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"One impulse from a vernal wood may teach you more of man, or moral evil and of good, than all the sages can."

- William Wordsworth



 

Since 2001, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has been participating as judges in the Annual Loudoun County Regional Science Fair. Monetary awardsd are presented to the award winners at our Annual Meeting where the students also have the opportunity to showcase their winning projects.

Past awards

2010
1st Place: Alexa Rizzo, from Dominion High School in Sterling.
Alexa did a study on the composition of fish ear bones to determine fish migratory routes
2nd Place: Aubrey Higginson, from Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn. Aubrey’s project was on quantifying the economic value of tree cover.
3rd Place: Lyons Sanchez Concha, from Park View High School in Sterling. Lyons project was titled “Which root grasps soil best.”
2009
1st Place: Reid Nebergall, Dominion High School
"Rehabilitation of Ocean Dead Zones via Alternative Photosynthetic Pathways in Cyanobacteria"
2nd Place: Ashley Lohr, Loudoun Valley High School
"Butterfly Visitation on Different-Colored Buddleia davidii and Zinnia elegans"
3rd Place: Emile Atchison, Dominion High School
"Save the Wildlife! Bacterial Remediation of Synthetic Pyrethroids"
2008
1st Place: Johnny (Jun-Hong) Kim, Stone Bridge High School
"The Effect of Allaria Petiolata on the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Its Effect on the Growth of Native Plants." 
2nd Place: Eric Bolden, Loudoun Valley High School
"Effects of Water Temperature on Potentially Deadly Microorganisms."
3rd Place: Devon N. Reed, Dominion High School
"Strength vs. Camouflage: The Evolutionary Tradeoffs of Pigmentation in Bird Eggs.
2007
1st Place: Vanessa Bornholdt, Broad Run High School
"The Effects of a Horse Farm on the Health of a Stream”
2nd Place: Nadia Waterman, Freedom High School
“The Effect of Lawn Fertilizers on Daphnia magna”
3rd Place: Robert Lee, Potomac Falls High School
“If a Tree Falls in Forest . . .”
2006
1st Place: Nathan Latka, Loudoun Country High School
“The Effects Wetlands Have on a Waterways Flooding Frequency ”
2nd Place: Samantha Owens, Freedom High School
“Effects of Waste Removal Sites on Nearby Communities ”
3rd Place: Ian Claar, Heritage High School
“The Effects of Urbanization on Tuscarora Creek ”
2005
1st Place: Alex Seebeck, Loudoun Valley High School
“HE(L)P Barred Owl Habitat in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA”
2nd Place: Stephen Spurlock
“Natural Resource or Natural Disaster? Population Dynamics of Whitetail Deer in Loudoun County”
2nd Place: Alyssa Sanow
“The Impact of Non-Nitrogen-Based Super-Phosphate Fertilizer on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation and Hemlock Growth”
2nd Place: Claire Nawojchik
“The Comparison of Small Mammal Populations in Two Differing Field Habitats at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve”
2004
1st Place: Alex Seebeck, Loudoun Valley High School
“A Comparison of Habitat Suitability Index Models for Barred Owls in Loudoun County, VA.”
2nd Place: Dhruva Rajendra, Dominion High School
“The Effects of Fertilizers on the Breakdown of Motor Oil in a Freshwater Environment.”
2nd Place: Stephen Spurlock, Loudoun Valley High School
“Chronic Wasting Disease in Virginia.”
2003
1st Place: Alex Seebeck, Loudoun Valley High School
“A Comparison of Habitat Suitability Index Models for Barred Owls in Loudoun County, VA.”

2nd Place: Erin Ebaugh

2nd Place: Yassi Pourkazemi

2002
1st Place: Alex Seebeck, Loudoun Valley High School
“ The Relationship Between Barred Owl Calls and Responses During the
Non-Breeding Season”
2nd Place: Gavin Ruedisueli
2nd Place: Jared Fausnaught
2001

1st Place: Jared Faustnaught, Loudoun County High School
" The Effects of Impervious Surface on Stream Health"