Montgomery County Urban Wood Sale

Green Farm Maintenance Facility 8301 Turkey Thicket Drive, Gaithersburg

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Shop for your next woodworking, home building, furniture repair, or craft project. The sale features cedar, pine, poplar, oak, beech, ash, and more. This year, customers can find kiln-dried, planed, and air-dried wood. Slabs are available in different sizes, thicknesses (ranging from 3/4” to 3”), and prices (ranging from $5- $400). All sales benefit Montgomery Parks’ Urban ...

Community Tree Planting at Liberty Place

Liberty Place Apartments Liberty Place Apartments 8008 14th Ave, Hyattsville

(MD) (Casey Trees) Welcome to our fall season of Community Tree Plantings! Join us in planting trees at Liberty Place Apartments. You provide the volunteers, we provide all the necessary tools and supplies to plant the trees. Participants will receive a hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will be split up into groups supervised by ...

Free

Yoga at Brookside Gardens

Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Enjoy yoga held in a peaceful setting under the cover of the Japanese Tea House. Designed to increase flexibility and physical strength and to cultivate mental focus, these classes are a beautiful and relaxing way to begin your weekend. Mats are not included. This class will be held in the Japanese Tea House, located in the Gude ...

$14

Remove Invasive Plants at Gulf Branch

Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park 3608 Military Rd, Arlington

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Want to restore habitat and increase species diversity right here in Arlington? Work parties are held every month. We are making a real difference, with the return of ferns and wildflowers, and the animals that depend on them, in areas once covered in destructive invasive plants. Adults, teens and families ages 8 and up.

Free

Youth Mountain Bike Ride

Little Bennett Regional Park 23701 Frederick Rd, Clarksburg

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) This is a no rider left behind group ride – think “party pace.” This is a perfect way to meet other riders and build skills on your bike. We do have a limited number of bikes and Helmets available free of charge in case you don’t have one (we will ask to hold something as collateral during ...

Bark and Buds Tree Hike

Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Ave, Silver Spring

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Have you ever walked past a beautiful tree and wished you knew its name? Join us and see our native trees with new eyes. We will explore the trails of Wheaton Regional Park and learn to identify some of our native trees using bark and buds. Ages 18+.

$7

Arlington Butterfly Season Review

Long Branch Nature Center & Park 625 S Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Join members of the Washington Area Butterfly Club for a flying season review. Come with a butterfly experience to share one-on-one or with the larger group, or just come to listen. You may also bring photos, plants, seeds, specimens, or one or more books to swap or give away. Registration Required. Adults.

Free

Invasive Removal at Trail 9

Trail 9 Broad Branch Rd & Beach Dr NW, Washington

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 for a thriving native understory. Event location, directions, and information will be sent from the event leader 48 hours before ...

Free

Invasive Removal at Whitehaven

Whitehaven Park 39th St & Manor Place Northwest, Washington

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Rock Creek Weed Warriors Tere and Susi Baranano 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 ...

Free

Firsthand Experience: Plant Portraits (Hybrid)

US Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington DC

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Firsthand Experiences bring contemporary artists together with learners ages 13 and up for hands-on programs that combine making, gallery conversations, and discovery. In this workshop, Amy Lamb, scientist turned photographer, teaches how she cultivates and captures the souls of plants in her images and helps you to create your own photographs. The workshop begins at the ...

Free

Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup

Shepherd Parkway 555 Newcomb Street SE, Washington

(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 ...

Free

Fall Nature Appreciation & Celebration 

Hidden Pond Nature Center 8511 Greeley Blvd, West Springfield

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (3-Adult) November is National Gratitude Month. Learn why we appreciate trees, forests, streams and the wildlife they contain. Join us for a hike to enjoy the fall foliage and observe our waterways. Make a craft to take home to remember to be thankful for nature. More Fairfax County nature programs can be found here.

$10

Forest Bathing: Immersing in the Season of Gratitude

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens 9750 Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna

(VA) (Kindred Nature and NOVA Parks) Enjoy a reflective forest bathing experience to cultivate gratitude and connection amidst Meadowlark Botanical Gardens’ late autumn beauty! Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, forest bathing is a way to immerse your senses in the natural world. Slow down, relax, and join certified forest bathing guide Ilana Rubin of Kindred Nature for a ...

$35

Gallery Talk: A Sight to Behold

American University Museum and Katzen Arts Center 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington

(DC) (American University) Curator Carolyn Kinder Carr will discuss the exhibition "A Sight to Behold" in a gallery walk-through. Explore one hundred years of history and the stylistic range of American landscape painting from the University Museum’s Corcoran Legacy Collection, this exhibition examines the long-held tradition of capturing the emotional impact of nature. A variety of both recognizable and lesser-known ...

Native Plants & Wildlife Hike

Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park 625 S Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Which animals depend on what plants? And vice versa? Walk the trails as a naturalist explains relationships between native plants and the animals that depend on them. Registration Required. Adults.

$6

Fantastic Fox Campfire

Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park 3608 Military Rd, Arlington

(VA) (Arlington Parks) The whole family is invited to join us at the 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). Families.

$6
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