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Bird Walk: Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge 14050 Dawson Beach Rd, Woodbridge, VA, United States

(VA) (Audubon Society of Northern VA) This program is part of our Stretch Our Parks initiative, in partnership with the staff of Occoquan Bay NWR. Join us for a morning bird walk on the trails of the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Newer and seasoned birders welcome. Your birding guide is Larry Meade, President of the Northern Virginia Bird Club ...

Free

Forest Bathing at Robinson Nature Center

Robinson Nature Center Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD, United States

(MD) Join Laura Armstrong Falvey, a certified forest bathing guide with Chesapeake Nature Connection, on a walk to learn to engage the senses and appreciate the benefits of being immersed in a natural environment. Slowing down and spending mindful time in nature is proven to regulate your blood pressure, increase immunity, and reduce production of stress hormones. Expect to feel ...

$20

Frogs, Toads and Salamanders at the Lake

Lake Fairfax Park 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (3-Adult) Explore the lake for signs of frogs, toads, and salamanders. Hike the trail and make a craft. Program is outdoors. Child must be accompanied by an adult also registered in this program.

$8

WELLderness Yoga at Kenilworth

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

(DC) (Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens) Enjoy the beauty of Kenilworth and participate in a 60-minute yoga session led with Heather. Heather loves sharing the benefits of yoga (especially introducing the practice to beginners) and would be honoured to share this with her ward 7 neighbours in the special setting of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Join her for a 60-minute ...

Arlington Green Homes & Community Tour

(VA) (EcoAction Arlington) The 21st annual Green Community Tour will showcase sustainable homes and gardens in Arlington. Features include energy efficient and water-saving technologies, solar energy, rain gardens, native plants, wildlife habitat and more. Visit the county’s website for more details and videos. The simultaneous Green Community Celebration at Arlington Central Library will feature electric vehicles, exhibits and family-friendly fun! 11-12:30: Community ...

Geology at Soldier’s Delight

Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area, MD Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, MD, United States

(MD) (Nature Forward) Leader: Joe Marx Location: Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area, MD The same tectonic collisions that metamorphosed much of our local bedrock also moved oceanic rock from beneath an ancient sea floor and stranded it in scattered patches within the continental rock of the Piedmont. The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, near Owings Mill, MD, preserves one of ...

$33 – $46

Big Sitting at The Rock Creek Golf Course

Rock Creek Golf Course 6100 16th St NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Come and go as you please. Get to know the 1,364 trees that may be removed. Get to know the birds that call these trees home. Every Tuesday morning, 8-11am.

Free

Meeting Trees at Carderock

Carderock Recreation Area Parking Lot Potomac, MD

(MD) (Nature Forward) Location: 3rd parking lot upriver at Carderock, MD Ever wanted to learn more about your local trees? Take a deep dive into tree identification, habitat, and ecology all around the parking lot off the tow path. Join our tree-hugging leader for an introduction to the many trees and habitats that surround the parking lot. Easy, level terrain ...

$33 – $46

Conservation Café: Data Centers and National Parks (Virtual)

(MD) (Nature Forward) An unchecked and unregulated industry is the biggest threat to national parks in the Mid-Atlantic Region. From industrial development directly adjacent to parks, growing carbon emissions and climate change, and large electric transmission lines traversing park landscapes, the threat from data centers to national parks is on all fronts. Failing to reform the data center industry in ...

Free

Nature Tots-Spring (1-3 yrs)

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park 5040 Walney Rd, Chantilly, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (1-3 yrs.) Explore nature through sight, sound, smell and touch. Programs include indoor and outdoor activities. Adult must be able to participate with children. Topics vary by season. A second Nature Tots session starts at 11:00

$10

Summer Forest Bathing for Spiritual Sustenance (Virtual)

(VA) (Kindred Nature) Summer is a season of energy, warmth, blooming, fruiting—and finding spaciousness and rest amidst the buzz-iness and heat. Join us for our first virtual forest bathing program as we soak in the summer energy of these longest days of the year. Forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, is a practice of immersing ourselves in ...

$30

Summer in the Parks at Carter Barron

Carter Barron Amphitheatre 4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Thursday evenings this summer, Rock Creek Park (U.S. National Park Service) and Rock Creek Conservancy are hosting FREE, family-friendly events at rotating locations throughout the east side of the park. Join us for music from DJ Lance Reynolds and fun-for-all-ages games and activities. Summer in the Parks events bring the Rock Creek community together to enjoy ...

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