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Exhibit Opening: The Men Who Made the Arboretum

U.S. National Arboretum 24th & R St NE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (US National Arboretum) Join the US National Arboretum, the Friends of the National Arboretum, and community and civic leaders for a brief speaking program and community conversation with the curator. From 1934 through 1941, the members of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1360 transformed a patchwork of abandoned farms into a landscape worthy of hosting the National Arboretum. A new, ...

Free

Presidents in America’s Backyard Hike

Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (National Park Service) If the National Mall is America’s Front Yard, then Rock Creek Park is America’s Back Yard. From before the park was founded, presidents have spent time on Rock Creek Park land. Come join a ranger for a 2 ¾ mile hike and learn the ways that presidential history flows through Rock Creek.

Free

Snowflake Tea Party

Colvin Run Mill 10017 Colvin Run Rd, Great Falls, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Bring your child to the mill and celebrate winter with this snowflake-themed tea party. You'll enjoy tea, savory and sweet treats, along with a winter craft and 19th century games. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. 3 to Adult.

$15

Birding the Harriet Tubman Byway

Patuxent River Park Pavilion and Camp Ground, 16000 Croom Airport Road, Upper Marlboro, MD, United States

(MD) (DC Bird Alliance) Araminta “Minty” Ross, better known as Harriet "Moses" Tubman, was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was known to use bird calls to help guide enslaved persons to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. An expert birder and naturalist, many of the birds Harriet Tubman mimicked are still thriving in Dorchester County. Our friends ...

$28.52
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