Highlands Bird and Nature Club

Description

Attracting Birds with Native Plants 

Guest speaker for the evening is Nancy Vehrs 

Nancy Vehrs joined the Virginia Native Plant Society in 1988 shortly after buying her own home near Manassas, Virginia. She has served as its president since 2012 and also serves as the president of her local chapter, the Prince William Wildflower Society. Growing up in Manassas near the banks of Bull Run, Nancy traces her love of wildflowers to her discovery of masses of Virginia bluebells in bloom there when she was a young girl. She is an alumna of the College of William & Mary where she majored in Economics. In 2012 she retired from a 32-year career in Fairfax County government, with the last 21 years as clerk to its Board of Supervisors. Nancy is a member and former board director of the Prince William Conservation Alliance, a member and past president of the Prince William Committee of 100, a board director of the Upper Occoquan Service Authority (a water reclamation public utility), and a member of a number of conservation organizations. Along with her companion Harry Glasgow, she helps lead regular bird walks at Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County and at Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area in Prince William County. She enjoys visiting parks and natural areas where she can immerse herself in nature. Nancy and Harry share their Manassas home with two delightful kitties, Little Nicky and Henry David.