(DC) (US Botanic Garden) A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories have enchanted generations with their whimsical characters, gentle humor, and deep connection to the natural world. Join Kathryn Aalto, historian, teacher, speaker, and New York Times best-selling author as she transports audiences to the real-life Ashdown Forest, the inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood, through her book “The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh.”
(US) (Yale School of Environment) The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment, the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, and Orion Magazine present Orion contributors and award-winning authors Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. The event centers on themes of love, community, commitment, responsibility, and communication, exploring the intimacy and promise of humans’ moral, spiritual, and cultural relationships ...
(DC) (DC EcoWomen) DC EcoWomen invites you to our February Eco Book Club, a welcoming space to connect with fellow environmentally minded women and allies over a meaningful environmental read. Our selected book, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World byRobin Wall Kimmerer, explores themes of reciprocity, gift economies, gratitude, and our relationship with the natural world. Through ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for an interactive story time followed by an outdoor exploration or activity for children ages 3-7. This is an outdoor story time, weather permitting. Adults must accompany children.
(DC) (DC Public Library) Join book and ecology lovers at Cleveland Park Library to explore books on human ecology, sustainable living, environmental justice and post-fossil fuel futures. Books can be nonfiction, fiction or poetry. This month we will be discussing We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson. Adults.
(DC) (US Botanic Garden) In the spirit of her book, “Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World,” Kathryn Aalto, Historian, Teacher, Speaker, and New York Times Best-selling Author will guide participants in how to observe the world around them with a writer's eye, translating your observations into powerful, evocative prose that not only ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Learn how to connect with the natural world through the art and science of nature journaling. Nature walks will be apart of this program so participants should be able to walk on natural surface trails, which may have some steep inclines. Each month there will be a different theme with each session, for March we will focus ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Kids love being out in nature and through journaling they can learn how to connect with nature even more. Join a naturalist to learn how to truly observe nature around you and how to get those observations and thoughts on paper. After a guided session, you will have the opportunity to create a nature journal entry on ...
