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Forest Bathing at Hillwood

Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Hillwood) Slow down, awaken your senses, and connect with nature as you experience a forest bathing walk in Hillwood’s gardens and grounds. Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku (which translates to “absorbing the forest atmosphere”), forest bathing is a research-based activity designed to promote health and well-being through immersion in natural settings. Participants will be guided on a ...

$30 – $35

Little Critters Nature Play

Smithsonian's National Zoo 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (National Zoo) Take a hike and join us for creative, drop-in play at the zoo! This week we learn about camping and trees to celebrate National Take a Hike Day on November 17th. Explore the wonders of the great outdoors through sensory play and art activities to help our young friends feel more at home outside in the natural ...

Free

Presidents in America’s Back Yard Hike

Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium 5200 Glover Rd, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (National Park Service) If the Mall is America’s Front Yard, then Rock Creek Park is America’s Back Yard. From before the park was founded, presidents have spent time on Rock Creek Park land. Come join a ranger for a 2¾ mile hike and learn the ways that presidential history flows through Rock Creek. More stewardship events with Rock Creek ...

Free

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 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 native plants to thrive in the understory. Event location, directions, and information will be sent from the event leader 48 ...

Free

Volunteer Tree Care at Hyattsville Duck Pond

Hyattsville Duck Pond 3400 Stanford Street, Hyattsville, MD, United States

(MD) (Casey Trees) Join us as we care for young trees at Hyattsville Duck Pond! Your help with weeding, mulching and watering these vulnerable trees will give them a leg up in becoming an important part of our growing tree canopy. Also, learn more about tree maintenance and pruning. We provide all the necessary tools and supplies to care for ...

Free

Invasive Species Removal at Theodore Roosevelt Island

Theodore Roosevelt Island Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail) We will be improving the trail near Trollheim Bridge/Theodore Roosevelt Island. This may include: Using pruners and loppers to cut vegetation Using hand saws to cut tree branches Sweeping or using a leaf blower Hauling away vegetation Picking up trash The work area is on the Mount Vernon Trail north of the wooden ...

Garden Workday at Eastern Senior High School!

Eastern Senior High School 1700 East Capitol St NE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (City Blossoms) Join City Blossoms in the Eastern garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as washing pots, weeding, and spreading soil and pathway mulch. Eastern is home to half our year-round, garden-based Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program. At the core of the program is a youth-led business called Mighty Greens. Through this business, Youth Staff ...

Free

Touchstone Gallery Artist Reception

Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Touchstone Gallery) Explore the November exhibitions at Touchstone Gallery with live music, wine, and art! In their solo exhibitions, Anne Stine and Gale Wallar both present bodies of work that relate nature and their connection to humanity. Stine's Call for Sweet Water reflects on local waterways and their rejuvenation and conservation, while Wallar's Ex Montibus Salus focuses on the altering ...

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

Bird Walk at Algonkian

Algonkian Regional Park 47001 Fairway Drive, Sterling, VA, United States

(VA) (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy) Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy on a search for birds at the Algonkian Regional Park in eastern Loudoun County. This bird walk takes place each month except December. With extensive frontage along the Potomac River, its rich bottomland forests, extensive wetlands and grassy areas combine to make it Loudoun’s top birding hotspot. Bring binoculars if you have ...

Free

Fall Birding at Hughes Hollow

Hughes Hollow

(MD) (Nature Forward) Our fall birding series visit natural areas under an hour’s drive from DC where a variety of habitats – including field, forest, and wetland – provide good opportunities for the observation and ID of birds in autumn, On the earliest walks, we’ll hope to catch some southbound migrants – including those “confusing fall warblers.” As the season ...

$33 – $46

Kayak Clean-Up at Four Mile Run

Conservatory Center at Four Mile Run Park 4109 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Four Mile Run Conservatory) Join us in collecting litter along the streambank of Four Mile Run, during our fall kayak clean-up events. Registration opens 2-3 weeks before each event.

Free
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