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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

Winter C&O Canal Walk

Angler's Inn 10790 Macarthur Boulevard, Potomac, Maryland, United States

(MD) (Free Walkers) Walk with FreeWalkers on the historic C&O Canal from Anglers Inn to Georgetown and back. The start of the walk is across from the Old Angler's Inn, where there is plenty of parking and a public restroom. From there, we will walk 12 miles downstream to historic Georgetown, and return along the same route. The route is ...

Free

Winter C&O Canal Walk

Angler’s Inn 10790 Macarthur Boulevard, Potomac, Maryland, United States

(MD) (Free Walkers) Walk with FreeWalkers on the historic C&O Canal from Anglers Inn to Georgetown and back. The start of the walk is across from the Old Angler’s Inn, where there is plenty of parking and a public restroom. From there, we will walk 12 miles downstream to historic Georgetown, and return along the same route. The route is ...

Free

Invasive Removal at Reservation 630 East

Reservation 630 East 2801 Quebec Street Northwest, Washington

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Rena Subotnik 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

Outdoor Skills: Wild Teas for Women & Non-Binary Individuals

Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Did you know many local plants make a flavorful infusion when steeped in hot water? Introduce your tastebuds to a sampling of natural teas like spicebush, sweetbay magnolia, and turkey tails. Go on a walk in the woods and learn how to identify these plants as we discuss the safety and ethics of foraging for wild foods. ...

$20

Invasive Removal at Reservation 630 East

Reservation 630 East 2801 Quebec Street Northwest, Washington

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Rena Subotnik 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

Outdoor Skills: Wild Teas for Women & Non-Binary Individuals

Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Did you know many local plants make a flavorful infusion when steeped in hot water? Introduce your tastebuds to a sampling of natural teas like spicebush, sweetbay magnolia, and turkey tails. Go on a walk in the woods and learn how to identify these plants as we discuss the safety and ethics of foraging for wild foods. ...

$20

Bat Riverside Tree Planting

Colmar Manor Community Park 3510 37th Ave, Colmar, MD, United States

(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will join the Anacostia Watershed Society and Bat Conservation International for a Riverside Tree Planting along the Anacostia River at Colmar Manor Community Park! During this workday we will focus on planting native trees in the forested area damaged by the invasive emerald ash borer beetle.

Free

Bat Riverside Tree Planting

Colmar Manor Community Park 3510 37th Ave, Colmar, MD, United States

(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will join the Anacostia Watershed Society and Bat Conservation International for a Riverside Tree Planting along the Anacostia River at Colmar Manor Community Park! During this workday we will focus on planting native trees in the forested area damaged by the invasive emerald ash borer beetle.

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?

Free

Sunset in the Hollow

McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area 18600 River Rd, Poolesville, MD

(MD) (Nature Forward) Enjoy a late afternoon stroll through the field, forest, and wetland habitats of Hughes Hollow Wildlife Management Area (McKee Beshers), south of Poolesville, MD. We’ll keep our eyes and ears open for the sights and sounds of wildlife as the afternoon winds down, the sun sets–and darkness falls. The natural surface trails here will be uneven and ...

$33 – $46

Sunset in the Hollow

McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area 18600 River Rd, Poolesville, MD

(MD) (Nature Forward) Enjoy a late afternoon stroll through the field, forest, and wetland habitats of Hughes Hollow Wildlife Management Area (McKee Beshers), south of Poolesville, MD. We’ll keep our eyes and ears open for the sights and sounds of wildlife as the afternoon winds down, the sun sets–and darkness falls. The natural surface trails here will be uneven and ...

$33 – $46
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