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  • Cultivating Ecology: A Practical Guide (Virtual)

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Discover practical ways to transform your yard into a thriving, sustainable landscape. Drawing from the presenter’s own garden, this talk explores phased planning, habitat-rich garden bed design, and how to choose native plants suited to your conditions. Learn actionable strategies that increase ecological value, support wildlife, and help you move confidently toward eco-friendly gardening practices. Drew Asbury, ...

    $15

  • Learn iNaturalist

    Centreville Regional Library 14200 St Germain Dr., Centreville, United States

    (VA) (Fairfax County) Help document our community's biodiversity by learning how to use the free app iNaturalist! Join VA Master Naturalist and Capital Nature Co-Founder Ana Ka'ahanui for tips on making iNaturalist observations in preparation for the upcoming global bioblitz, the City Nature Challenge. Weather permitting, we will explore the outdoors using the app to identify flora and fauna around the library. Adults. No ...

    Free

  • Naturalist Tools for Community Science

    (MD) (Nature Forward) Join Naturalist and Capital Nature co-founder Ana Ka'ahanui for this 5-week online course to gain practical fluency with digital apps (like iNaturalist, eBird, Merlin Bird ID, and GLOBE Observer) and websites used by naturalists, researchers, and conservationists worldwide. Along the way, you’ll learn how everyday observations contribute to scientific knowledge and conservation efforts. This course is part ...

    $210 – $260

  • Bluebells Photography Workshop

    Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

    (VA) (NOVA Parks) Join Roving Naturalist and wildlife photographer Matt Felperin at Bull Run Regional Park to experience and capture the magic of the Virginia Bluebells! At this nature photography workshop, learn how to take stunning photos of this mystical landscape as well as close ups of the fleeting flowers themselves. Digital cameras and appropriate lenses encouraged, but even your ...

    $15

  • Meadowood Butterfly and Dragonfly Survey

    Meadowood Park 12810 New Hampshire Ave, Colesville

    (VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out April-October, normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count. The results of these surveys are made available to the participants and other interested individuals and agencies, including the ...

  • Beauty of Bluebells Walk

    Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

    (VA) (NOVA Parks) Experience the magic and wonder of the Bluebell Trail in its full glory! Take a relaxing stroll on Bull Run Regional Park's most famous trail while being enveloped by a sea of blue. Learn about spring ephemeral plants such as the Virginia Bluebell and why these fleeting flowers bloom for such a short time. Ages 8+

    $5

  • Spring Scavenger Hunt at Meadowlark

    Meadowlark Botanical Gardens 9750 Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna, VA, United States

    (VA) (NOVA Parks) Welcome spring with a playful scavenger hunt! Embark on a self-guided adventure through the gardens as you search for giant eggs hidden along the paths: Begin your quest at the Visitor Center, where you’ll receive your egg hunt sheet—your key to unlocking the fun. Hop along the garden paths. When you discover a giant egg, draw its ...

    $9

  • Beginner Birding at Occoquan Bay

    Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge 14050 Dawson Beach Rd, Woodbridge, VA, United States

    (VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Join  NVBA for beginner birding at the beautiful Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, “an oasis for migratory birds and busy city residents seeking a quiet escape from development.” On this guided walk, you’ll explore the refuge’s diverse waterfowl species with naturalist Andreas Seiter.