Family Nature Art
Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Ave, Silver Spring, MD, United States(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join a Park Naturalist to collect natural items around Wheaton Regional Park and turn them into an artistic masterpiece.
$7
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Mini-Oasis Restoration at Carter Barron
Carter Barron Amphitheatre 4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington DC, United States(DC) (Rock Creek Park Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 event leader 48 hours ...
Free
Mini-Oasis Restoration at Carter Barron
Carter Barron Amphitheatre 4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington DC, United States(DC) (Rock Creek Park Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 event leader 48 hours ...
Free
Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup
Shepherd Parkway 555 Newcomb Street SE, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Join Ward 8 Woods every second Saturday of the month to restore Shepherd Parkway by removing trash and invasive vines that are smothering the trees. Since 2011, over 2,000 volunteers have removed over 200 tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive vines from over 500 trees, but much work remains to be done.
Free
Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup
Shepherd Parkway 555 Newcomb Street SE, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Join Ward 8 Woods every second Saturday of the month to restore Shepherd Parkway by removing trash and invasive vines that are smothering the trees. Since 2011, over 2,000 volunteers have removed over 200 tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive vines from over 500 trees, but much work remains to be done.
Free
Tree Planting Workday by Dueling Creek
Colmar Manor Community Park 3510 37th Ave, Colmar, MD, United States(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a Tree Planting along the riverside area of Colmar Manor Community Park by Dueling Creek! We will focus on planting trees in the forested area damaged by the invasive emerald ash borer beetle.
Free
Tree Planting Workday by Dueling Creek
Colmar Manor Community Park 3510 37th Ave, Colmar, MD, United States(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a Tree Planting along the riverside area of Colmar Manor Community Park by Dueling Creek! We will focus on planting trees in the forested area damaged by the invasive emerald ash borer beetle.
Free
Exhibit: Forces of Nature
National Portrait Gallery 800 G St NW, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (National Portrait Gallery) “Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism” presents some of the key people—scientists, politicians, activists, writers and artists—whose work has influenced attitudes toward the environment in the United States from the late 19th century until today. The exhibition traces a history of the movement from turn-of-the-20th-century conservationism to mid-20th-century environmentalism and its backlash. It also addresses ...
Free
Winter Wildlife
Potomac Overlook Regional Park3 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, United States(VA)(NOVA Parks) Brrr, it’s getting cold outside! We put on a jacket or turn up the heat, but how do our wildlife keep warm? Meet animals, go on a hike, make a tasty meal for our native birds, and more as we learn about the many ways our wildlife adapt to survive the chilly winter months.
$10
Winter Wildlife
Potomac Overlook Regional Park3 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, United States(VA)(NOVA Parks) Brrr, it’s getting cold outside! We put on a jacket or turn up the heat, but how do our wildlife keep warm? Meet animals, go on a hike, make a tasty meal for our native birds, and more as we learn about the many ways our wildlife adapt to survive the chilly winter months.
$10
Montgomery Parks’ Urban Wood Sale
Montgomery Parks Urban Wood and Recycling Program 8301 Turkey Thicket Drive, Gaitherburg, MD, United States(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join the Montgomery Parks Horticulture, Forestry, and Environmental Education Division this winter at their annual Urban Wood Sale. Located off of Snouffer School Road at the Green Farm Maintenance Facility, the sale features walnut, cedar, pine, poplar, oak, beech, cherry, cypress, and ash. This year, customers can find kiln-dried, planed, and air-dried wood. Slabs are available in ...
$5 – $400
Montgomery Parks’ Urban Wood Sale
Montgomery Parks Urban Wood and Recycling Program 8301 Turkey Thicket Drive, Gaitherburg, MD, United States(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join the Montgomery Parks Horticulture, Forestry, and Environmental Education Division this winter at their annual Urban Wood Sale. Located off of Snouffer School Road at the Green Farm Maintenance Facility, the sale features walnut, cedar, pine, poplar, oak, beech, cherry, cypress, and ash. This year, customers can find kiln-dried, planed, and air-dried wood. Slabs are available in ...
$5 – $400