Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek
(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.
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Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States
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Discover the DC Boundary Stones in Virginia
Jones Point Park Jones Point Drive, Alexandria, VA, United States(VA) (Sierra Club Potomac) Join us on a hike along a portion of the former boundary line between the nation’s capital and Virginia. Discover why this area was included in the Federal City and why it was retroceded to Virginia in 1846. See stones placed every mile along the boundary survey line in 1791; all except one on this hike ...
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Invasive Plant Removal at Normanstone
Normanstone Trail 2841 Normanstone Drive NW, Washington DC, United States(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.
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Search for Santa’s Critters
Potomac Overlook Regional Park 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, United States(VA) (NOVA Parks) Santa’s animal friends are lost in the park and need rescuing! Join this festive scavenger hunt to locate the critters so they can help Santa deliver candy and treats in time for the holidays! This event is appropriate for families and children of all ages.
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Campfire 101
Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Ave, Silver Spring, MD, United States(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Have you ever wanted to learn how to start a campfire? Join a Park Naturalist and learn different ways to stack your logs, different lighting techniques, and fire safety. Participants are encouraged to bring a campfire snack for roasting. Inclement weather could cancel this program. Be sure to check Brooksidenature.org for day-of event status.
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Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh
Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA, United States(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join FODM for a bird walk every Sunday at 8 a.m. The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve is a freshwater, tidal marsh on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. It is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. National Park Service.
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Bird Walk at Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt Island Washington DC, United States(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us for a bird walk of Roosevelt Island! On Dec 12, 1932 in a ceremony in the east room of the White House, President Hoover accepted the island as a shrine to Roosevelt and declared that would be known as Theodore Roosevelt Island. Today, this hotspot is home to an impressive number of resident and ...
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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.