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City Nature Challenge at Potomac Overlook

Potomac Overlook Park 2845 Marcey Rd, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) It's the City Nature Challenge ID Bonanza! Learn how to document and identify wildlife on your smart phone and participate in the international City Nature Challenge. Roving Naturalist Matt Felperin is hosting a City Nature Challenge Volunteer Event at Potomac Overlook Regional Park. Participants will learn how to use the iNaturalist app on their smartphones to document ...

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City Nature Challenge: Nocturnal Naturalists

Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join NOVA Parks and Capital Nature for a FREE nocturnal adventure and rally on the final night of the 2024 DC City Nature Challenge! Learn more about this friendly international community science competition and how to make and submit observations on the free app iNaturalist as we make a concerted effort to observe as many nocturnal critters ...

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City Nature Challenge ID Nite

(DC) (MD) (VA) Our DC-area iNaturalist community is broad, deep, kind, and very collaborative. We gather together monthly on every second Tuesday evening over Zoom to learn about a new topic and work on identifications. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level! We have old-timers and brand-new people, and we are all here to help each other. The April 30 ...

Spring Plant Bioblitz: Wildflowers and Trees

Carderock Recreation Area Parking Lot Potomac, MD

(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Take in the wonderful diversity of the the area between the tow path and the Potomac. Leader: Marney Bruce Directions will be included in registration confirmation.

City Nature Challenge ID Nite

(DC) (MD) (VA) Our DC-area iNaturalist community is broad, deep, kind, and very collaborative. We gather together monthly on every second Tuesday evening over Zoom to learn about a new topic and work on identifications. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level! We have old-timers and brand-new people, and we are all here to help each other. The April 30 ...

Freshwater Mussel Survey at Kenilworth Lake

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will join AWS for a wild freshwater mussel survey at Kenilworth Lake! We will be walking in mud that can be very mucky in waders (AWS can provide you with a pair if you don't have your own). If you're not comfortable walking in mud using waders, we recommend joining us at a different event. ...

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Freshwater Mussel Tagging

Bladensburg Waterfront Park 4601 Annapolis Rd, Blaidensburg, MD, United States

(DC) (MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Come help us tag our mussels! Our goal will be to tag and measure shell length of 300 mussels before we transfer and release them. Tagging is an important step to help us monitor the mussel population of the Anacostia River over time. This is a great event for all ages!  Please register.

Invasive Species Detection Hike

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Help the National Park Service scout for Christmas berry (Photinia villosa) and jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens) at Rock Creek Park! We will be hiking and recording any presence of these two shrubs along the Rock Creek Trail and Western Ridge Trail. Both of these shrubs were brought in for its ornamental beauty, but can become large, dense ...

Caterpillars of Summer in the DMV (Virtual)

(DC) (MD) (VA) (Capital Nature) Join us for this special iNaturalist Virtual ID Night with none other than the CapitalNaturalist, Alonso Abugattas! Learn about the natural history of the caterpillars crawling in your backyard this summer, their ecological importance, and resources to continue learning about your winged friends. Cosponsored with The Nature Conservancy (MD/DC Chapter) and Prince George’s County Dept. ...

Citizen Science Training: Water Quality Monitoring (Virtual)

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Become a Water Quality Monitoring Citizen Scientist and gain hands-on experience collecting data and water samples throughout the District! A certified water quality monitoring citizen scientist helps collect water quality samples from 24 sites weekly from May – September. Sampling is done Wednesday, with Thursday mornings as a backup for inclement weather. Each site is sampled ...

Moth Observation at Locust Grove

Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us in the park after dark to celebrate National Moth Week! 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. Bring a lawn chair and extra layers, as ...

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iNat Nite in the DMV (Virtual)

(DC) (MD) (VA) (Capital Nature) Join us for the August edition of iNaturalist Virtual ID Night. The topic this month is: What’s eating my garden? We will have a presentation on aphids by Natalie Hernandez, the top aphid identifier for the Washington metro area. Cosponsored with The Nature Conservancy (MD/DC Chapter) and Prince George’s County Dept. of Parks and Recreation. ...

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