7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, August 2, 2026
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August 2, 2026 -Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
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August 2, 2026 -Exhibit: America’s State Flowers
Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth
(DC) (National Park Service) We invite you to join a National Park Service volunteer birder for an engaging bird walk at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. This event is open to all, including those new to birding. We encourage participants to bring water, sunscreen, and binoculars if available. A limited number of binoculars are available for loan with a photo ID. The ...
Exhibit: America’s State Flowers
(DC) (US Botanic Garden) In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Botanic Garden will bloom with the flowers each U.S. state and territory has chosen as their official flower. Explore the display throughout the Garden that will showcase the state and territory flowers with living plants, artistic displays, botanical illustrations, and herbarium specimens. Associated educational programs will be offered throughout ...
Monday, August 3, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026 -Mindful Birding (Virtual)
Mindful Birding (Virtual)
(VA) (Northern VA Bird Alliance) (Capital Nature) Join Ana Ka'ahanui, Co-Founder of Capital Nature, to learn how birding helps reduce stress, cultivate mindfulness and deepen our relationship with the natural world. Birding offers more than the excitement of identifying new species—it can also be a powerful practice for reducing stress, cultivating mindfulness, and deepening our relationship with the natural world. ...
$12.09
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
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August 6, 2026 -Ranger Tour at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Ranger Tour at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
(DC) (National Park Service) Join a Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Ranger for a talk about the park! The talk will cover the history of the park, the waterlillies and lotuses that are grown in the ponds, and the importance of the marshes that are connected to the ponds. Meet the ranger in front of the visitor center where the talk will ...
Friday, August 7, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
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August 8, 2026 -Invasive Species Removal at Langdon Park
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August 8, 2026 -Ice Cream Making at Peirce Mill
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August 8, 2026 -Mothing by Moonlight
Invasive Species Removal at Langdon Park
(DC) (Casey Trees) Join CCAN, The Langdon Park Forest Stewards, and Casey Trees to get outside and remove invasive plants! Take part in the exciting Assisted Natural Regeneration efforts happening to restore the forest at Langdon Park in NE DC. We will meet at the parking lot of the Langdon Park Rec Cente. We will start with a brief training ...
Ice Cream Making at Peirce Mill
(DC) (Friends of Peirce Mill) Come learn about old-fashioned ice cream, made famous by Dolly Madison, Quaker friend of Betsy Peirce, and invented by Augustus Jackson, who was the White House chef from 1817 until 1837. We’ll show how ice cream was made in the early 19th century–and talk about why it was such a rare and special treat. Kids ...
Mothing by Moonlight
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us in the park after dark to look for moths. We’ll set up a mothing station designed to attract these beautiful yet secretive nocturnal animals. Our insect enthusiasts will be on hand to help us identify what we find as we collect data for an ongoing study.
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