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Exhibit: Faces of the Forest

The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, DC, United States

(MD) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Artist Sophia McCrocklin’s larger-than-life botanical fiber sculptures explore art’s crucial role in enhancing human relationships with the environment. By spotlighting the grandeur of leaves, seed pods, and ferns from Rock Creek Park’s understory, McCrocklin documents the beauty and reverence of the species at the frontline of climate change. The exhibit is available to view during Writer's ...

Free

Discover Native Plants

US Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Join a USBG volunteer to explore the Regional Garden! You'll learn about Mid-Atlantic native plants and how to incorporate them into a garden. Note: This tour is dependent both on weather and volunteer availability.  

Free

Homegrown National Park: Unlawning America (Virtual)

(Homegrown National Park) Join HNP and Benjamin Vogt for a crash course in selecting native plants for your locale, the benefits of matrix design for climate resilience, and the basics of management (from site prep to weeds to several years after install). We'll cover all the core concepts of natural garden design for habitat and sustainability, as well as the ...

$25

Hand Dancing at Anacostia Park

Anacostia Park Skating Pavillion 1500 Anacostia Dr SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Friends of Anacostia Park) Join Miss Lorraine & The Fabulous Hand Dancers for an afternoon of dancing in the park targeted towards our senior community. Dancing styles will include Hand, Line, Bop, and Free Style. Meeting point is the Skating Pavilion.  

Yoga on the Magnolia Terrace

Carlyle House Historic Park 121 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join our yoga instructor for an hour long Yoga Class on Carlyle House’s Magnolia Terrace. A gentle flow yoga class. We will build heat with sun salutations then progress to balance, deep stretching and finally relaxation. Please bring water, a towel, and yoga mat. Wear comfortable yoga wear.

$10

Milky Way Stargazing

Fort C.F. Smith Park 2411 24th St N, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (Arlington Parks) October and November are the best time of year for night sky observation in Virginia. We'll view the night sky with a staff amateur astronomer, look through a telescope and hear stories about constellations. Bundle up, it may be very cold. Registration Required. Family.

$6

Last Night: Monuments Exhibit – Forces of Nature

Strathmore Music Center 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD, United States

(MD) (Strathmore) Strathmore’s MONUMENTS: Forces of Nature highlights the achievements and social impact of six individuals who work in climate, environmental stewardship, or resource justice in the DMV. Large-scale, nighttime portraits are projected onto live trees for stunning effect and challenge traditional expectations of public monuments and the selective history represented in our public spaces. Craig Walsh is a visual ...

Native Specialist Bees (Virtual)

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) The monarch butterfly is probably the most famous insect specialist feeding only on milkweed, but did you know that many native bees are also specialists? Studying these native plant-bee specializations and their overlapping habitat requirements will help your garden support more pollinators. Threats such as habitat loss and climate change will also be covered. Instructor: Heather Holm, ...

$15

Metz Wetlands Butterfly and Dragonfly Survey

Metz Wetlands 15875 Neabsco Road, Woodbridge

(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count. The results of these surveys are made available to the participants and other interested individuals and ...

Free

Weed Warrior Workday at Long Branch

Long Branch Community Recreation Center 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Save the trees and protect the stream valley ecosystem! Join Barbara, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday at Long Branch Stream Valley Unit 2 and Long Branch Local Park. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), English ivy (Hedera helix), and bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.). Native ...

Free

Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Sky

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) What do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile models, and a theater program, discover why dark nights matter, rekindle your connection with the night sky, and consider how much light at night is enough—for whom, for what purpose, and who gets to decide? Open ...

Free

Community Tree Planting at Hamilton Manor

Hamilton Manor Apartments 3342 Lancer Drive, Hyattsville, MD, United States

(DC) (Casey Trees) Welcome to our fall season of Community Tree Plantings! Join us in planting trees at Hamilton Manor. You provide the volunteers, we provide all the necessary tools and supplies to plant the trees. Participants will receive a hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will be split up into groups supervised by a ...

Free
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