Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DCWeek of Events
Sunday, September 6, 2026
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September 6, 2026 -Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh
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September 6, 2026 -Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
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. Meet in the Belle Haven Park south parking lot.
Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
(DC) (National Park Service) We invite you to join a National Park Service volunteer birder 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. The ...
Monday, September 7, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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September 8, 2026 -Tuesday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
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September 8, 2026 -Nature Walk at Meadowlark
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. ...
Nature Walk at Meadowlark
(VA) (NOVA Parks) Enjoy free garden admission and a guided walk around Meadowlark Botanical Gardens' 95 acres on Tuesdays. Each 75-minute walk will be over uneven, hilly terrain, have a positive focus, and include a silent, meditative portion and a few interesting facts from our docent along the way.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026 -Wild Rice Seed Collection in Kingman Lake
Wild Rice Seed Collection in Kingman Lake
(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will help the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) to collect bags containing wild rice (Zizania aquatica) by waders from the wetlands by Langston Golf Course! We will bring out cutting tools to retrieve the bags of wild rice. Once the bags are collected, we will bring them back to shore and empty the seeds into buckets. For over 15 ...
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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September 10, 2026 -Anacostia River Discovery Canoe Tour
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September 10, 2026 -Bats & Beavers Cruise
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September 10, 2026 -Bat Walk at Dyke Marsh
Anacostia River Discovery Canoe Tour
(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for an Anacostia River Discovery Series boat tour on the Anacostia River 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 ...
Bats & Beavers Cruise
(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 ...
Bat Walk at Dyke Marsh
(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join Deborah Hammer, an educator with Bat Conservation and Rescue of Virginia, and learn about our local bats. Walking will be minimal and this event is accessible for all. We will identify bats by listening to their echolocation, using sonar detectors If you have an iPhone or Android phone and would like to try one out ...
Friday, September 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 -Guided Forest Bathing at Hillwood
Guided Forest Bathing at Hillwood
(DC) (Hillwood) Slow down, awaken your senses, and connect with nature as you experience a forest bathing walk in Hillwood’s gardens and grounds with certified forest bathing guide Ana Ka’ahanui. 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 ...
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 -Running with a Ranger: Georgetown Waterfront in Motion
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September 12, 2026 -Are You Going to Eat That?
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September 12, 2026 -Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup
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September 12, 2026 -Raptor Rapture at Dyke Marsh
Running with a Ranger: Georgetown Waterfront in Motion
(DC) (National Park Serice) Lace up your shoes to join a ranger-led 2.5 mile guided run through the history of the Georgetown Waterfront. This one-hour, all-levels program explores the alleyways, towpaths, and waterfront trails below M Street where industry and the changing community shaped the landscape. Along the way, we will pause to stretch, reflect, and uncover the history beneath ...
Are You Going to Eat That?
(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Enjoy a naturalist-led hike and identify plants that are safe to eat and which ones to avoid. Participants will learn how plants were used in rope making and folk remedies with connections to Eastern Woodland Indians. Foraging in Fairfax County Parks is prohibited.
Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup
(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Join Ward 8 Woods every second Saturday of the month to restore Shepherd Parkway by removing trash and invasive vines that are smothering the trees. Since 2011, over 2,000 volunteers have removed over 200 tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive vines from over 500 trees, but much work remains to be done. Give back ...
Raptor Rapture at Dyke Marsh
(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Bring your family and friends to see live hawks, owls and other raptors up close at Fort Hunt Park, Pavilion A. This free event is sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh, the National Park Service and Secret Gardens Birds. Registration is not required.