Grounds Committee in the News
Unless otherwise noted, these articles were published in the Times of Montebello.
Unless otherwise noted, these articles were published in the Times of Montebello.
March 2026 -- Grounds Committee Looks Back and Ahead
March 2026 -- Keep Trails Safe: Do Not Feed Wildlife
February 2026 -- Pollinator Bees at Montebello
January 2026 -- Montebello Celebrates 2025 Photo Contest Winners
December 2025 -- Pocket Forest #2 Augments Our Woodland Regeneration
December 2025 -- Linda Brownlee Wins Top Nature Photo Award
December 2025 -- Picnic Hill Progress (annotated photo)
November 2025 -- Renovation Status: Picnic Hill Underway
November 2025 -- Montebello Woodland: 2200 Trees and Counting
November 2025 -- The Sound of Trees: Nature's Symphony on our Grounds
October 2025 -- Raptor Encounter Captivates
October 2025 -- Nature Photo Contest Deadline Nears
September 2025 -- Enjoying our Woodland Trail Safely
September 2025 -- Raptors Return to Picnic Hill
August 2025 -- Woodland Works Hard At Battling Heat Stress
August 2025 -- Moths and Butterflies, Interesting Relatives
August 2025 -- Butterfly Event August 24
August 2025 -- Live Raptor Show September 13
August 2025 -- Ticks are Here
August 2025 -- New Bridge Between Buildings 1 and 5
July 2025 -- Accessibility Update - New Sidewalk Along SMED
July 2025 -- New Picnic Hill Proposal
July 2025 -- Protecting our Woodland - Minimizing our Impact
July 2025 -- Woodland Wonder - Virginia's Largest Frosted Hawthorn
June 2025 -- Plaque Recognizes Montebello's Oldest Tree
June 2025 -- Protecting Our Woodlands - A Shared Responsibility
June 2025 -- Spring Has Sprung at Montebello
June 2025 -- April Wildflower Walks - Great Learning Experiences
May 2025 -- Protecting Montebello's Woodand - a Series on Urban Stressors
May 2025 -- Our Honeybees Have Moved On
May 2025 -- Springtime - A Great Time for Nature Photos
April 2025 -- Join the Montebello Grounds Committee - We Need You
April 2025 -- Tulip Tree - A Towering Legacy of History, Beauty, and Value
March 2025 -- Montebello Grounds: Highlights of 2024 and Looking Forward to 2025
March 2025 -- Maple Trees Are Generous With Their Benefits
February 2025 -- Sixth Annual Nature Photo Contest on Display
February 2025 -- Hawthorns Symbolize Love and Heal Hearts
January 2025 -- Montebello Celebrates Nature Photo Awards
January 2025 -- American Beech - the Memory Tree
January 2025 -- Volunteer of the Year Virginia Hodgkinson
December 2024 -- Holly - The Holiday Tree
December 2024 -- The Evolution of Buildings 3-4 Transition Area
November 2024 -- Photo Contest Closes Nov. 1
October 2024 -- Proposed Picnic Hilltop Design to be Unveiled at Town Hall
October 2024 -- Ash Trees: a Story of Loss and Hope
October 2024 -- Nature Photo Contest Entries Due Nov 1
September 2024 -- Pawpaws - A Forgotten Tree Rediscovered
September 2024 -- Try a New Perspective for the Nature Photo Contest
September 2024 -- Chuck Amorosino - Devoted Volunteer
August 2024 -- Where Are the Butterflies?
