Blake Lane Park 10033 Blake Lane, Oakton Saturday, April 27th 11 am – 3 pm You are invited for a day filled with fun! Family and friends are welcome. What to expect: Games for young and old. Nature walk by naturalist Laura Beaty of the Virginia Native Plant Society scheduled for 12 o’clock in the afternoon. […]
St. Dunstan’s Church 1830 Kirby Rd., McLean, VA Sunday, 19 May 2019 2-4 pm All are welcome to join our Fairfax Master Naturalist chapter for a brief chapter meeting, a chance to win door prizes, celebrate our Spring 2019 graduating class, and enjoy Christine Harris’s presentation on Permaculture Design. Bill Mollison coined the term permaculture in […]
Virginia Master Naturalist Continuing Education, for everyone! Thursday, 18 April 2019 12 pm Meeting Number: 673-006-772 Link to join: Join Webinar Link for recordings of this and past webinars: VMN Continuing Education Webinar page This webinar focuses on research to evaluate biological control options for the invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima). It is an invasive tree […]
Various locations Saturday, 1 June 2019 9 am-12 pm Each year, on the first Saturday of June, thousands of Virginians simultaneously descend on the rivers, streams, and beaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to remove harmful litter and debris. Thirty-one years strong, Clean the Bay Day is a true Virginian tradition and an annual opportunity […]
Mason Neck State Park 7301 High Point Rd., Lorton, VA 22079 Saturday, 11 May 2019 10 am – 6 pm (Bird walk at 8:30 am, must register) Don’t miss Mason Neck State Park’s 22d annual Eagle Festival! They’ll have live shows all day in the Main Tent, including raptors, reptiles and mammals. The Hartwell Children’s […]
National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190 Tuesday, 4 June 2019 and Tuesday, 11 June 2019 7-9 pm Field trip : 6 July 2019, all day, Outer Banks, NC Marine birds have feathers, and marine mammals breathe air. But in almost every other way, these ocean denizens bear almost no resemblance at […]
Alexandria Country Day School, 2400 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA Tuesday, 30 April 2019 7 pm Field Trip: Saturday,4 May 2019, 8 am (rain date, May 5) Monticello Park, 320 Beverley Drive, Alexandria, VA Warblers show more color and variety than any other family of birds in the Washington area. Some of them stop to breed […]
Spring is on its way, and so is Birdathon! It’s time to organize your teams and sign up for Audubon Society of Northern Virginia’s annual spring migration birding competition. The concept is simple: Participants can bird in teams of two to five. Team members then make their own donations or secure pledges from friends,family members, […]
Konnarock Community Center, 6635 Whitetop Rd., Troutdale, VA Friday, 10 -Sunday, 12 May 2019 Three days of exploration & discovery for all ages! Bring your family and celebrate Mother’s Day in the most beautiful place on Earth. There is something for the entire family to enjoy with an expert speaker Friday night, trips Saturday and […]
Hidden Oaks Nature Center 7701 Royce St., Annandale, VA Thursday, 11 April 2019 7-9 pm Join naturalist and artist Avery Gunther to learn how to draw feathers with colored pencil on toned paper. Learn about types of feathers and feather identification. Watch a demonstration about how to draw feathers, then draw your own feathers in […]