![]() Spring 2023 brought a frenzy of reproduction in the natural world. On May 17, 2023, the Friends of Dyke Marsh hosted a presentation by Kasha Helget on the value of ticks and mosquitoes, how to identify them, their life cycles and eco-friendly management responses. On May 13, 2023, FODM volunteers participated in the 25th Mason Neck State Park Eagle Festival, sponsored by a “sister” group, the Friends of Mason Neck State Park.ĭyke Marsh had some “major attractions” in late spring 2023.Ĭontinue Reading Warming Up to Ticks and Mosquitoes The Friends of Dyke Marsh have received a grant of $3,250 to plant trees in the marsh to replace some of the pumpkin ash trees ( Fraxinus profunda) that are dying because of the invasive emerald ash borer ( Agrilus planipennis).Ĭontinue Reading The 25th Mason Neck Eagle Festival ![]() On June 17, 2023, the Friends of Dyke Marsh participated in the annual Gum Springs Community Day/Juneteenth Festival, this year celebrating 190 years since the community’s founding by West Ford.Ĭontinue Reading FODM Receives Tree Planting Grant ![]() Thank you, Julia.Ĭontinue Reading Connecting in the Community Julia recorded the struggle and shared her photos with the Friends of Dyke Marsh. On July 14, 2023, Julia Tanner was bird watching with her camera in Dyke Marsh and came upon a pair of bald eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) appearing to fight. Several native flowering plants stand out in Dyke Marsh in late summer and early fall.Ĭontinue Reading Local Bird Watcher and FODMer Observe a Bald Eagle Fight in the Marsh
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