Week of Events
Sunday, October 5, 2025
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October 5, 2025 -Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh
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October 5, 2025 -Beginner Bird Hike at Rock Creek
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October 5, 2025 -Exhibit: Woodlands
Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh
(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join FODM for a bird walk every Sunday at 8 a.m. The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve is a freshwater, tidal marsh on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. It is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. National Park Service.
Beginner Bird Hike at Rock Creek
(DC) (National Park Service) Are you interested in learning how to get into birding, but don’t know where to start? Do you just want to watch birds without feeling the pressure of knowing exactly what you are looking at? Join a ranger at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center for a beginner birder program! This program will go over the ...
Exhibit: Woodlands
(MD) (Amy Kaslow Gallery) Enter Mother Earth’s majestic wooded world where thick velvet moss carpet thrives between massive tree roots anchoring towering trees. From the ferns along the forest floor to the lichen attached to the tallest growth, woodlands give us exquisite color and form. Indiana's Meg Lagodzki commands the room with striking hues of paper layered on board. Martina ...
Monday, October 6, 2025
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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October 7, 2025 -Tuesday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
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October 7, 2025 -An Afternoon with Filmmaker and Naturalist Kathryn Pasternak
Tuesday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
(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 Afternoon with Filmmaker and Naturalist Kathryn Pasternak
(VA) (Fairfax Master Naturalists) Emmy award winning photographer and director, Kathryn Pasternak, will share her fascinating work before offering hands on tips to improve your own photography skills. Kathryn is a Fairfax County Master Naturalist and will explore ways you can contribute to your local scientific community through the app iNaturalist. Weather permitting, there may be a brief outdoors field trip to ...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
No events on this day.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
No events on this day.
Friday, October 10, 2025
No events on this day.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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October 11, 2025 -Bird Walk at Frying Pan Park
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October 11, 2025 -Forest Bathing at Hillwood
Bird Walk at Frying Pan Park
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Join NVBA and our partners at Fairfax County Libraries for a bird walk at Frying Pan Farm Park. This event is free for everyone to join and we hope new birders will join us to view all the fantastic fall migrants! Participants will gather with the group leader outside the Frying Pan Park Visitor Center. ...
Forest Bathing at Hillwood
(DC) (Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens) Slow down, awaken your senses, and connect with nature as you experience a forest bathing walk in Hillwood’s gardens and grounds. Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku (which translates to “absorbing the forest atmosphere”), forest bathing is a research-based activity designed to promote health and well-being through immersion in natural settings. Participants will ...