Park Care Day at Anacostia Park

Anacostia Park 1900 Anacostia Dr, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Friends of Anacostia Park) Join our Friends Corps Grounds Crew and Casey Trees to help care for Anacostia Park. Activities will include invasive species removal (training provided), trash cleanup, and other projects needed to help keep the park a safe and welcoming place for all. Supplies are provided. Meeting point is the skating pavilion. Our August Park Care Day ...

Free

Mallows Bay Ghost Fleet Paddle

Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary

(MD) (Potomac Riverkeeper) Join Potomac Riverkeeper, Atlantic Kayak, and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on a unique guided interpretive paddle through Mallows Bay, the newest National Marine Sanctuary in the United States. Mallows Bay is home to the largest collection of historic shipwrecks in the Western Hemisphere, known as the “Ghost Fleet” of the Potomac.

$110

Zumba in the Wild

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

(DC) (Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens) Join us for a FREE outdoor Zumba class at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens! Zerline teaches Zumba Fitness, a fast-paced, world dance platform featuring Latin, West African, and Eastern movement and music. Unlike the average Zumba instructor, she explains the origin and derivation of the movements, while also making modifications for all levels. Zumba Fitness is an ...

Maps & Compasses

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

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Each participant will get to use a compass and map of Glencarlyn Park to navigate the terrain with a park naturalist. We may also see some wild animals while exploring. Ages 8 to 12.

$7

Poetry Beneath the Stars

The Turner Farm 925 Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Write a poem while gazing at the night sky to see if you can find a shooting star. The event is free but registration is recommended.

Sunday Morning Bird Walk at Dyke Marsh

Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join FODM for a bird walk every Sunday at 8 a.m. The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve is a freshwater, tidal marsh on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. It is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. National Park Service.

Free

Weed Warrior Workday at Long Branch

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join James, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Long Branch Stream Valley Unit 1 (between Piney Branch Rd and Carroll Ave), in Takoma Park, MD. We will be focusing on non-native, invasive vines, especially porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata). Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also present and beneficial, so we will ...

Free

Forest Bathing at Robinson Nature Center

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

(MD) (Howard County Recreation and Parks) 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 ...

$20

Invasive Plant Removal at Broad Branch

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Kathy Sykes 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 will be sent ...

Free

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 ...

Remove Invasive Plants at Long Branch

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

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Adults, teens and families ages 8 and up. Want to restore habitat and increase species diversity right here in Arlington? Work parties are held every month at over a dozen parks. 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 ...

Free

Night Hike and Smores Campfire

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

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Enjoy a naturalist-led walk through the forest to listen for nocturnal animals and to look for evidence of wildlife. End your hike at our campfire and make s'mores. Children must be accompanied by an adult registered in the program. Ages 4 to Adult.

$10
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