Invasives Removal at Dyke Marsh

Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Help protect native plants by pulling and clipping invasive plants. We will train volunteers to identify the five or so target plants. Register to join us in any of these sessions. Invasive plants can threaten and outcompete native plants. We kindly ask that you not bring pets. March 1, 15 and 29

Free

Habitat Restoration Workday at Kingman

Driving Range Parking Lot of the Langston Golf Course 2556 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) 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. We will be meeting at the driving range. This is part of a natural resources management plan for ...

Free

Invasive Vine Removal at Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery 4611 Benning Rd SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (CCAN) Join Meredith from CCAN and Katy from the Student Conservation Association to remove Invasive Vines at the historic Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington, DC. This will be a fun educational and hands-on service event. We will meet at the entrance to the cemetery off of Benning Rd. SE at 10am. Parking is available inside the gates - do not ...

Free

Suitland Parkway Volunteer Day

Suitland Parkway 2401 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Give back to the earth, exercise your body, spend time in nature and meet cool people with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy. Known as a busy commuter route between central Washington to its eastern suburbs, the Suitland Parkway is also a nature preserve, flanked on each side by over 300 acres of forested hillside. Sadly, the ...

Free

WILD Nature Play Club

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Smithsonian) Bring your dancing shoes and join us for a very special session of Wild Nature Play Club: a live family concert with our "Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian" friends Nick the Music Man and Pinky Jackalope! After the concert, we will enjoy a child-directed hike along the half-mile George Washington Carver Nature Trail, then gather together ...

Watts Branch Public Workshop

The Riverside Center 5200 Foote Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (DC Department of Energy & Environment and Partners) Learn about the challenges of flooding around Watts Branch. Discuss possible solutions. Receive a $25 gift card for participating.

Invasive Plant Removal at Piney Branch

Piney Branch Oasis 3499 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 the event leader 48 ...

Free

How Science Helps Birds – Part II

Martin Luther King Jr. Library G Street Northwest 901, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (DC Birds Alliance) We'll have demonstrations of how eBird and iNaturalist data may be downloaded and transformed into graphical visualizations. Be prepared to participate actively, because the evolved map captures the collective thoughts of your fellow attendees. Furthermore, the map represents concerns that are important to you: the DCBA community!

Capital Nature