JD Willoughby was a contracted writer for State-by-State Gardening. She wrote the Virginia Piedmont Region Report and other articles for the State-by-State Gardening magazines in the mid-Atlantic and southern regions until the magazine ceased publication in 2019.
Living Fossil, published in Frederick Magazine, October 2020
Pawpaw Season, published in Frederick Magazine, September 2020
Flower Power, published in Frederick Magazine, July 2020
Tree Menace, published in Frederick Magazine, March 2020
Now You See Them, cover story published in Frederick Magazine, July 2019
Unwelcome Guests, cover story published in Frederick Magazine, March 2019
Leafy Greens: The signs of summer, published in Frederick News Post, July 26, 2018
Leafy Greens: What is litter?, published in Frederick News Post, May 17, 2018
Leafy Greens: Urban forests in a changing climate, published in Frederick News Post, March 22, 2018
Leafy Greens: Climate change and fire, published in Frederick News Post, December 28, 2017
Leafy Greens: From paw-paws to persimmons, published in Frederick News Post, October 5, 2017
Leafy Greens: Canopy assessment, published in Frederick News Post, July 28, 2017
Leafy Greens: Wildlife edition, published in Frederick News Post, June 1, 2017
Leafy Greens: Chestnuts for the watershed, published in Frederick News Post, April 13, 2017
Leafy Greens: Wacky weather, published in Frederick News Post, March 2, 2017
A Magpie Named George, published in Alaska Magazine, February 2017
Leafy Greens: Do you know where your water comes from?, published in Frederick News Post, January 19, 2017
Leafy Greens: The benefits of fire in the forest, published in Frederick News Post, December 1, 2016
Leafy Greens: Winter is coming, published in Frederick News Post, October 13, 2016
Leafy Greens: Plant and be counted, published in Frederick News Post, August 25, 2016
Leafy Greens: 'Tis the season to be yellow, published in Frederick News Post, July 7, 2016
Leafy Greens: All about that bike, published in Frederick News Post, May 12, 2016
Leafy Greens: Emerald ash borer, published in Frederick News Post, April 1, 2016
Leafy Greens: The big melt (and where it all goes), published in Frederick News Post, February 12, 2016
Leafy Greens: Where the Sidewalk Bends, published in Frederick News Post, December 18, 2015
Leafy Greens: Fishing Creek watershed, the City's Gem, published in Frederick News Post, October 27, 2015
Leafy Greens: Help Grow a Larger Tree Canopy, published in Frederick News Post, September 11, 2015
Leafy Greens: Compost Happens, published in Frederick News Post, July 24, 2015
Leafy Greens: Japanese Barberry, Burning Bush, and Heavenly Bamboo, published in Frederick News Post, June 5, 2015
Leafy Greens: Mulch Dos and Don'ts, published in Frederick News Post, April 17, 2015
Leafy Greens: 30-20-10 Diversity, published in Frederick News Post, February 27, 2015
Leafy Greens: Spruce Up!, published in Frederick News Post, January 9, 2015
Leafy Greens: Big Space, Small Space, Trees in Their Place, published in Frederick News Post, November 21, 2014
Leafy Greens: Are Your Plants Thirsty or Thrifty?, published in Frederick News Post, October 3, 2014
Visual Dessert, published in Anchorage Press, February 13, 2014
Fracking the Headwaters of the Potomac? Bad Idea, published in American Rivers Blog, February 7, 2014
Pollution Solutions for the West Virginia Spill, published in American Rivers Blog, January 17, 2014
Potomac River Report Card: Better Clarity, Declining Vegetation, published in American Rivers Blog, January 7, 2014
Report Card on the Potomac River: Access and Water Supply, published in American Rivers Blog, January 8, 2014
Improvements for Potomac River: River Health Now a "C" Grade, published in American Rivers Blog, January 6, 2014
Sister Brews, published in Brew Your Own Magazine, November 2011
Reducing Runoff One Garden at a Time, published in Potomac Basin Reporter, May/June 2011
Yellow-maned Invaders, published in Poor Mojo's Almanac(k), April 21, 2011
Seeing the River for the Trees, published in Potomac Basin Reporter, May/June 2010
Right as Rain: Looking Ahead While Remembering Droughts, published in Potomac Basin Reporter, May/June 2009
Thinking Blue and Green, published in Frederick Magazine, April 2008