Saturday, February 19, 2022 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Online or in person at Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria Registration 703-642-5173 or online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes (enter code H7T.BET2) Help restore our urban forests, one yard at a time. This program will help you understand the ecological imperative to preserve and grow our […]
Photo courtesy of Friends of Mason Neck State Park Calling all volunteers and groups: Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day is January 17. Please call or email the park office if you would like to volunteer. They have many great volunteer opportunities such as trail maintenance, shoreline cleanups, scout projects, Visitor Center Assistant and more. […]
Photo courtesy of Friends of Mason Neck State Park Mason Neck State Park Visitor Center 7301 High Point Rd., Lorton VA Various dates for orientation. Register by calling (703) 339-2380 or email [email protected] Orientations on: January 15, 1 PM January 22, 11 AM January 30 1 PM February 5, 11 AM February 6, 11 AM […]
Photo: Courtesy of Friends of Mason Neck State Park Friends of Mason Neck State Park’s Annual Meeting Saturday, February 12, 2022 2 pm Online. Free. Register here. The Friends of Mason Neck State Park will hold their Annual Meeting via Zoom. They’ll have a brief business meeting at which they summarize their activities for the […]
Photo: William Young Tuesday, February 15, Thursday February 17, and Tuesday February 22, 2022, 7-8 pm Online. Register here. How have bird words infiltrated the English language? What is the basis for the common and scientific names of birds? These and many other questions will be answered in this three-part workshop. Bill Young will address […]
Thursday, February 3, 2022 7 – 8:30 pm Online. Register here. Save the date! The next GBBC is February 18 – 21. Bird enthusiasts of all ages count birds to create a real-time snapshot of where birds are ranging. Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard […]
Photo: William Pohley Thursday, January 27, 2022 7-8:30 pm Online, free! Register here. Join Greg Butcher, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia board member and migratory species coordinator for US Forest Service International Programs, for an introduction to waterfowl identification. Get to know many of the species that winter in the open waters of our region. […]
Photo: Gretchen Linton Each year Audubon Society of Northern Virginia offers a full scholarship to Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week at Hog Island Audubon Camp in coastal Maine. Hog Island Audubon Camp has offered environmental education programs for adults, teens, families, and conservation leaders since 1936. While there, educators learn interdisciplinary hands-on methods and approaches […]
Photo courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives We don’t usually associate the native plant movement or a tree campaign with sports, but players at the Giles Run Disc Golf Course see it as a natural connection. Their course, about a third the size of a regular golf course, was created in 2008-2009 by the Fairfax County […]
Photo: Suzanne Holland Volunteering is a year-round adventure at Fairfax County Parks! Here is a selection of exciting opportunities at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Hidden Oaks Nature Center, and Riverbend Park. Have fun! Ellanor C. Lawrence Park 5040 Walney Rd. Chantilly VA Projects that volunteers could be working on in the winter: 1. Removal of […]