Sunday, 10 March 2019, 2-4pm, Hollin Meadows Elementary School, Alexandria Saturday, 30 March 2019, 10:30am-12:30pm, Walter Reed Community Center, Arlington Saturday, 25 May 2019, 10 am-12 pm, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Fairfax As a part of a regional initiative, the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District will once again offer build-your-own rain barrel workshops […]
A Talk by Patrick Whitehouse, Fairfax County Park Authority Green Spring Gardens 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 Thursday, March 14 7:30 – 9 pm VNPS programs are free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary for lectures FMN members: Earn one hour CE Invasive plants are non-native species that degrade our natural ecosystems. […]
U.S. National Arboretum Visitor Center, Washington, D.C. Main gate by the visitor center is 2400 R Street NE, which will bring you to the R Street gate- use this address for GPS directions 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Fee $95 ($76 for Friends of the National Arboretum members). More information and register here. Learn to […]
Brion’s Grille – 10621 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032Saturday, 9 March 2019Breakfast begins at 8:30 am, $10 at the door, cash preferred.No prior registration required. (Part One) How to Avoid Being Bad, When You’re Trying to Do Good!*Brandy Mueller, Environmental Compliance Coordinator, Fairfax County Land Development Services Even the most well-intentioned conservation efforts can sometimes […]
The group, led by Barbara Saffir, nature photographer and author, will meet at the FDR Memorial book store/visitor center on the Tidal Basin on Sunday, 24 February 2019 at 8 am, approximately. Then they’ll hike about 4ish miles total — with lots of stops — first along the Tidal Basin looking for snazzy-looking wintering ducks […]
Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) is seeking one field technician to assist in a conservation project studying spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) movement and population demographics at the Fort Belvoir U.S. Army Installation. The technician will be assisting with a Ph.D. study, that is embedded within a larger effort to develop a decision […]
Haymarket-Gainesville Library 14870 Lightner Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169 Saturdays, 16 & 23 Feb and 2 Mar 2019 10:15am-1:15pm Growing our own food, using nature as a guide and incorporating sustainable practices is good for our bodies and good for the earth. This series of 3 classes cover the essential topics — planning the garden, using […]
Chapman DeMary Trail, Purcellville VASunday, 10 March 2019 2-5 pm Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for a stream-side demonstration and discussion examining how citizen science surveys can be used to assess local stream quality. You will see how biomonitoring surveys are conducted. You will have a chance to look at the data and at aquatic macro […]
Thompson Center 6090 Kingstowne Village Parkway, Alexandria, VA 22315 Tuesday, 12 February 2019 7:30 pm Join Fairfax County Recycling Coordinator Erica Carter as she shares what happens to our recyclables after they’re picked up from our curb and what we can do to reduce the amount of trash we produce. Sponsored by the Kingstowne Cares […]
The Zooniverse is a collection of web-based Citizen Science projects that use the efforts and abilities of volunteers to help researchers deal with the flood of data that confronts them. Review or transcribe data from centuries-old logs of whaling ships, listen to bat calls, identify marine invertebrates, or watch a red hawk nest to learn […]