August 2024 -- Butterfly Event Will Help You Take Great Photos
July 2024 -- Montebello Welcomes Honeybees - Addressing Concerns and Embracing the Buzz
July 2024 -- Sparks Fly in Woodland Romance (Fireflies)
July 2024 -- Beauty and the Snag
July 2024 -- Be Creative - Use Buildings in Your Nature Photos
June 2024 -- Residents Support Changes to Picnic Hill
June 2024 -- Residents Marvel at Captivating Raptors
June 2024 -- Well Attended Wildflower Walks
May 2024 -- Springtime - A Great Time to Prepare for the Photo Contest
May 2024 -- Volunteers Refresh the Circles
April 2024 -- Montebello Awarded 2023 Environmental Excellence Award
April 2024 -- Yellowwood Trees Come to Montebello
April 2024 -- Honeybees Coming to Montebello
April 2024 -- Wildflowear Walks April 13 & 17
April 2024 -- Birds of Prey Show May 18
April 2024 -- Celebrating Arbor Day in our Pocket Forest
March 2024 -- Grounds Committee Wins Environmental Excellence Award
March 2024 -- Residents Want More Sidewalks
February 2024 -- Grounds Committee Announces 2024 Priorities
February 2024 -- Nature Photos Now on Display
February 2024 -- Picnic Hill Planning to Start with Resident Survey
January 2024 -- Montebello Celebrates Nature Photo Awards
January 2024 -- A Beehive Comes to Montebello
January 2024 -- Montebello Songbirds Bring Beauty and Cheer All Year
December 2023 -- Transforming Transition Areas 3 and 4
December 2023 -- Residents Love Our Woodlands
December 2023 -- New Climate Change Series
December 2023 -- Winners of Photo Contest Announced Dec 2
November 2023 -- Landscaping an Oasis on Route 1
November 2023 -- Celebrating our Pocket Forest
November 2023 -- Photo Contest Closes Nov 1
October 2023 -- Caring for Montebello Grounds: Past and Future
October 2023 -- Nature Photo Contest Entries Due November 1
October 2023 -- New Campus Brochure
September 2023 -- Severe Storm Damages Trees, a Table, Fencing
September 2023 -- Montebello Residents Positively Love Our Grounds
September 2023 -- MCUOA Receives Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Award
September 2023 -- Show What You Can Do - Enter the Nature Photo Contest
September 2023 -- Celebrate the Pocket Forest Sep 30
September 2023 -- Volunteer of the Quarter - Kathy Dismukes
August 2023 -- New Plantings Enhance Community Center
August 2023 -- Trees a Natural Defence Against Heat and Humidity
August 2023 -- Butterfly Event will Help You Take Great Photos
August 2023 - Save the Date Pocket Forest Celebration
July 2023 -- Montebello Trees Provide Natural Air Filtration
July 2023 -- Pocket Forest Planting is Complete
July 2023 -- Capture Nature's Beauty - Enter the Nature Photo Contest
June 2023 -- Montebello Celebrates New Sidewalks
June 2023 -- April Wildflower Walk - A Great Learning Experience
May 2023 -- Spring Brings New Plantings
May 2023 -- Help Wanted: English Ivy Removal Update
May 2023 -- New Sidewalk Approved
May 2023 -- Earth Day Celebration
April 2023 -- Grounds Committee Has Plans for 2023
April 2023 -- Managing Invasive Plants at Montebello
April 2023 -- Grounds Committee Teams Up with Montebello Walkers
March 2023 -- "Before and After" -- A New Photo Competition
February 2023 -- Montebello Participates in 2022 Christmas Bird Count
February 2023 -- Dog Run Becomes a Reality
January 2023 -- Nature Photo Awards Announced
January 2023 -- Woodland Management Plan is a Great Read
December 2022 -- Nature Photo Contest -- See who won Dec 3
November 2022 -- Installation Completed for Montebello's Pocket Forest
November 2022 -- Photo Contest Closes Nov. 1
November 2022 -- Oak Trees in Decline
October 2022 -- Changes Around the Grounds (Front hillside, ribbons on trees)
October 2022 -- Nature Photo Contest Entries Due Nov 1
October 2022 -- Pocket Forest Update - Learning from the Experts
October 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: White Wood Aster
September 2022 -- Pocket Forest Project is Underway
September 2022 -- Capture Summer's Beauty - Enter the Nature Photo Contest
September 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Boneset
August 26, 2022 -- Voice: Front Hillside Landscaping Proposed
August 14, 2022 -- Voice: Yellow Passionflower
August 2022 -- Pocket Forest Project Inspires Record Donations
August 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Jewelweed
July 2, 2022 -- Voice: Residents Lead Last Push for Pocket Forest Funding
July 2022 -- Capture Summer's Beauty - Enter the Nature Photo Contest
July 2022 -- Pocket Forest Campaign Comes Down to the Wire
July 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Oxeye Sunflower
June 2022 -- Arbor Day Campaign is Breaking Records
June 2022 -- Invasive Plants in Mount Eagle Park
June 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Rose Milkweed
May 2022 -- Fundraising for Montebello's First Pocket Forest is Underway
May 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Longstyle Sweetroot
April 2022 -- Flowers Grace the Reopening of the Community Center
April 2022 -- New Bench on Grounds Dedicated to George Gardner
April 2022 -- Montebello's Pocket Forest Site Chosen
April 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Virginia Bluebells
April 2022 -- Volunteer of the Month: Patricia Jacubec
March 2022 -- Arbor Day Program's Innovative Next Step: The Pocket Forest
March 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Common Blue Violet
February 2022 -- Welcoming Front Entrances to our Residential Buildings
February 2022 -- Wildflower of the Month: Skunk Cabbage
February 2022 -- Montebello Participates in Christmas Bird Count
February 2022 -- Photo Contest Display: Bringing the Outdoors In
January 2022 -- Nature Photo Awards Announced
December 2021 -- Meet the Nature Photo Contest Winners Dec 11
December 2021 -- Enhancing the Transition Areas
November 2021 -- Arbor Day Trees: Planting for Posterity
November 2021 -- Montebello's Developed Landscape: Bringing Beauty to Your Door
October 2021 -- Autumn and Beyond in the Butterfly Gardens
October 2021 -- Arbor Day Tree Planting is Underway
October 2021 -- Cash Prizes for 2021 Nature Photo Contest Winners
October 2021 -- Trail Renovation Progress!
