(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. Register to join us in any of these sessions. Invasive plants can threaten and outcompete native plants. We kindly ask that you not bring pets. March 1, 15 and 29
(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us on a roughly one hour walk looking at the different ways houses are built for and respond to their sites adjoining park land along Sligo Creek. The architectural design of homes along the stretch of Sligo Creek from Maple toward Piney Branch is uniquely varied and adopts the styles, ideals and the evolving ...
(MD) (Nature Forward) n his Sand County Almanac, conservationist Aldo Leopold described the mating display of the American Woodcock as a “sky dance.” Announcing its presence with nasal “peents”, the male woodcock ascends high in the sky at dusk. To the accompaniment of a constant twittering, it circles, then plummets back to earth in a series of zigzag movements, wings ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Flying squirrels are found throughout the wooded neighborhoods of Arlington, but are seldom seen. Join us to learn about these nocturnal rodents in our classroom, then see wild flying squirrels outdoors. Dress for the weather, it can become very cold. Families. Find more Arlington Parks events here.
