Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek
(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Come and enjoy a ranger-led program in the only planetarium in the National Park Service! The Stellar Star Show will be a 30-minute ranger-led program about the planets and the night sky.
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Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States
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Christmas Bird Count at Battery Kemble
Battery Kemble Park 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD, United States(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us as we participate in the longest-running citizen science program in the world—the Christmas Bird Count! We will be counting birds at Battery Kemble Park and hope to see lots of woodland species, including woodpeckers, kinglets, and sparrows. We are limiting the number of participants for this citizen science effort; you must register to attend.
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Mindful Bird Walk & Forest Bathing & S’Mores
(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us for this very special bird walk at Rock Creek Park as we discover, or rediscover, what is means for us to be a birder. What connects in your mind, body and soul when you hear a tiny soprano in perfect pitch singing to you? Together Susan West Montgomery, we will enjoy a practice inviting ...
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Winter Solstice Field Trip at Serpentine Barrens
(MD) (Virginia Native Plant Society) Celebrate the beginning of the winter season at the old-age Travilah Serpentine Barrens (Serpentine Barrens Conservation Park-North Unit) with its spectacular scenery and diversity of native plants, wildlife, and natural communities! Sponsored by the Maryland Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, and Botanical Society of Washington.
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Winter – The Silent Season
Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA, United States(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) To many people, the winter season is often seen as cold and dark and foreboding. But to the earth, this is a vital time of rest, beauty and restoration. Join us for a short lecture about the joys of winter from the perspective of nature and venture out on a hike in the woods to see ...
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Winter Solstice Evening Walk
Huntley Meadows 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA, United States(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Celebrate the first day of winter and shortest day of the year with a Park Naturalist for an outing into the forest and wetland at sunset on this December evening. We will look and listen for signs of nocturnal wildlife. Ages 5+.
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Monday Morning Birdwalk at Huntley Meadows
Huntley Meadows 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA, United States(VA) (Friends of Huntley Meadows) The Monday Morning Bird Walk is sponsored by the Friends of Huntley Meadows Park and takes place every Monday at 8 a.m. Following the walk, members of the group gather at the nearby Denny’s for breakfast and to compile the morning’s bird list. All are welcome.
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Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek
Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Come and enjoy a ranger-led program in the only planetarium in the National Park Service! The Stellar Star Show will be a 30-minute ranger-led program about the planets and the night sky.