Week of Events
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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August 23, 2026 -Invasive Plant Removal at 630 East
Invasive Plant Removal at 630 East
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Weed Warrior leader Rena Subotnik or 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 ...
Monday, August 24, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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August 25, 2026 -Rachel Carson’s Wonder, Wisdom, and Local legacy (Virtual)
Rachel Carson’s Wonder, Wisdom, and Local legacy (Virtual)
(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Rachel Carson was a world-renowned writer and biologist who is considered by many as the mother of the modern environmental movement. She lived her adult life in Maryland, first as a graduate student at Johns Hopkins and then moving to Montgomery County for closer proximity to her civil service work in College Park and Washington, ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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August 27, 2026 -The Butterfly Experience
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August 27, 2026 -Exhibit: The Viewing Stone
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August 27, 2026 -Late Roses and Wildflowers of Bon Air
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August 27, 2026 -Anacostia River Discovery Boat Tour
The Butterfly Experience
(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 ...
Exhibit: The Viewing Stone
(DC) (US National Arboretum) Viewing stone lovers find inspiration in the traditional stones found and displayed in China and Japan. These small natural objects encourage contemplation of larger landscape scenes, objects in nature, and abstract images. Challenge your imagination by comparing the variety of stones on view in this exhibition. Members of the Potomac Viewing Stone Group, a regional organization ...
Late Roses and Wildflowers of Bon Air
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Late summer is a great time to explore wildflowers and garden flowers in our park. Come see what a summer of sunshine and rainstorms has produced. Learn about the history of Bon Air Park and its flowers. Teens 16+ welcome to attend with a registered adult.
Anacostia River Discovery Boat Tour
(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour Anacostia River 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 the wildlife.
Friday, August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026 -Sturgeon Full Moon
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August 28, 2026 -Capital Area Natural Resource Management Symposium
Sturgeon Full Moon
August’s full Moon will crest on Friday, August 28, reaching peak illumination at 12:18 am. The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac have different origins, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred. The name Sturgeon Moon comes from the giant lake and ...
Capital Area Natural Resource Management Symposium
(DC) (Reservoir Center) Join local natural resource managers and environmental professionals for this annual meeting to share and meet others in the region with similar scopes of work. During the day there will be a series of attendee-submitted talks focused on local natural resource management restoration projects, socioecological work, and applied policy.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
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August 29, 2026 -Exhibit: America’s State Flowers
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August 29, 2026 -Invasive Plant Removal at Piney Branch
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August 29, 2026 -Nocturnal Animals Campfire
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 ...
Invasive Plant Removal at Piney Branch
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader, Keith Krosinsky 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.
Nocturnal Animals Campfire
(VA) (Arlington Parks) The whole family is invited to join us at the Long Branch or Gulf Branch fire ring for lots of old-fashioned fun. This engaging program will be filled with entertaining activities that may include stories, special animal guests, games, songs and of course, S’mores! (We will provide the marshmallows, chocolate & graham crackers).