Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

“Description: Interest income. Amount: 608.”

“Description: Program expenses . Amount: 11,274. Description: Media. Amount: 866. Description: Annual Meeting. Amount: 3,459. Description: Board Retreat. Amount: 437. Description: Dues and subscriptions. Amount: 500. Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,375. Description: Membership expenses. Amount: 569. Description: Office expense. Amount: 1,028. Description: Penalties and interest. Amount: 10. Description: Credit card and paypal fees. Amount: 1,132. Description: Taxes, fees and licenses. Amount: 335. Description: Telecommunications. Amount: 88. Description: Staff development/ training. Amount: 175. Description: Travel. Amount: 270. Description: Website/ Database. Amount: 4,293. Description: Program supplies. Amount: 736. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 26,547.”

“Description: Capitalized in-kind services. Amount: 1,388.”

“Description: Loan Receivable- BRCES. Beg. of Year Amount: 2,800. End of Year Amount: 1,700. Description: Other receivable. Beg. of Year Amount: 48. End of Year Amount: 0. Description: Deposits. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 6,499. Description: Equipment. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 530.”

“Description: Payroll liabilities. Beg. of Year Amount: 7,183. End of Year Amount: 7,698. Description: Sales tax and other accounts payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 301. End of Year Amount: 6,102.”

“One of the most important services Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy provides is its series of educational programs and field trips. These events provide a rich source of information on everything from environmental issues to education about local wildlife and habitat sustainability. The quality of our programs and field trips is enhanced through community partnerships that provide access to properties for our trips and occasionally speakers for our programs. In return, Loudoun Wildlife provides valuable services to these organizations by assisting with educational programs, nature walks, and resources, all of which are offered free of charge. Youth Environmental Education is a major part of our Environmental Education activities. Loudoun Wildlife continues its dedication to educating and involving our youngest citizens in conservation and nature. We traditionally offer youth orientated programs from beginning birding classes to nature hikes and numerous children's day activities. Activities to reach children take place at schools, in the field, and at local facilities such as Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.”

“Habitat Restoration projects vary with each year depending upon opportunities that arise and where there is a need. In addition to specific habitat projects, Loudoun Wildlife also supports several on-going programs that promote healthy habitats both at home and in our natural places and open spaces. Our specific projects have included buffer restorations along important water corridors as well as the planting of butterfly way stations on private and public properties. Our programmatic areas include the Audubon at Home program that is designed to conserve and expand healthy habitats needed to sustain native plants and wildlife in Loudoun County. We are assisting Audubon to map certified properties in Northern Virginia using GIS and hope to show the emergence of wildlife corridors. In addition, we offer two Native Plant Sales annually to make native plants readily available to the community. In 2013, we launched our Monarch Campaign, Bringing Back the Monarch, Keeping the Magic Alive. In 2014, we built upon the progress made during the first year. The campaign had four goals: 1) Raise awareness for the plight of the Monarch through speaker programs and outreach events; 2) help restore Monarch habitat by making native, pesticide-free milkweed and nectar plans available locally and growing the number of Monarch way stations registered with Monarch Watch; 3) engage people in raising and releasing at least 2,014 Monarchs found in our gardens and local habitats; and 4) connect people in the United States with those in Mexico. This successful program has grown to take on a more wide ranging and national focus.”

“Amphibians - Amphibian monitoring begins in March where we hold workshops and conduct field trips to find, identify and count our amphibian friends including all the frogs, toads, salamanders and newt species found in Loudoun County. During the field sessions we focus on the vernal pools in a variety of sites that include both suburban and unaltered habitats to find marbled salamander tadpoles, fairy shrimp, wood frogs egg masses and Jefferson Salamander egg masses. Birds - Loudoun Wildlife birders who participate in our bird monitoring and bird count activities play a key role in identifying and monitoring important bird areas that will allow Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and other local conservation groups to design strategies to protect the birds and other wildlife within these areas. Through numerous bird walks, programs and special undertakings, such as the recent completion of the Loudoun County Bird Atlas, we have provided field tools, reported sightings and worked with other bird organizations to understand the issues facing our bird populations. We hold an annual Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count (CBC) every year in December. What has become clear is that the value of Christmas Bird Counts comes from the long-term trends they document. Another bird program we manage is the Bluebird Nest Monitoring Program. Our volunteers monitor over 30 public and private trails of boxes located throughout Loudoun County. Dedicated volunteers install and maintain these bluebird trails by monitoring the nesting activities on a weekly basis during the breeding season and transmitting the results to Loudoun Wildlife. Their work is part of critical conservation efforts conducted throughout the county. Butterflies - Every year Loudoun Wildlife holds a butterfly count across the county during the height of summer. Our volunteers organize into teams and head out for a day of counting. These counts are tallied and compared each year to access the health of the species see what unique butterflies may have been uncovered and what trends are occurring in our area. Advocacy - Loudoun Wildlife has taken on the role of being a voice for wildlife. Working with a number of local partners such as the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition we have presented data and concepts on how the County government and other agencies can work together to sustain wildlife and human life. Examples of our work include: Promoting a Fresh Approach to Lyme Disease; Raising Awareness of Vultures; and Promoting Limits on Light Pollution. We also partner with national organizations such as the Choose Clean Water Coalition who promotes clean streams and rivers for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.”