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  • Teens Hike to the Potomac

    Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park 3608 Military Rd, Arlington, VA, United States

    (VA) (Arlington Parks) Hike to see where Gulf Branch stream joins the Potomac River - check out our scenic waterfall, take some great photos, and enjoy the spring weather! This youth program is for Teens.

  • Spring Forest Bathing and Tree Walk at Tregaron

    Tregaron Conservancy 3031 Klingle Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Politics & Prose) Join Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of Wild Walking—A Guide to Forest Bathing Through the Seasons, The Joy of Forest Bathing, A Year in Rock Creek Park, and several other nature books for a magical spring forest bathing walk through the enchanting Tregaron Conservancy, a woodland garden tucked away in the midst of northwest Washington that has been ...

  • Bark Stories Hike

    Long Branch Nature Center & Park 625 S Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington, VA, United States

    (VA) (Arlington Parks) Step into the forest to explore the history, folklore, and cultural connections of our local trees. This guided hike blends basic tree identification with stories of how trees have provided food, inspiration, and meaning throughout history.

    $7

  • 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 7 a.m. April through September. 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.  

    Free

  • Bats & Beavers Cruise

    Black Hill Discovery Center 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, MD, United States

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for a sunset cruise aboard the pontoon boat. We’ll search for beaver lodges and feeding sites, and hopefully see some beavers! As the sun sets, we’ll use our bat detector to help us find feeding bats. Please register and pay for all participants. You may want to bring a jacket or sweater as it is ...

    $7

  • Tuesday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth

    Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) We invite you to join National Park Service volunteer and expert birder Molly Hermann for an engaging bird walk at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. This event is open to all, including those new to birding. We encourage participants to bring water, sunscreen, and binoculars if available. A limited number of binoculars are available for loan with a photo ID. ...

  • An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park

    (DC) (Smithsonian Associates) Experience forest bathing as Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a certified nature and forest-therapy guide and author of Wild Walking—A Guide to Forest Bathing Through the Seasons and A Year in Rock Creek Park, leads a 2-hour walk along a scenic stretch of Rock Creek in the nation’s oldest urban national park. Move slowly to soak up the beauty of ...

    $60 – $80

  • Exhibit: The Art of Truman Low

    National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC

    (DC) (Smithsonian) View the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) artist: Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe. Lowe’s elegant, minimalist sculptures made of willow branches, feathers, and other organic materials evoke the rivers, streams, and waterfalls of the Wisconsin woodlands where he was raised and the canoes used to traverse them.