• Winter Solstice Nature Therapy

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

    (VA) (NOVA Parks) Enjoy a grounding and revitalizing experience among the serene landscape of Meadowlark Botanical Gardens as the earth settles into winter. This restorative journey blends mindful movement with nature therapy to support both stability and renewal. Through gentle movement, guided forest immersion, and sensory awareness, connect with the steady presence of the earth below us while embracing the ...

    $80
  • Going Green Workshop – Modeling Nature

    Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA, United States

    (VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Explore the fascinating concept of biomimicry and how we can model natural systems and structures to solve complex problems and create a greener world. We will compare our current "take-make-waste" system to an updated model known as the circular economy. Get inspired by businesses and products that are committed to reducing, repurposing and repairing. We will ...

    $28
  • Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (Rock Creek Park) Come and enjoy a ranger-led program in the only planetarium in the National Park Service! The Stellar Star Show will be a 30-minute ranger-led program about the planets and the night sky.   

  • Christmas Bird Count at Battery Kemble

    Battery Kemble Park 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD, United States

    (DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us as we participate in the longest-running citizen science program in the world—the Christmas Bird Count! We will be counting birds at Battery Kemble Park and hope to see lots of woodland species, including woodpeckers, kinglets, and sparrows. We are limiting the number of participants for this citizen science effort; you must register to attend.

  • Mindful Bird Walk & Forest Bathing & S’Mores

    (DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us for this very special bird walk at Rock Creek Park as we discover, or rediscover, what is means for us to be a birder. What connects in your mind, body and soul when you hear a tiny soprano in perfect pitch singing to you? Together Susan West Montgomery, we will enjoy a practice inviting ...

    $20
  • Seed Cleaning at Earth Sangha

    Earth Sangha 51011 Backlick Rd, Annandale, VA, United States

    (VA) (Earth Sangha) Help Earth Sangha clean and prepare native seeds for spring planting. Seed cleaning will take place every Sunday through the winter.

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Winter Solstice Field Trip at Serpentine Barrens

    (MD) (Virginia Native Plant Society) Celebrate the beginning of the winter season at the old-age Travilah Serpentine Barrens (Serpentine Barrens Conservation Park-North Unit) with its spectacular scenery and diversity of native plants, wildlife, and natural communities! Sponsored by the Maryland Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, and Botanical Society of Washington.