September 2021 -- Grounds Website Gets a Facelift
August 2021 -- What's Blooming in the Butterfly Gardens in August
August 2021 -- Grounds Committee Recognizes Arbor Day Program Donors
August 2021 -- Capture Summer's Beauty - Enter Nature Photo Contest
August 2021 -- Trail Renovation Photos
July 2021 -- Arbor Day Donation Drive Sets new Record
July 2021 -- What's Blooming in the Butterfly Gardens in July
July 2021 -- Letter to the Editor: "Newcomer" not "Invasive"
June 2021 -- Progress in Controlling Invasive Plants
June 2021 -- What's Blooming in the Butterffly Gardens in June
June 2021 -- Arbor Day Donations Program Deadline is June 14
June 2021 -- Knockout Roses Planted
May 2021 -- What Are All Those Flags in the Woods?
May 2021 -- Arbor Day Tree Donation Program Welcomes Your Support
May 2021 -- What's Blooming in the Butterfly Gardens in May
May 2021 -- Join the Cicada Watch Party
April 2021 -- 2021 Arbor Day Tree Donation Program Kicks Off
April 2021 -- What's Blooming in the Butterfly Gardens in April
April 2021 -- April 29 Webinar Showcases the Birds of Montebello
April 2021 -- Cicadas: A Unique Phenomenon of Nature is Coming Our Way
March 2021 -- What's That Blooming in the Butterfly Gardens
March 2021 -- March 25 Webinar Features Wildflowers of Montebello
March 2021 -- Trail Renovation to Start in May
March 2021 -- David Furth: A Love of Beetles
February 2021 -- Winning Photographs Celebrate Nature at Montebello
January 2021 -- Nature Photo Contest Entries Illustrate Creativity
December 2020 -- Why a Dog Run?
December 2020 -- Nature Photo Contest Awards Coming Soon
November 2020 -- Arbor Day Trees Planted
November 2020 -- Dog Run Working Group Established
November 2020 -- Trail Improvements are Coming Sooner Rather than Later
October 2020 -- Arbor Day Tree Donations: Double the Fun
October 2020 -- Volunteer of the Month: Don Hinman
September 2020 -- Grounds Committee Updates Its 5-Year Plan
September 2020 -- Woodlands to Gain 55 Trees
September 2020 -- Benches Installed in Transition Areas 1 and 2
September 2020 -- Calling All Photographers
August 2020 -- Have You Found Artifacts of Pre-Montebello History
July 2020 -- Front Entrance Transformed with Stunning Redesign
July 2020 -- Chestnut Oak is Montebello's Oldest Resident
July 2020 -- Poison Ivy Alert
July 2020 -- Arbor Day Tree Donation Deadline
July 2020 -- Kids Invited to Enter 2020 Nature Photo Contest
June 2020 -- Transition Areas Transformed
June 2020 -- Donate Now for Arbor Day Trees
May 26, 2020 -- Voice: Watch Out for Poison Ivy
May 2020 -- Our Trees Get a Recount
May 2020 -- Help Our Birds, Bees, and Trees with Arbor Day Tree Donation Program
May 2020 -- Enter the 2020 Montebello Nature Photo Contest
April 4, 2020 -- Voice: Learn Montebello Wildflowers This Spring
February 2020 -- Grounds Committee Makes Plans for 2020
February 2020 -- Birders Conduct Annual Christmas Count
January 2020 -- Montebello Nature Photo Contest Winners Announced
January 2020 -- Butterfly Gardens Are Flourishing
January 2020 -- Board Approves Front Gate Plantings
December 2019 -- Volunteer of the Month: Paul Zeisset
November 2019 -- Grounds Committee Wins "Friend of Trees" Award
November 2019 -- Residents Plant Over 500 Daffodil Bulbs
October 2019 -- Buildings 1 and 2 Transition Areas Progress
