Forest Bathing at Trail 9

Fort Slocum Park 5800 Kansas NW Ave, Washington, DC

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Sarah DeWitt, Certified Forest Therapy Guide for a two-hour gentle walk to help you slow down and reconnect with yourself, nature, and your community. Forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses. This forest bathing walk will begin with some gentle mindful ...

Public Lands Day Park Cleanup

Black Hill Regional Park 20926 Lake Ridge Dr, Boyds, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) National Public Lands Day is a celebration of one of our most precious resources: our public parks and trails. Please join us a day early in celebrating Public Lands Day by helping to clean up Black Hill Regional Park for people and wildlife to enjoy. Parents must accompany children 13 and under. Interested groups should email Katie.Festa@Montgomeryparks.org. ...

Nature Girls Club at Black Hill

Black Hill Regional Park 20926 Lake Ridge Dr, Boyds, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Girls belong in nature, enjoying outdoor adventures! Join us for a girl-centered Nature Girls Club. There are three in-person sessions with a Park Naturalist that will focus on exploring nature, trying out outdoor skills, and nature journaling. Meetings are monthly. Ages 6 to 11.

$40

Evening with Art in Nature

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

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Get inspired with the beauty of nature! Enjoy a glass of wine and an evening of nature journaling at the nature center. Join a naturalist in a guided nature journaling session and learn how to observe the flora and fauna around you . Please make sure you have a sketchpad and a pencil for this program. Alcoholic ...

$25

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

Wandering Warblers at Potomac Overlook

Potomac Overlook Regional Park 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Be an early bird and join us for a fabulous show of migrating warblers, a family of small insect-eating birds that often display striking plumage! While some warblers stay here for the warm season to breed, most of these birds only use our forests as a pit stop between their breeding grounds further north and their wintering ...

$7

Weed Warrior Workday at Sligo Creek

Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park Silver Spring, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Weed Warrior Supervisors Greg and Kathryn for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Sligo Creek Stream Valley Unit 4. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei), English ivy (Hedera helix), Japanese barberry (Berberisthunbergii), and bush honeysuckle (mainly Lonicera maackii). Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also ...

Free

National Public Lands Day Volunteer at Fort Dupont Park!

Fort Dupont Park Minnesota Ave SE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Student Conservation Association) Come join us for a day of giving back to our public lands at Fort Dupont Park! The Student Conservation Association will be leading volunteer activities including litter abatement, trail maintenance, and invasive plant removal. Volunteers will also recieve a pass for 1 fee-free entry to a National Park upon completion of their volunteer service.

Free

Native Plant Sale in Alexandria

The Church of St. Clement North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Virginia Native Plant Society) Get your fall plantings underway! This volunteer plant sale is organized to promote native plant gardening in our neighborhoods because gardening with natives is better for our watershed, our woodlands, and our wildlife, especially birds. Bringing together many growers selling a variety of plants makes it easier for neighborhood gardeners to find quality plants and ...

Underground Railroad Guided Hike

Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park , United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Learn about the experience of 19th century freedom seekers and Montgomery County residents in a guided hike of the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Discover techniques used for navigation, eluding detection, and finding food/shelter on the perilous journey. Hike covers 2 miles on a natural surface hiking trail; not ADA accessible or appropriate for all strollers. Content appropriate ...

$8

Weed Wrangle at Trail 9

Trail 9 Broad Branch Rd & Beach Dr NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) 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. Trail 9 is located at the intersection of Broad Branch and Beach Dr. Detailed location, ...

Free

Weed Wrangle at Theodore Roosevelt Island

Theodore Roosevelt Island Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Arlington Regional Master Naturalists) Join the ARMN and NPS Weed Warriors to help us restore native habitat and stamp out invasive non-native plants on Theodore Roosevelt Island. This work is vitally important to protecting the island’s natural areas, including plants that have co-evolved with birds and other local wildlife over thousands of years that are being overwhelmed by fast-growing ...

Free
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