(VA) (Sierra Club) Join us on a 7-mile loop trail in Sky Meadows State Park where we will explore the Blue Ridge Mountains in Fauquier County, Virginia. The 1,860-acre park is run by the The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and boasts 22 miles of hiking trails, 9 miles of bike trails, and Appalachian Trail access, including scenic ...
(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) In the late summer of 2024, volunteers helped the Anacostia Watershed Society to collect over 18 pounds of wild rice seed from the wild rice (Zizania aquatica) growing in the wetlands of Kingman Lake. Now the seeds are ready to be planted! Join AWS to propagate the seeds through mudballing (seeding) in wetlands along the River ...
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Kathy Sykes for this invasive plant removal restoration event in Rock Creek Park. Invasive plants are a major threat to our fragile forests, and stopping their spread helps allow native plants to thrive in the understory. Event location, directions, and information will be sent from ...
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Help the National Park Service's National Capital Region Invasive Plant Management Team, Rock Creek Park, and Invader Detectives survey for Corydalis incisa (Incised Fumewort). We will be hiking and recording any instance of this plant on the Valley Trail, moving south from Riley Spring Bridge. This plant was first detected in Bronx County, NY in 2005 ...
(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 ...
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Join us at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church for an inspiring talk from Doug Tallamy, renowned entomologist and best-selling author of Nature’s Best Hope. Tallamy will share his compelling vision for The Homegrown National Park, a national challenge to create diverse ecosystems in our yards, communities, farms, and surrounding lands. Learn how reducing lawns and planting ...
(DC) (MD) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for a virtual training for our Stream Team Leader program. Stream Team Leaders are dedicated volunteers that work with the Conservancy to host their own trash cleanups and stormwater engagement events, increasing stewardship actions within their communities and throughout Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, MD. The training will take place ...
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Did you know that the osprey is one of the greatest environmental success stories? Osprey numbers crashed in the early 1950s to 1970s, when pesticides poisoned the birds and thinned their eggshells. Osprey studies provided key support for wider legal arguments against the use of persistent pesticides. Learn more about their history, the challenges this ...
