• 2026 City Nature Challenge

    (DMV) Join community and citizen scientists all over the globe to observe wildlife: animals, plants, and fungi in backyards, neighborhoods, and parks in urban areas. Using iNaturalist to document them, you can share your observation to help scientists track the wildlife that share our urban areas. See DC metro area events here and in this calendar. Register to track you ...

  • City Nature Challenge: Nocturnal Naturalists at Bull Run Regional Park

    Atlantis Water Park at Bull Run 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

    (VA) (NOVA Parks) (Capital Nature) (MNCPPC) Join us for this global community science event by making observations on the free app iNaturalist. We'll set out to observe as many nocturnal critters as we can. We will also be setting up a mothing station and using a UV lights to locate critters that glow in the dark. It shapes up to ...

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  • ForgWatch on Kingman Island

    Kingman Island _RFK Lot 6 , United States

    (DC) (Living Classrooms) Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program. Through FrogWatch volunteers collect and submit data on calling frogs and toads in ponds and wetlands around Kingman + Heritage Islands throughout the spring and summer. Watch the recorded orientation video here. To learn more about FrogWatch and practice your frog call skills, explore ...