(DC) (US National Arboretum) Visit the National Arboretum during the 4th Friday of the month in summer, when you can enjoy the beauty of the Arboretum until 8:00 pm.
(DC) (Friends of the National Arboretum) Join forest bathing guides Sage and Paul for our two-hour program that encourages you to slow down and take in the National Arboretum through all your senses. Forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses for health benefits. The benefits are immense: boosted immunity, lowered ...
(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) Join us for a bird walk at one of the most beautiful outdoor spaces in the DMV with over 400 acres and 9 miles of winding roadways, The U.S. National Arboretum. Don't worry, we won't tackle all 9 miles! But we'll have a great time looking for our feathered friends among the gorgeous gardens & collections. ...
(DC) (US National Arboretum) Visit the National Arboretum during the 4th Friday of the month in summer, when you can enjoy the beauty of the Arboretum until 8:00 pm.
(DC) (US National Arboretum) Join us for an outdoor movie in the National Arboretum's Ellipse Meadow for "The Hidden Life of Trees", a documentary based on the bestselling book by Peter Wohlleben. According Rotten Tomatoes, where this movie has a 95% approval rating, "a walk in the woods will never be the same after watching ." Bring a picnic and ...
(DC) (Friends of the National Arboretum) Join our nature and forest therapy guide in this two-hour program that encourages you to slow down and take in the National Arboretum through all your senses. Forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses for health benefits. The benefits are immense: boosted immunity, lowered ...
(DC) (US National Arboretum) Join us for a spring evening concert in the National Arboretum's Ellipse Meadow. (Also mark you calendars for the the most likely rain date for this event which is Sunday, June 9th. ) Enjoy a picnic while you listen to Wylder, a modern indie folk band. See a sample of their music here. Registration is required ...
(DC) (Friends of the National Arboretum) Join us for a picnic party! Come celebrate the expansion of FONA’s Washington Youth Garden. The garden now has a beautiful new honeycomb fence around it that expands our growing space and makes it more inviting, visible, and accessible. We’ll not only celebrate the completion of the fence, but also all of you – ...
(DC) (Friends of the National Arboretum) The Washington Youth Garden team is completing a new fenceline project, and is looking for volunteer support to help us create new mulch pathways to welcome people through our front gate and into the rest of our 1 acre garden! Volunteering with Washington Youth Garden is a rewarding experience. You don't need to have ...
(DC) (US National Arboretum) Enjoy a day of presentations involving the latest discoveries, challenges, and solutions in the world of native plants. Join the U.S. National Arboretum for seven engaging presentations concerning both native plant gardens and native ecosystems. Learn about soil health management, destructive pests, forest restoration, current research on seed conservation, and the best native trees for your ...
(DC) (Friends of the National Arboretum) Get a head start on spring at one of the earliest plant sales in the area! Our annual Native Plant Sale includes a small number of vendors (~5-7 vendors) from across the mid-Atlantic selling spring ephemerals and many other choice perennials and woody plants. This Native Plant Sale is held in conjunction with the ...
(DC) (National Arboretum) Join our nature and forest therapy guide in this two-hour program that encourages you to slow down and take in the National Arboretum through all your senses. Forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses for health benefits. The benefits are immense: boosted immunity, lowered blood pressure and ...
