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Tuesday Morning Bird Walk at Kenilworth

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC

(DC) (National Park Service) Join park rangers and expert volunteers on Tuesday mornings from 8:30-10:00am for a weekly bird walk at beautiful Kenilworth. Over 250 different species of birds have been spotted at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Kenilworth Park! The park manages habitat for ground nesting, aquatic, and woodland birds.  Bring comfortable shoes, water, and binoculars if you have them ...

Tai Chi at Tregaron

Tregaron Conservancy 3031 Klingle Road NW, Washington

(DC) (Tregaron Conservancy) Join David Harold for Tai Chi practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We will gather west of the Lily Pond near the entrance at Klingle Road NW. David is passionate about making Taiji and Qigong practice and principles accessible. For 15 years, he led a free, weekly public outdoor practice in Winston-Salem, NC. That practice continues to be led ...

Guided Walk at Meadowlark

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens 9750 Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Enjoy free garden admission and a guided walk around Meadowlark's 95 acres.  Each one-hour walk will be over hilly terrain, have a positive focus, and include a silent, meditative portion and a few interesting facts from our docent along the way. This is a drop-in activity.  No reservations are required. Ages 18+.

$4 – $8

Exhibit: Forces of Nature

National Portrait Gallery 800 G St NW, Washington

(DC) (National Portrait Gallery) “Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism” presents some of the key people—scientists, politicians, activists, writers and artists—whose work has influenced attitudes toward the environment in the United States from the late 19th century until today. The exhibition traces a history of the movement from turn-of-the-20th-century conservationism to mid-20th-century environmentalism and its backlash. It also addresses ...

Free

Plants & Fungi Microcosms Walk

Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park 3608 Military Rd, Arlington

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Regardless of the weather or season, there are always neat plants, mosses, lichens, and fungi to see if you look closely! Each participant will be given a magnifying hand lens to use during the walk, and we'll explore the incredible micro-worlds of mosses and other plants, fungi, even invertebrates! Teens ages 12 and up welcome to attend ...

$7

Bats & Beavers Boat Cruise

Black Hill Discovery Center 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for a sunset cruise aboard the pontoon boat. We’ll search for beaver lodges and feeding sites, and hopefully see some beavers! As the sun sets, we’ll use our bat detector to help us find feeding bats. Please register and pay for all participants. You may want to bring a jacket or sweater as it is ...

$7 – $8

What We can do for Maryland Trees (Virtual)

(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Maryland's largest native plants--ash, beech, hemlock, and American chestnut*--are under attack from non-native insects and diseases! Which have been most heavily affected? What are the impacts on plant communities more broadly? What strategies can citizens support through volunteer actions and advocacy? Speaker:  Faith Campbell Faith Campbell earned a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University in ...

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