(MD) (Nature Forward) Join leaders: Mike Bowen and Anne Cianni for our winter birding series visits natural areas throughout the relatively close-in DC metro-area where a variety of habitats—field, forest, and wetland—provide good opportunities for the observation and study of birds during the winter months. With the landscape stripped of most leaves, it’s a great time to look for a ...
(DC) (National Zoo) Join us for a wild time as we explore animals and the natural world through creative, free-choice activity stations in our brand-new indoor/outdoor classroom! Dig for horseshoe crabs in the sand table, make lunch for a bird in the mud kitchens, or just join us for a story or two!
(DMV) (Capital Nature) Nature and green spaces offer opportunities to create healthier communities in cities during a time of climate change. Deployed properly, plants can create the livable cities of the future. Join Joe Chambers, Principal and Sustainability Leader for MKSK, Landscape Architects and Urban Designers, to discuss urban ecology and the ways in which “greening” our cities can fight ...
(DC) (Department of Parks & Recreation) Please join the DC Department of Parks and Recreation and DC Office of Planning as we kickoff our community engagement around the two selected small park study areas for this pilot study. The meeting will be held virtually. DPR and OP will be scheduling additional site walks of both study areas in the spring ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Relationships in nature are just as wild and wonderful as human relationships. This year, celebrate Galentine’s Day by exploring some of the most fascinating relationships in nature. We’ll discuss why beavers are a frog’s best friend, why cowbirds are a nemesis of other songbirds, and how fungi and wild orchids make incredible teammates in the forest.
(DMV) (The Nature Conservancy MD/DC and Capital Nature) Join fellow citizen science and nature enthusiasts for a fun and informational evening on Conifers of Maryland. We'll then look at conifers on iNaturalist, sharpening our identification skills along the way. This is part of a monthly iNat ID Nite series. Programs are generally held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
