Skating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonSkating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonSkating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonSkating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonSkating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonSkating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonSkating at NGA Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, WashingtonBirding the Harriet Tubman Byway
Patuxent River Park Pavilion and Camp Ground, 16000 Croom Airport Road, Upper MarlboroInvasive Plant Survey on Western Ridge Trail
Boundary Bridge Rock Creek Park Boundary Bridge Parking, Chevy ChaseWeek of Events
Skating at NGA Sculpture Garden
Skating at NGA Sculpture Garden
(DC) (National Gallery of Art) Enjoy a winter skate at the NGA's iconic ice rink surrounded by sculptures and the National Mall. Purchase skating passes in person. Fees cover two back-to-back, 45-minute skating sessions that each begin on the hour. Enjoy a hot cocoa and food at the adjoining Pavilion Cafe. The skating rink will be open through March 2nd ...
Bonsai Exhibit: Winter Silhouettes
Bonsai Exhibit: Winter Silhouettes
(DC) (National Arboretum) Winter is the best time to enjoy the true mastery of the art of bonsai by observing the “bare bones” of the trees. With no leaves, the structure of a deciduous bonsai reveals how well the artist has created his miniaturized version of nature. The bonsai curator has selected trees from the museum’s permanent collection for a ...
Winter Waterfowl Count
Winter Waterfowl Count
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) The Winter Waterfowl Count is a citizen science effort organized by Northern Virginia Bird Alliance to track data about winter waterfowl. This survey complements the Christmas Bird Count, and the data is shared openly with the public. Although we expect many veterans from past years to return, we can always use new volunteers. Each volunteer ...
Earth Day Cleanup Site Leader Interest Meeting (Virtual)
Earth Day Cleanup Site Leader Interest Meeting (Virtual)
(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Are you interested in being a site leader for AWS's annual Earth Day Cleanup? Join us for one of two informational sessions. Earth Day Site Leaders oversee cleanup sites throughout the Anacostia Watershed. Anyone from the community can sign up to be a site leader - so join us this year!
How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (Virtual)
How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (Virtual)
(Audubon) (Cornell Lab) Between February 14–17, the world will come together for the love of birds. During the Great Backyard Bird Count you can spend time in your favorite places watching birds— then identify them, count them, and record them in eBird or Merlin. During this virtual live event, you'll discover how to join a group taking part in the ...
Birding the Harriet Tubman Byway
Birding the Harriet Tubman Byway
(MD) (DC Bird Alliance) Araminta “Minty” Ross, better known as Harriet "Moses" Tubman, was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was known to use bird calls to help guide enslaved persons to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. An expert birder and naturalist, many of the birds Harriet Tubman mimicked are still thriving in Dorchester County. Our friends ...
Invasive Plant Survey on Western Ridge Trail
Invasive Plant Survey on Western Ridge Trail
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Help the National Capital Region Invasive Plant Management Team, Rock Creek Park, and Invader Detectives scout for Arum italicum (Italian Arum), corydalis incisa (Incised Fumewort), berberis bealai (Leatherleaf Mahonia)! We will be hiking and recording any presence of these three plants on the Western Ridge Trail. Our goal is to search for and understand the extent ...
Invasive Plant Removal at Broad Branch
Invasive Plant Removal at Broad Branch
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Kathy Sykes 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 ...
Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup
Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup
(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Join Ward 8 Woods every second Saturday of the month to restore Shepherd Parkway by removing trash and invasive vines that are smothering the trees. Since 2011, over 2,000 volunteers have removed over 200 tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive vines from over 500 trees, but much work remains to be done. Give back ...
Habitat Restoration Workday at Kingman
Habitat Restoration Workday at Kingman
(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 ...
Trash Clean Up on Hunting Creek
Trash Clean Up on Hunting Creek
(VA) (Northern Virginia Conservation Trust) Help us clean up the Hunting Creek area! The trash and debris that pile in from the Potomac River and Cameron Run harms the wildlife, ruins the environment and makes recreation in the area difficult. We hope you will join us and show up for the enviroment! This event will be a land-based cleanup of ...