How objects in space could disrupt your sleep cycle More than 12,000 satellites are in low-Earth orbit, with space companies planning to launch tens of thousands more that astronomers say could ‘completely change the night sky’

www.the-independent.com/news/health/...

www.plantnovanatives.org/post/judging...

You can also sometimes join nearby libraries. My beat friend uses her local card to join my library which has a much bigger selection.

I am educating my brother about Hoopla and Libby. He wanted me to help him buy him an audiobook on Spotify and I said, "But, WAIT! Do you have a library card? Cause, that audiobook you want to listen to? The library has the whole series! For freeeeeee!!!"

a box of little brown balls of clay and dirt and seeds in a philly pretzel factory box

Ready to supply ~100 cyclists w/seed bombs for our city's abandoned lots at tonight's @wednightrides.org!

They contain 6-7 species of native plant seeds to juice up the biodiversity of our city, incl.
Ironweed
Echinacea
Partidge Pea
Bee Balm
Blue Vervain
Blackeyed Susan
Swamp Milkweed (sometimes)

This is just brilliant.

Virginia is the testing ground for data centers, so we'll be the epicenter for figuring out unexpected problems. As a result, this was interesting and concerning to hear. www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...

Can we chat about the red foxes we have in Virginia? Where do you think they are from?

Are they native to North America or did they come from Europe. Thoughts?

Traffic Noise Makes Caterpillars' Hearts Beat Faster The ongoing racket may interfere with the larvae’s response to stress

This study is from 2018, but I only just learned about it. Nothing surprising here really, but it’s upsetting nonetheless. As someone said, add in lawnmowers, leaf blowers…

#pollinators

#datacenters

This Business Insider documentary discusses the Devlin Tech Park and gives good context to what is happening in Northern Virginia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8T...

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Even when things are working, when those wipes make it to a water treatment plant, they destroy the machinery. Your tax money which goes to repairing water treatment plants is subsidizing the wipes. They should be made illegal.

Inside the race to clean 240 million gallons of sewage out of the Potomac Crews confront pipes clogged with non-disposable wipes and rocks, along with deep muck and freezing temperatures.

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Those wipes, no matter what the ad says or the box says, are NOT disposable. They go in the trash.

"Non-disposable wipes clogged pumps and the bypass, causing sewage overflow."

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

Also in Prince William County, Merrifield Garden Center recently announced that it sold its Gainesville location for data center development for $160 million. That site was also part of the overlay district.

Amazon Buys Northern Virginia Data Center Site for Record $700 Million Amazon Data Services has purchased a large Prince William County data center campus for $700 million, "Washington Business Journal" reports.

northernvirginiamag.com/news/2025/11...
Amazon Data Services purchased Devlin Tech Park, a Prince William County data center campus for $700 million from Stanley Martin Homes. The site is near Devlin Road south of I-66. Amazon purchased about 70% of the 270-acre site for $3.7 million/ acre.

Another man, Alan Bohms, was paid more than $575,000 by the American Breast Cancer Coalition through a company he controlled named Campaign Marketing Inc., which also did business under the names Insight Data Management and Prestige Tax & Payroll. The company has taken in close to $1.5 million from the network of nonprofits ProPublica identified. Bohms was not a member of Outreach Calling or subject to the FTC order, but he has previously paid the company millions to fundraise for one of his nonprofits. In an email, Bohms defended the money that the groups spend on fundraising, writing that the phone calls are central to “educating and engaging the community about the PAC’s mission and objectives.”

How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
Thanks, but I'll stick with organizations that don't confuse money grabs with education & engagement. And thank you @propublica.org for this important reporting:
www.propublica.org/article/poli...

Busy day! I’m at a master naturalist meeting and we gave Cliff Fairweather

We’re at the Aquatics topic now!

A gorgeous day for our local Envirothon competition!

I’m getting all packed up for tomorrow’s local Envirothon competition. 🪾🦅🎣

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/c...

Justice always takes waaay too long and it doesn’t have to be that way. It’s a tactic baked into the system.

A pale greenish-gray lichen with slightly ruffled edges grows on a wet and decaying branch lying in the grass, with areas of reddish brown, light tan, darker brown, and gray showing on the wood. Just under the lichen, a few small spots of brighter green moss have grown. To the right, the cut and broken end of the branch is somewhat jagged.

I hoped to find maybe some dead man’s fingers or a nice patch of mushrooms for today’s photo, but I didn’t find any. Instead, I found this pretty lichen growing on a decaying branch from our silver maple (Acer saccharinum). A ruffle lichen, I think?

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#2026photos

This is a great program and they allow drop ins if you want to come on over!

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Today I’m taking time off work to see friends and attend the NOVA Bird Alliance Symposium. I’m excited to see what everyone is doing with and thinking about urban nature.

I love my quarterly NOVA Bird club meetings. It’s always festive, I learn new things, and it has the best old school vibe going.

Agree!

I agree with you that this should be made fun of, but also think it’s newsworthy that this person who is allegedly smart and has for years been a Silicon Valley kingmaker believes something this stupid.

My First Plant Book My First Plant Book: an interactive, adventure-style guide that turns screen time into green time. Packed with quests, hands-on activities, seeds, and fun plant facts to spark kids’ curiosity and outd...

A plant book for little ones. www.myfirstplantbook.com/main/?utm_so...