Tree ID-Bark & Buds

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

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (14-Adult) Learn how to identify tree species even after the leaves and fruit are gone. Join us as we get to know a different side of local trees.

$8

Mini-Oasis Restoration at Normanstone

Normanstone 2965 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Ella Engstrom 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 ...

Free

Mini-Oasis Restoration at Normanstone

Normanstone 2965 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Ella Engstrom 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 ...

Free

Wintertime Animal Hike

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

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Ages 6 to 10. Join us for a live animal presentation and a nature hike to discover how local animals survive in wintertime. We'll learn about hibernation, migration and overwintering and how animals survive in the cold.

Free

Wintertime Animal Hike

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

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Ages 6 to 10. Join us for a live animal presentation and a nature hike to discover how local animals survive in wintertime. We’ll learn about hibernation, migration and overwintering and how animals survive in the cold.

Free

Caroling Wagon Ride & Campfire

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

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Join us in song and exploration on a wagon ride. Warm up with refreshments at the campfire. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Ages 4 to Adult.

$9

Caroling Wagon Ride & Campfire

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

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Join us in song and exploration on a wagon ride. Warm up with refreshments at the campfire. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Ages 4 to Adult.

$9

Night Hike and Cocoa at Huntley Meadows

Huntley Meadows 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Friends of Huntley Meadows) Sip hot cocoa and join a naturalist for a special winter wonder wetland tour after dark. We will look for signs and listen for sounds of beavers, owls, deer and other nocturnal winter animals. Participants are encouraged to bring their own mug to help us reduce waste.  Ages 4 to Adult.  

$10

Night Hike and Cocoa at Huntley Meadows

Huntley Meadows 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Friends of Huntley Meadows) Sip hot cocoa and join a naturalist for a special winter wonder wetland tour after dark. We will look for signs and listen for sounds of beavers, owls, deer and other nocturnal winter animals. Participants are encouraged to bring their own mug to help us reduce waste.  Ages 4 to Adult.  

$10

Winter Solstice Lantern Walk and Campfire

Maydale Nature Classroom 1638 Maydale Drive, Colesville, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Winter is full of celebrations. Join us as we celebrate the Winter Solstice by making lanterns, the holiday season by making nature ornaments, a Groundhog Day celebration, and Valentine’s Day by making nature valentines. Register for one or all of these family fun activities. All ages.

$8

Winter Solstice Lantern Walk and Campfire

Maydale Nature Classroom 1638 Maydale Drive, Colesville, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Winter is full of celebrations. Join us as we celebrate the Winter Solstice by making lanterns, the holiday season by making nature ornaments, a Groundhog Day celebration, and Valentine’s Day by making nature valentines. Register for one or all of these family fun activities. All ages.

$8

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
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