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Virginia Bluebells Photography Workshop

Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join Roving Naturalist and wildlife photographer Matt Felperin at Bull Run Regional Park to experience and capture the magic of the Virginia Bluebells! At this nature photography workshop, learn how to take stunning photos of this mystical landscape as well as close ups of the fleeting flowers themselves. Digital cameras and appropriate lenses encouraged, but even your ...

$15

Bird Walk: Four Mile Run Park

Four Mile Run Park 3700 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Audubon Society of Northern VA) This bird walk is part of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia's Stretch Our Parks initiative, in partnership with the Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation. The walk is open for everyone, beginners and families are welcome. Trails in the park are flat and paved, accessible for strollers and wheelchairs. Your birding guide is Todd ...

Free

Bilingual Family Walk at Woodend

Woodend Nature Sanctuary 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

(MD) (Nature Forward) Join Nature Forward Master Naturalist volunteers for a Spanish/English Family Walk. Enjoy, learn, and play in our new accessible nature playspace. Explore the fall finds throughout Woodend including acorns, meadow wildflowers, butterflies, and birds. We look forward to seeing you at Woodend! FREE. Only register one adult when signing up.

Free

Invasive Species Plant Removal at Glyndon Park

Glyndon Park 300 Glyndon Street NE, Vienna, Virginia, United States

(VA) (Fairfax Master Naturalists) Volunteers will remove invasive plants to help restore  native plantings in Glyndon Park in Vienna, VA.  Efforts will also improve natural habitants for wildlife.  All skill levels are welcome, instructions will be given on what to remove. Meet on the north side of the park, nearby Beulah Road.  Bring gloves and a water bottle.

Free

Extreme Cleanup: Litter Cleanup at Pinehurst Tributary

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader John Burwell for a litter removal restoration event in Rock Creek Park. Trash is the visible form of stormwater pollution, a major threat to water quality and park health and its removal makes the parklands cleaner, safer, and more beautiful for all. This event ...

Free

Beauty of Bluebells Walk

Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Experience the magic and wonder of the Bluebell Trail in its full glory! Take a relaxing stroll on Bull Run Regional Park's most famous trail while being enveloped by a sea of blue. Learn about spring ephemeral plants such as the Virginia Bluebell and why these fleeting flowers bloom for such a short time. $5, Ages 8+ ...

$5

Invasive Plant Removal at Reservation 630 West

Reservation 630 West 3031 Sedgwick Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior 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 for a thriving native understory.

Free

Suitland Parkway Volunteer Day

Suitland Parkway 2401 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Give back to the earth, exercise your body, spend time in nature and meet cool people with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy. Known as a busy commuter route between central Washington to its eastern suburbs, the Suitland Parkway is also a nature preserve, flanked on each side by over 300 acres of forested hillside. Sadly, the ...

Free

Birds & Butterflies Clay Sculptures

Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park 3608 Military Rd, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Join us to make beautiful clay bird and butterfly sculptures in the classroom just in time for Spring! We will visit our owl for inspiration and hopefully see some butterflies in our native plant garden. Ages 8 - 12

$10

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

Want to Get Started in Birding?

Black Hill Regional Park 20930 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, MD, United States

(MD) (Nature Forward) Location: Black Hill and/or Little Bennett Regional Parks, MD If you’re curious about birds and bird watching but don’t know how to begin, this “how to get started” outing is for you. No experience required! The goal of our field morning, which visits Black Hill and/or Little Bennett Regional Parks in upper Montgomery County, is to begin ...

$33 – $46

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
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