Campfire at Croydon Creek
Croydon Creek Nature Center 852 Avery Road, Rockville, MD, United States(MD) (City of Rockville) Enjoy a campfire and fall folklore as part of the Families Outside series at Croydon Creek Nature Center.
Free
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Yoga for Gardeners
Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Rd, United States(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Session 9 of 11 (Adults) This class features a gentle introduction to the Vinyasa method which helps participants increase the strength, flexibility and endurance necessary for gardening. Class held indoors.
$137
Exhibit: To Live and Breathe
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) Women have led the environmental justice movement. This exhibition explores how local women of color draw on a long history of activism and advance environmental justice efforts not only in D.C., but across the country and beyond. Visitors will be inspired as they learn why women have become leaders in the environmental justice movement, which ...
Free
Black Women, Green Spaces
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) Join us for a closer look at some of the museum’s treasured artifacts. Discover how women of color have long fought against environmental racism in the District to protect their families and community members. Curator Rachel Seidman introduces us to the powerful work of long-time activist Vernice Miller-Travis through her recent gifts to the museum’s collection.
Free
Botanical Collage and Printmaking
U.S. Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington DC, United States(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Highlighting natural materials from the USBG collection, this workshop will feature a mix of the art of zine making, collaging, printmaking and bookarts with Doriana Diaz, Multidimensional Artist, Archivist, and Memory Worker. Dorianna will guide you in implementing and enhancing the practice as both an individual as well as a collective. Experiment with visuals that curate ...
$10 – $20
Let’s Talk Turkey Campfire
Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park 3608 Military Rd, Arlington, VA, United States(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.
$5
Tree Walk: Oxon Run Park
Oxon Run Park 1200 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington DC, United States(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey Trees with Tree Ambassador Glenn Hall for a Tree Walk at Oxon Run! We’ll start off with an easy-paced tree walk, where Glenn will give an overview of the history of Oxon Run Park and then point out some of the species of trees in the park, and finally go over the importance of green ...
Free
Yoga for Gardeners
Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Rd, United States(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Session 10 of 11 (Adults) This class features a gentle introduction to the Vinyasa method which helps participants increase the strength, flexibility and endurance necessary for gardening. Class held indoors.
$137
Exhibit: To Live and Breathe
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) Women have led the environmental justice movement. This exhibition explores how local women of color draw on a long history of activism and advance environmental justice efforts not only in D.C., but across the country and beyond. Visitors will be inspired as they learn why women have become leaders in the environmental justice movement, which ...
Free
Writing Workshop Inspired by “Forces of Nature”
National Portrait Gallery 800 G St NW, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (National Portrait Gallery) Join the National Portrait Gallery for an interactive poetry writing workshop exploring the themes of environmentalism and environmental justice. Attendees will create poetry inspired by portraits of scientists, activists and artists whose work has influenced attitudes toward the environment in the United States. Experiment with poetic forms to express an environmental message. Open to writers of ...
Free
Race, History, and Rock Creek: Civil War Reconstruction (Virtual)
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join us for a panel discussion as we learn of the history and origins of the National Park Service, and Rock Creek Park. Together we will learn about the works of Frederick Law Olmsted, founder of American Landscape Architecture, which inspired the creation of parks and its benefits to the public. Our conversation will consist of ...
Free
Capacitación en Ciencias Comunitarias y Cuidado de Árboles
Heurich Park 6001 Ager Rd, Hyattsville, MD, United States(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Venga y ayúdenos a cuidar los árboles de nuestra comunidad y al mismo tiempo aprenda sobre la naturaleza. No solo eso, sea un científico de la comunidad y ayúdenos a documentar especies en las áreas donde hemos plantado árboles.
Free