In the past, the City Nature Challenge has been a friendly competition among 160+ cities worldwide to see who can observe the most species and involve the most citizen scientists. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, some modifications have been made to help keep the organizers and participants safe. Firstly, this year’s CNC is no […]
Falls Church Garden Club American Legion Hall 400 N. Oak Street, Falls Church VA Monday, 2 March 2020 7:30 pm Falls Church and Fairfax County have faced more than their share of flooding. Award-winning landscape designer and Falls Church resident Elisa Meara, founder/owner of the Native Plant Landscape Design Corp., will share before-and-after stories and […]
Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria VA Thursday, 12 March 2020 7:30 – 9 pm Nature is intricately interconnected. While we certainly don’t know how all the pieces fit, we can have some informative fun trying to put them together. Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter presents an interesting look at how pieces […]
Orientation and Training Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182 Sunday, 15 March 2020 1:00 to 3:30 pm The National Park Service and Friends of Wolf Trap, would like to enlist the help of a team of volunteers who would form a Bird House Monitoring Team to monitor […]
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is seeking to fill a position at Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station VA. It is a Creel Clerk job and requires interviewing fishermen. It is a temporary position, hourly wage of $15/hour or maybe a bit more, no benefits. The job entails 24 […]
National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190 Tuesdays, 24 March – 5 May 2020 7 – 9 pm Cost: $250 ASNV members, $275 non-members Join Dr. Chris Haney for a new class, “Ornithology Topics: Avian Biology, Spring Session.” There is no prerequisite for this course and it does not repeat the Audubon […]
Looking for the perfect gift for someone who does not want “things”? Try the gift of trees! With each gift you purchase through the Reforest Fairfax tree gifting program (www.reforestfairfax.com), five (5) native seedlings planted in Fairfax County will be dedicated in honor of your recipient. Your recipient will receive a certificate informing them of […]
Lake Accotink Park 7500 Accotink Park Rd., Springfield VA Saturdays, 15, 22 and 29 February 2020 9 – 11 am Invasive plants prevent us from enjoying our forests. They degrade our natural ecosystems. Ever get stopped in the woods by climbing vines or shrubs with thorns? They may have been invasive species. Some of them, […]
Audubon Naturalist Society is seeking to fill a position for a Naturalist Educator to work at its headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The Naturalist Educator plans and teaches natural history classes, field trips, and programs throughout the Washington, DC region primarily for adult audiences with an emphasis on attracting new and diverse audience to ANS […]
Belvedere Elementary School 6540 Columbia Pike, Falls Church VA Rooms 136/138; Enter at Door #2 Saturday, 7 March 2020 10 – 11:30 am Curious about composting? Learn how it can work for you and your family. There is something for the children too! In this family-friendly workshop presented by the Fairfax Food Council, learn how […]