(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us on a roughly one hour walk looking at the different ways houses are built for and respond to their sites adjoining park land along Sligo Creek. The architectural design of homes along the stretch of Sligo Creek from Maple toward Piney Branch is uniquely varied and adopts the styles, ideals and the evolving ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Ever wonder how people lived off the land in the mid-Atlantic? Come learn about the Powhatan people who made Virginia their home. We'll learn what language they spoke, the foods they ate, the clothes they wore and how they survived. Adults.
(VA) (NOVA Parks) From author Lucy Jones, we’ll be covering the book “Losing Eden: Our Fundamental Need for the Natural World and Its Ability to Heal Body and Soul”, a look at how humans scientifically need the great outdoors to be healthy. This book is an amazing body of research that tells you why you should bring your family outside ...
(DC) (National Cherry Blossom Festival) The National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC, and celebrates the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. Today’s Festival now spans four weeks and welcomes more than 1.5 million people to enjoy diverse ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Though roses haven't started to emerge, spring wildflowers are popping up all over Bon Air Park and they have some amazing stories to tell. Medicines, food, folklore and tales of life, love and survival. We'll start at the Rose Garden and explore the whole park. Teens ages 12 and up are welcome to attend with a registered ...
