Hi there!
My name is Danna McCormick, and I wear a lot of nature-oriented hats. I’m a –
- DC Master Naturalist through UDC
- Weed Warrior Leader in Rock Creek Park in Washington DC, trained and permitted to remove invasive plants and lead volunteer groups
- Certified Pollinator Steward through Pollinator Partnership
- Native plant advocate
- Gardener, maintaining my private native gardens as well as an urban triangle park
- Educator and speaker to garden clubs and community groups on native and invasive plants, and how to make changes to your property to support biodiversity.
Please be in touch if you’d like to volunteer or train with weed warriors, would like a consultation on your property, or would like a speaker for your organization.
Spring in Rock Creek Park!
Beaver activity, a pair of Wood ducks, and Herring running upstream.
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#loverockcreek #rockcreekpark #beavers #woodduck
The Weed Warrior A Team. Rock Stars every one. Invasive plants don’t stand a chance. Join us!
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#loverockcreek #rocrweedwarriors #rockcreekpark #invasivespecies #invasiveplants
Sweet find this morning. Fluted birds nest fungi.
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#loverockcreek #rockcreekpark #fungiphotography #fungi
2025 was memorable - celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary hiking around Oregon (such amazing waterfalls!) with a stop at Crater Lake which has been on the list for 20 years. Spectacular. With love to all, and especially my hiking beau. Happy Holidays!
Love decorating the tree and unwrapping this little treasures. Let the season begin!
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#christmasornaments
Belated ode to Oregon from our October trip. What an amazing and beautiful state. As a plant and fungi geek I was enthralled to discover so many unusual new species.
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#moss #fungi #oregon
Despite having taken a terrific class @pollinatorpartnership I’m pretty lousy at IDs. Bee? Fly? Wasp? Here are few I’ve spotted in the garden.
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#pollinatorgarden #pollinators
Before - 2023. After - 2025.
Plant native. Pollinators are so quick to respond!
#plantnative #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden
Seed collection begins!
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#nativeplants #plantnative #seedcollecting
Garden is still going strong! Tons of pollinators and birds (hummingbirds!) still visiting. Putting on the final preparations tomorrow’s garden tour. 🌸🐝🦋🌿
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#pollinators🐝 #plantnative
Snaps from the garden. Wow has it exploded. My happy place! Plant native and they will come.
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#plantnative #nativeplants #homegrownnationalpark #pollinators🐝 #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorplants
Dang, the leaf cutter bees were workin’ this redbud! 🐝
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#bees #leafcutterbee #meridianhillpark
