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SUMMARY:Pollinator Week
DESCRIPTION:(Pollinator Partnership) Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. Popular events include planting for pollinators\, hosting garden tours\, participating in online bee and butterfly ID workshops. Check out events with Pollinator Partnership and organizations throughout the DMV.
URL:https://capitalnature.org/event/pollinator-week/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Classes & Workshops,Holiday,Wildlife
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SUMMARY:Replacing Invasive Plants with Natives (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:(VA) (Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia) This talk explains why the destruction of native plant habitats is contributing to a significant and ongoing decline in bird and insect populations. Extension Master Gardener Julie Acker shows you how to identify many non-native invasive plants and suggest alternatives that look and “behave” similarly.
URL:https://capitalnature.org/event/replacing-invasive-plants-with-natives-virtual/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Classes & Workshops,Conservation,Gardening for Wildlife
ORGANIZER;CN="Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia":MAILTO:mgarlalex@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:An Artist in Their Garden (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Join us as Jean Brinton Jaecks\, Artist\, Gardener\, and Educator shares her paintings\, her two-acre garden as a family legacy\, and how they happily coincide year-round. Dedicated to gardening for biodiversity and maintaining a chemical-free\, sustainable environment\, Jean will offer her perspective on what it means to invite not only creatures and plants to thrive together\, but art and gardening\, as well.
URL:https://capitalnature.org/event/an-artist-in-their-garden-virtual/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Art,Garden Experience,Seminars and Lectures
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SUMMARY:Jazz in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:(DC) (National Gallery of Art) Travel across the country through music\, exploring our many traditions—from Appalachian and Americana to Creole jazz\, Hill Country blues\, contemporary jazz\, and more for the nation’s 250th anniversary. Every Friday through August 14 (except June 5 and July 3). Pre-show dance classes on May 22 and 29\, June 12\, and July 24. \nEvent registration through a lottery. The lottery takes place the week before each event\, opening on Monday at 10:00 a.m. and closing Friday at noon. Limited day-of passes will be available starting at 5:00 p.m.
URL:https://capitalnature.org/event/jazz-in-the-garden-5/
LOCATION:National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden\, 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20565\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garden Experience,Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T183000
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Friday
DESCRIPTION:(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for the magic of the full moon for a hike and campfire on each Friday nearest to the full moon. Feel free to bring your own hotdogs to warm over the fire and we’ll provide marshmallows. The program will be mainly outdoors with a hiking component. All hikes will be on natural surface trails.
URL:https://capitalnature.org/event/full-moon-friday-3/
LOCATION:Locust Grove Nature Center\, 7777 Democracy Blvd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20817\, United States
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Outdoor Experience,Social & Cultural
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T200000
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SUMMARY:Firefly Walk at Huntley Meadows
DESCRIPTION:(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Join us on a magical evening walk in the park to learn about and see the different colors and signal patterns of this fascinating insect. Ages 5 to Adult.
URL:https://capitalnature.org/event/firefly-walk-at-huntley-meadows/
LOCATION:Huntley Meadows\, 3701 Lockheed Blvd\, Alexandria\, VA\, 22306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nature Observation,Outdoor Experience,Wildlife
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