• 2026 City Nature Challenge

    (DMV) Join community and citizen scientists all over the globe to observe wildlife: animals, plants, and fungi in backyards, neighborhoods, and parks in urban areas. Using iNaturalist to document them, you can share your observation to help scientists track the wildlife that share our urban areas. See DC metro area events here and in this calendar. Register to track you ...

  • 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.  

    Free
  • City Nature Challenge: Nocturnal Naturalists at Bull Run Regional Park

    Atlantis Water Park at Bull Run 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

    (VA) (NOVA Parks) (Capital Nature) (MNCPPC) Join us for this global community science event by making observations on the free app iNaturalist. We'll set out to observe as many nocturnal critters as we can. We will also be setting up a mothing station and using a UV lights to locate critters that glow in the dark. It shapes up to ...

    Free
  • 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. ...

  • Anacostia River Discovery Boat Tour

    Diamond Teague Pier 1520 First St. SE, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour Anacostia River Discovery Series boat tour to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of ...

  • 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
  • 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