(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Have you ever wanted to learn how to start a campfire? Join a Park Naturalist and learn different ways to stack your logs, different lighting techniques, and fire safety. Participants are encouraged to bring a campfire snack for roasting. All attendees must register. Inclement weather could cancel this program. Be sure to check Brooksidenature.org for day-of event ...
(DC) (Smithsonian) Join us for a celebration of "Save a Spider Day"! See spider specimens and other arachnids up close, make observations at live tarantula feedings, and learn about the amazing diversity found within the different spider and arachnid species. Scientists from our museum will also share about the science they do to learn more about spiders and will help ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Springtime is filled with festivities. Join us as we search for leprechauns and hunt for their pots of gold or for a Mother’s Day hike with craft.
(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will join the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) and National Links Trust (NLT) for a Habitat Restoration Workday! During this workday you will help AWS with our invasive plant control and revegetation efforts along the riverside area of Kingman Island at Langston Golf Course. This is part of a natural resources management plan for the golf ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) The whole family is invited to join us at the Gulf Branch fire ring for lots of old-fashioned fun. This engaging program will be filled with entertaining activities that may include stories, special animal guests, games, songs and of course, S’mores! (We will provide the marshmallows, chocolate & graham crackers). Families. Find more Arlington Parks nature programs ...
(DC) (Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy) Join us for stewardship of Dumbarton Oaks Park, DC's hidden green oasis and part of Rock Creek Park. Activities may include pulling invasive, cleanup, and planting. Contact [email protected] for more information and to RSVP.
(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service and Rock Creek Weed Warrior Leader 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 ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Spring is the time for new life, especially with our budding plants and trees. Come explore our earliest sprouting plants on this wild park hike. Families. Find more Arlington Parks nature programs here.
