Fairfax County Government Center 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035 Saturday, 22 June 2019 9 am – 3 pm Connect with high school and college students from around Virginia, DC and Maryland to learn about ways you can get involved with environmental education initiatives in your school and community. Learn effective environmental education games […]
Daniels Run Peace Church 3729 Old Lee Hwy., Fairfax, VA 22030 Tuesday, 18 June 2019 7 – 8:30pm Are you feeding wildlife instead of the people your garden produce was intended to nourish? You’re invited to hear Adria Bordas give a presentation on preventing deer, squirrels and other creatures from overwhelming your garden. The last […]
Fairlington Community Center 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington VA Saturday, 15 June 2019 10am – 12pm Rain barrels purchased from retail sources can be expensive. As part of a regional initiative, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District offers build-your-own rain barrel workshops and distributes low-cost rain barrels to Fairfax County citizens. You will learn […]
Photo (c) by Barbara J. Saffir Potomac Cleanup at the Long Branch Community Center 8700 Piney Branch Rd., Silver Spring MD Saturday, 15 June 2019 9 am-12 pm Join Potomac Conservancy, The Office of Congressman Jamie Raskin, and Montgomery Parks in a stream and park cleanup at the Long Branch Community Center in Silver Spring, […]
Best Western 124 Woodland Dr SW, Wise, VA 24293 Monday 8 July-Thursday 11 July 2019 The Trees to Products teachers’ program is designed to provide teachers with factual and credible information about Virginia’s hardwood forests. These concepts are linked to the Virginia Standards of Learning and provide training in Project Learning Tree activities. A variety […]
National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190 Monday, 24 June 2019 7-9 pm The sight of butterflies fluttering around on a warm day is one of the most iconic signs of summer. These beautiful insects usually only live for a few weeks as adults, but they make quite an impression while they […]
Have you built your life around animal wildlife? Have you lived or visited ecosystems to study or take care of wild animals? Do you want to share your adventures about your encounters with animals? Do you understand the behaviors of wildlife? Do you want to be on TV? A major network is developing a series […]
Loudoun Water, 44865 Loudoun Water Way, Ashburn, VA 20147 Saturday, 30 June 2019 and Saturday, 14 July 2019 10 am – 1 pm both days Each summer the Children’s Science Center selects a citizen science project to highlight and this year it is Creek Critters app and stream monitoring. Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) will provide […]
Outer Banks, NC Saturday, 6 July 2019 All day Fee: $175 (includes gratuity, participants are responsible for accommodation) In an earlier post, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia advertised a two-part workshop on marine birds and mammals of the Southeastern United States. There is no requirement to take these workshops to attend the field trip, however […]
Were you taking your family on a bluebell walk and took a perfect photo of light filtering through the tree canopy? Were you documenting a citizen science project and snapped a great blue heron as it took off from the shoreline? We want your photos! The Virginia Master Naturalist program is sponsoring a statewide photo contest. […]