(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Help us map Potomac River tides October 10 to 12 during the highest tides of the year, called “king tides.” Participants will use a mobile app that collects location-based data points along the water’s edge. Sponsors will hold a training before the mapping event. This data can help researchers develop models that simulate tidal dynamics ...
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Join NVBA and our partners at Fairfax County Libraries for a bird walk at Frying Pan Farm Park. This event is free for everyone to join and we hope new birders will join us to view all the fantastic fall migrants! Participants will gather with the group leader outside the Frying Pan Park Visitor Center. ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join an instructor-led gentle flow yoga class on Carlyle House’s picturesque Magnolia Terrace. Start by building heat with sun salutations, then progress to balance, deep stretching and finally relaxation. Please bring water, a towel, and yoga mat.
(VA) (Arlington Regional Master Naturalists) Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants and replacing them with native plants. This is a continuing project typically held every Saturday to reclaim Potomac Overlook Regional Park from non-native invasive plants. Be sure to come dressed for work, wear long pants, long sleeves, and ...
(DC) (Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens) Slow down, awaken your senses, and connect with nature as you experience a forest bathing walk in Hillwood’s gardens and grounds. Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku (which translates to “absorbing the forest atmosphere”), forest bathing is a research-based activity designed to promote health and well-being through immersion in natural settings. Participants will ...
(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Help protect native plants by pulling and clipping invasive plants. We will train volunteers to identify the five or so target plants. We kindly ask that you not bring pets. Invasive plants can threaten and outcompete native plants.
(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Join Ward 8 Woods every second Saturday of the month to restore Shepherd Parkway by removing trash and invasive vines that are smothering the trees. Since 2011, over 2,000 volunteers have removed over 200 tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive vines from over 500 trees, but much work remains to be done. Give back ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) As the sun sets at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, give yourself the gift of slowing down. Join Ilana Rubin (Kindred Nature) and Toni Kim (Inner Sound Collective) for a restorative evening of nature therapy and sound meditation. We’ll wander gently—up to one mile through the beauty of autumn—before settling into immersive soundscapes of singing bowls, chimes, and drums ...
