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Creating Outdoor Playspaces with Nature

Arlington Central Library 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (Arlington Public Library) Well-designed nature play spaces are both inviting and endlessly engaging for children and also good for the planet. With rich, inspiring images from around the world, author, educator and landscape designer Nancy Striniste explains why and how to bring the beauty, adventure and sustainability of nature play to backyards, schoolyards, churchyards, neighborhood parks, early childhood settings, ...

Free

Marvelous Mosses of Winter

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

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Gray days of winter got you down? Come explore the miniature world of mosses beneath our feet and all around us. These marvelous photosynthetic friends stay green and can even grow during winter when other plants are resting! First we'll learn about moss characteristics and identification, and then we will grab our magnifying glasses to brave the ...

$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

Maple Sugar Walk

Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Ave, Silver Spring, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Each February visit the Maple Grove at Brookside Nature Center and experience the uniquely North American tradition of maple sugaring! Hike with a naturalist to the grove and learn how sugar maple sap is collected and transformed into maple syrup! This is an indoor and outdoor program on natural surface trails, participants should dress for weather and ...

$7

Snow Moon Hike

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

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Join us for a night hike to see the Snow Moon and marvel at woods around Gulf Branch Nature Center in winter. We may possibly see or hear nocturnal wildlife. Adults.

Free

Full Moon Meditation

Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (Adults) Take time to set intentions for the next month while engaging in mindfulness practices under the full moon along the Potomac River. A variety of techniques such as breathwork, gentle stretches and purposeful movement will be used. Please bring your own yoga mat or camping chair. Appropriate for all skill levels.

$12

Full Moon Nature Hike & Campfire

Riverbend Park 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (6-Adult) Enjoy nature's tranquil beauty and the night sky under a full moon. Your naturalist guide points out signs of creatures that glide, fly and tiptoe through the woods in the dark. Enjoy a campfire after the hike with s'mores provided. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.

$10

Bird Walk: Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge 14050 Dawson Beach Rd, Woodbridge, VA, United States

(VA) (Audubon Society of Northern VA) This program is part of our Stretch Our Parks initiative, in partnership with Occoquan Bay NWR. Occoquan Bay NWR offers a diversity of habitats for wintering waterfowl, field, forest, and edge birds. We will meet up at the OBNWR Visitor Center parking lot. Trails are generally wide, flat, and crushed gravel but may be ...

Free

Exhibit: Forces of Nature

National Portrait Gallery 800 G St NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (National Portrait Gallery) “Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism” presents some of the key people—scientists, politicians, activists, writers and artists—whose work has influenced attitudes toward the environment in the United States from the late 19th century until today. The exhibition traces a history of the movement from turn-of-the-20th-century conservationism to mid-20th-century environmentalism and its backlash. It also addresses ...

Free

Animal Adaptations

Burke Lake Park 7315 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) (4-Adult) Many animals have unusual physical and behavioral adaptations that enable them to get a meal or to keep from being a meal. Compare and contrast the adaptations of deer, owls, squirrels and turtles in this variation on a popular school field trip. Registration required for children and adults. Program is outdoors.

$8

Wild Forest Time at Black Hill

Glen Echo Park

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Do you dream of building forts in the woods or climbing a tree? Maybe you want to learn about woodland critters or create some art in the woods. Join us for a time to explore the woods how you want to. We’ll supply some materials and a space to create and explore, you supply the imagination and ...

Free

Fantastic Snakes and Where to Find Them

Potomac Overlook Regional Park3 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Slither on over to a program about our local serpents! Meet some of the snakes we care for at the nature center, do a bingo scavenger hunt in the park as we learn about different snake habitats and where they live, and construct a unique, snake-themed craft! A stupendoussss offering for any reptile enthusiast. $10 per participant ...

$10
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