(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Join us for a spring bird outing at beautiful Huntley Meadows Park! Explore meadows, woodlands, and marshes alongside NVBA bird guides Arielle Smith (she/her) and Gabrielle Jennings (she/her), who will help you observe and identify bird species the group encounters.
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) NVBA is partnering with Mason Neck State Park to host regular bird outings every fourth Saturday of the month from. Your guide for these events will be John Colpoys, an avid birder and experienced bird guide for NVBA. These events are free to attend and open to anyone! Registration is requested, as it helps us anticipate ...
(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey Trees for one of our first plantings of the season, made possible by partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and Verizon. You provide the volunteers, we provide all the necessary tools and supplies to plant the trees. Participants will receive a hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will be split ...
(VA) (Four Mile Run Conservancy) Join the Four Mile Run Conservancy to collect litter along the trails and stream banks at Lower Long Branch Creek.
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) 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 ...
(DC) (National Park Service) Calling all dog owners! If you enjoy adventuring in Rock Creek Park with your furry friend, consider coming to one of our B.A.R.K. Ranger events! This is a national initiative to encourage responsible recreation and a positive experience for you, your dog, and all visitors to the park. Learn about the principles of being a B.A.R.K. ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Weed Warrior Supervisor Alexander for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday at Bullis Local Park in Silver Spring. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei), and English ivy (Hedera helix). Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also present and beneficial, so we will avoid those. More details, ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Weed Warrior Supervisor Sarah for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday on the Capital Crescent Trail at Dorset Avenue in Chevy Chase, MD. Meet on the CCT where it intersects with Dorset Avenue in Chevy Chase (on the downhill side of the trail at Dorset). Click here for more information on the Little Falls Watershed Alliance’s ...
