Winter Wreath Design at the Conservatory

U.S. Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Join Arrin, owner of Tint Floral as she shares the elements of winter wreath construction and design during this drop-in demonstration. Learn to identify plant materials that will last well and look beautiful in a wreath, understand how to prep and construct those chosen elements, and bring a bit of winter wonder into your space. Visitor participation ...

Free

Winter Wreath Design at the Conservatory

U.S. Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Join Arrin, owner of Tint Floral as she shares the elements of winter wreath construction and design during this drop-in demonstration. Learn to identify plant materials that will last well and look beautiful in a wreath, understand how to prep and construct those chosen elements, and bring a bit of winter wonder into your space. Visitor participation ...

Free

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

Early Winter Waterfowl Prowl

Gunner's Lake 12671 Grey Eagle Ct., Germantown, MD, United States

(MD) (Nature Forward) December is a good time to begin learning how to ID overwintering waterfowl in our area. Typically, local waters are not yet frozen and outdoor temperatures are still comfortable for the birders! We’ll base our field trip at Gunner’s Lake in Germantown, MD, where a trail around the water allows for waterfowl watching with binoculars. Of course, ...

$33 – $46

Early Winter Waterfowl Prowl

Gunner’s Lake 12671 Grey Eagle Ct., Germantown, MD, United States

(MD) (Nature Forward) December is a good time to begin learning how to ID overwintering waterfowl in our area. Typically, local waters are not yet frozen and outdoor temperatures are still comfortable for the birders! We’ll base our field trip at Gunner’s Lake in Germantown, MD, where a trail around the water allows for waterfowl watching with binoculars. Of course, ...

$33 – $46

Community Tree Planting at Catholic University

Catholic Univeristy 620 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Casey Trees) Join us in planting trees at Catholic University! 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 trained volunteer Team Leader and begin planting trees throughout ...

Free

Community Tree Planting at Catholic University

Catholic Univeristy 620 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Casey Trees) Join us in planting trees at Catholic University! 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 trained volunteer Team Leader and begin planting trees throughout ...

Free

Saturday Morning Bird Walk at Woodend

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

(MD) (Nature Forward) Join enthusiastic birders at Woodend to learn birding basics. One will learn binocular basics and how to identify common birds as well as explore the wonders of migration. Members $12; nonmembers $16. Second registrant is FREE.

$12 – $16

Saturday Morning Bird Walk at Woodend

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

(MD) (Nature Forward) Join enthusiastic birders at Woodend to learn birding basics. One will learn binocular basics and how to identify common birds as well as explore the wonders of migration. Members $12; nonmembers $16. Second registrant is FREE.

$12 – $16

R.I.P. Invasive Plants at Gulf Branch

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

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

Free

Tree Walk at Oxon Run Park

Oxon Run Park 1200 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey Trees with Tree Ambassador Glenn Hall for a Tree Walk at Oxon Run! We'll start off with an easy-paced tree walk, where Glenn will give an overview of the history of Oxon Run Park and then point out some of the species of trees in the park, and finally go over the importance of green ...

Free
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