eneli Grabbi 

Irish Grandfield 

Norm Gresley 

Debra Gutenson 

Otto Gutenson 

Jay Hadlock 

Carol Hadlock 

Nicole Hamilton 

Senia Hamwi 

Farris Hamwi 

Maysi Hamwi 

Zane Hamwi 

Dirck Harris 

Dick Harris 

Debra Harrison 

Gerry Hawkins 

Wil Hershberger 

Smart’s Mill Middle School 

Tolbert Elementary School 

TRIP II, The Dulles Greenway 

U.S. Geological Survey at Patuxent 

Wildlife Research Center 

Virginia Bluebird Society 

Virginia Master Naturalists Chapter 

at Banshee Reeks 

Virginia Society of Ornithology 

Virginia Vernal Pools Program 

Waterford Foundation 

Wildlife Habitats Committee of 

Broadlands Homeowners 

Association 

Betsy Zwing & Andy Hatch 

Bruce Hill 

Susan Berry Hill 

Vanessa +2 Hiller 

Craig Himelright 

Terry Hoffman 

Susan Holden 

Teri Holland 

Robin Hoofnagle 

Gerco Hoogeweg 

Marnie Horsch 

Emily Horsch 

Nicole Horsch 

Kathleen Hughes 

Sonya Hunt 

Maria Hunt 

Rebecca Hyndman 

Meg Irwin 

Anesha Jackson 

Darius Jackson 

John Janney 

Steve Johnson 

Bruce Johnson 

Jill Johnson 

Paul Julian 

John Kamerud 

Bob Kaplan 

Christine Kauffman 

Sharon Kearns 

John Keith 

Jane Kirchner 

Elliott Kirschbaum 

Nancy Kirschbaum 

Robert Klarquist 

Thaissa Klimavicz 

Alison Knox 

Mary Alice Koeneke 

Glenn Koppel 

Lori Kruse 

Dennis Kruse 

Len Lacey 

Samuel Lambert 


Elijah Lambert 

Jason Lang 

Lauren Lang 

Jeff Lange 

Neely Law 

Dee Leggett 

Franklin Leonel 

Hannah Levi 

Joanne Levy 

Addison Ligi 

McKenzie Ligi 

Spring Ligi 

Sidney Lissner 

Jon Little 

BJ Little 

Colin Little 

Steve Little 

Janet Locklear 

Mary Lopresti 

Karen Lowe 

Bob Lyon 

Tamara MacDonald 

Scott MacDonald 

Karin MacDowell 

Steve Makranczy 

Sasha Malakooti 

Denise Malakooti 

Max Malakooti 

Tammy Marcoulier 

Karen Marr 

Andy Martin 

Jan Massey 

Stanley Matelski 

Jason Mattes 

Jenny Mattes 

Nan McCarry 

David McCarthy 

Tom McCown 

Allen McCown 

John McCray 

Sarah McDade 

Liam McGranaghan 


Bruce McGranahan 

Kevin McKee 

Charles McLaughlin 

Patty McLaughlin 

Frank McLaughlin 

Jim McWalters 

Larry Meade 

Laureen Megan 

Feven Mekbib 

Bernie Menninger 

Joe Midolo 

Carole Miller 

Mona Miller 

Paul Miller 

Kim Miller 

Linda Millington 

Linwood Mishler 

Sue Mishler 

David Mitchell 

Liz Mitchell 

Mark Moran 

Rusty Moran 

Bill Morris 

Brandon Morris 

Carter Morrow 

Megan Morse 

Ally Moser 

Frank Mullin 

Jermaine Murray 

Kiaja Murray 

Gary Myers 

Mary Lou Neal 

Jim Nelson 

Doug Norton 

Tanner Odegaard 

Hannah Ortmann 

Christian Ortmann 

Suzanne Ortmann 

Kristen Osius 

Carolyn Ott 

Ed Patten 

Rob Payne 

Grace Payne 

Suzanne Payne 

Zach Payne 

Board of Directors 

Joe Coleman, President 

Nicole Hamilton, Vice President 

Linda Sieh, Treasurer 

Rockie Fera, Secretary 

Phil Daley 

Robert Daugherty 


Janet Locklear 


Paul Miller 

Linda Millington 

Donna Quinn 

Andrea Soccio 

Karen Strick 


Roger Allen Pearson 

Christine Perdue 

Alexy Perez 

Jackie Phillips 

Natalie Pien 

Jonathan Plissner 

Martha Polkey 

Sheryl Pollock 

Patti Psaris 

Sam Purvis 

Dave Purvis 

Donna Quinn 

Andy Rabin 

James Ragsdale 

Matthew Ragsdale 

Tyler Ragsdale 

Patrick Ramsey 

Erin Ramsey 

Tom Raque 

Eric Raun 

Nancy Reaves 

Jan Jose Rebollo 

Rebecca Redmon 

Dori Rhodes 

Rich Rieger 

Jennifer Roberts 

Sandy Ruefer 

Sara Runge 

Bob Ryan 

Jordan Ryan 

Scott Sandberg 

Del Sargent 

Diana Schmidt 

Doug Schultz 

Leigh Scott 

Tom Seeman 

Stanwyn Shetler 

Bob Shuey 

Sylvia Shuey 

Linda Sieh 

Oya Simpson 

Bruce Smart 

Devon Smith 

Norm Smith 

Judy Smith 

Emily Smith 

Ann Smith 

Ray Smith 

Melanie Smith 

Turner Smith 

Sally Snidow 

Erin Snook 

Andrea Soccio 

Alexandra Soccio 

Leslie Soltario 

Bronwen Souders 

John Souders 

John Souter 

Emily Southgate 

Zoe Sowers 

Erin Spevak 

Julie Still 

Karen Strick 

Kay Styer 

Norm Styer 

Allison Sussman 

Byron Swift 

Jenny Swiggart 

Hannah Swiggart 

Heather Taylor 

Lisa Taylor 

Richard Taylor 

Colleen Taylor 

Russ Taylor 

Dale Thornton 

Jay Trilling 

Amy Ulland 

Scott Ulland 

Sean Ulland 

Lucy Uncu 

Carolyn Unger 

Anna Urciolo 


David Van Tassel 

Laura Vasquez 

Jenny Vick 

Wesley Wade 

Anthony Wagner 

Advisory Panel 

Gem Bingol 

Mike Friedman 

Otto Gutenson 

Spring Ligi 

Nancy Walker 

Lynn Webster 

Annual Report Volunteers 


Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, editor 

Lorrie Bennett, graphic design 


Warren Wagner 

Nancy Walker 

Joanne Walker 

Scott Walker 

Nancy Wallace 

Jeff Wallace 

Andrew Wanie 

Victoria Wanie 

David Ward 

Lynn Webster 

Mary Weeks 

Marcia Weidner 

Mimi Westervelt 

John White 

Pat Whittle 

Jim Widzinski 

Ally Widzinski 

Tom Wilkinson 

Dave Williams 

Ron Williams 

John Williamson 

Norma Wilson 

Mark Wimer 

Jeff Wneck 

Kidus Woekneh 

Nate Woekneh 

Katie Wolcott 

Holly Wolcott 

David Wolff 

Jeff Wolinski 

William Woodroff 

Neil Woodroff 

Debbie Woods 

Catherine Wyatt 

Steve Wyatt 

Bob Wybraniec 

Kelly Yarborough 

James Yarborough 

Jane Yocom 

Rob Young 

Hongbin Yu 

Alexis Zimmer-Chu 

Lisa Zimmer-Chu 



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2010 Annual Report 

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Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 2010 Annual Report

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