September 2019 -- Our Trees are Under Attack by Ambrosia Beetles
August 2019 -- Photo Contest Features Montebello's Flora and Fauna
August 2019 -- Future of Montebello Trails
July 2019 -- Historical Marker Celebrates the History of Mount Eagle
July 2019 -- Timeline of the Mount Eagle Mansion and Montebello
July 2019 -- Volunteer of the Month: Chuck Amorosino
July 2019 -- Toil in the Soil Yields Flowers and Smiles
June 2019 -- 30-Second Survey Shows Residents Want More Sidewalks
June 2019 -- Transition Areas Behind Buildings 1 and 2 Are Being Redesigned
May 2019 -- Montebello Plants New Butterfly Garden Beds
May 2019 -- Volunteer of the Month: Virginia Hodkinson
May 2019 -- Don't Miss Our Spring Wildflowers
May 2019 -- Events: Bird Walk, Erosion Walk, Circle Plantings, Unveiling Historic Sign
April 2019 -- Erosion Control Project Marks Progress in the Woodland
April 2019 -- Committee Plans to Examine Montebello's Walkability
April 2019 -- Arbor Day Tree Donations to Take a Hiatus in 2019
April 2019 -- Weed Wranglers Pull More Invasives
March 14, 2019 -- Voice: What's Going on Behind Building 2?
March 2019 -- Grounds Committee Members Are Recognized as Volunteers of the Month
March 2019 -- Grounds Committee Plans More Changes to Montebello in 2019
February 2019 -- Geologic History of the Earth Beneath Our Feet
January 2019 -- Trails and Rails Will Be Upgraded
January 2019 -- Wild Plant Nurseries Admire Our Hawthorns
December 14, 2018 -- Voice: Historical Marker for Montebello
November 2018 -- Inventory Maps Document Montebello's Trees
November 2018 -- Community Spirit Celebrated with Planting of 81 Trees
October 2018 -- Improvements in Our Developed Landscape Area
October 2018 -- Erosion Control Construction Is Impacting Traffic and Trails
September 2018 -- Most Invasive Plants are Short - Others Are as Big as Trees
September 2018 -- Join in Reforesting the Woodlands
September 2018 -- Construction will Impact Woodlands Trail Access
August 2018 -- We Are Addressing Long-Term Erosion Problems at Montebello
August 2018 -- The Woodland Trail is Changing
August 2018 -- The Answer is a Flower Garden
July 2018 -- Montebello Grounds Committee Reflects on Accomplishments
June 2018 -- Inventory Lists Montebello's Big Trees
June 2018 -- Solutions Sought for Deer :Problems
June 2018 -- Spring Bird Walk
May 2018 -- Weed Wranglers Gather 21 Bags of Invasives
April 2018 -- Get Ready to Wrangle Some Weeds
April 2018 -- Tree Plantings Offer Montebello Residents a Green Way to Give
March 2018 -- Residents Are Joining to Control Invasive Plants
March 2018 -- Woodland Tree Inventory Gets Underway
February 2018 -- Montebello Participates in Christmas Bird Count
January 2018 -- Residents Discuss Five-Year Grounds Restoration Plan
December 2017 -- Grounds Committee Approves Five-year Recovery Plan
December 2017 -- Landscape Renovation Begins at the Center of Montebello
December 2017 -- English Ivy: Friend or Foe?
October 19, 2017 -- Voice: Garden Crew Beautifies Large Round Planters
October 5, 2017 -- Voice: Historian Talks about Mount Eagle
October 5, 2017 -- Voice: Restoring our Woodlands
October 2017 -- Grounds Committee Pushes Forward on Planning
September 2017 -- Montebello Grounds Committee Hits the Ground(s) Running