(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) This training equips individuals with the knowledge, skills, and techniques to support the management of invasive plants in our region. For Part 1, you have the option of attending in person at the University of the District of Columbia or virtually via Zoom. Part 2 will take place in-person at an outdoor location in Rock Creek ...
(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour Anacostia River Discovery Series boat tour to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) A world of wonder takes flight as Montgomery Parks’ popular Butterfly Experience returns to Brookside Gardens. Visitors will be surrounded by hundreds of brilliant butterflies from the Americas, Africa, and Asia as they flutter among vibrant, lush tropical blooms. This intimate experience offers rare, up-close encounters while trained staff and volunteers highlight the stages of metamorphosis, the ...
(DC) (Nature Forward) Usher in the merry month of May with a springtime nature stroll on the trails and boardwalk of DC’s Theodore Roosevelt Island with naturalist and author Melanie Choukas-Bradley. This springtime tree walk will take you deep into the island, where swamp and tidal inlet can be explored by boardwalk as willow, bald cypresses, and cattails frame views ...
(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us in mid-Sligo to see local birds and birds migrating northward from their wintering grounds. Led by 3 expert birders: David Blockstein, Mary Singer, and Dave Wood. This popular event fills up quickly and will be limited to 20 participants. Details will provided to people who register.
(MD) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Montgomery Parks for this invasive plant removal restoration event in Glenmont Local 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 hours prior ...
(DC) (Casey Trees) Join us and nature book author Melanie Choukas-Bradley for a three-hour tree walk along scenic Rock Creek and through the upland woods of the Western Ridge Trail. Melanie will show you how to identify American hornbeam, American elm, river birch, American sycamore, boxelder, black walnut and other stalwarts of the floodplain forest. She’ll then lead us into ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) This annual celebration transforms the Sligo Creek Open Parkway into a lively street festival. Enjoy multiple performance stages, kid-friendly activities like tree climbing, roving entertainers, delicious food and drink vendors, and hands-on activities and demonstrations from Montgomery Parks groups.
