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ResOURces Past Article Index Miss the article on backyard butterflies? What about the one on Scott's Run? Since ResOURces debuted in Fall, 2000, it has featured many excellent articles written by Park Authority expert naturalists, historians and gardeners. NATURE ARTICLES Backyard Birding Through Fall and All Winter Long Bald Eagles Bats Beavers Big Black Bears Coyotes in Fairfax County - Fact and Fiction 2012 Update on Coyotes in the County Deer in the Headlights: What To Do Difficult Times for Our Very Own Difficult Run Watershed Driving Tips for Avoiding Deer Emergency Help for Baby Birds How Does Scott’s Run? Ladybug Beetles: Beautiful Backyard Bullies Letterboxing - Follow the Clues Monarch Butterfly: Migration Facts Monarch Butterfly: Tagging Monarchs Monarch Butterfly: Visiting the Monarchs in Mexico Monarch Butterfly: Mexican Protection Efforts The Scarebird Spring Bird Migration Starry Nights – A Natural Resource Stopping Encroachment Means Being A Good Park Neighbor Ten Ways to Help Wildlife Treat Yourself by Treating the Birds Who's Hoo in the World of Owls HISTORY ARTICLES African American Service in the War of 1812 Blacksmithing in Fairfax County Historic Collections Tell Stories of Fairfax's Past Colvin Run Mill Waterwheel Restoration Convenience in a Can Dranesville Tavern Freedom Hill Fort, present day Tysons Corner area From the Ground Up: The Sully Slave Quarter Harvest Time at Frying Pan Park Interpreting the History of John S. Mosby Kidwell Farm: Living Through the Depression Mount Air - Artifacts Rebuild and Era Preserving Your Favorite Family Photos Railroad Mania: The Life and Times of Manassas Gap Railroad HORTICULTURE ARTICLES A Gardener’s Spring Fever Backyard Butterfly Bonanza Champion Trees Saved by Tree Champions It's Time to Start Composting Keeping Turfgrass Green Pirates and Plants The Remarkable Witch Hazel Small Bulbs Make a Big Impact in Spring Spring and Summer Pruning Testing the Health of your Soil Updating Your Landscape