RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 20TH DUE TO SNOW Villages of Piedmont Clubhouse16080 Market Ridge Blvd., Haymarket, VASunday, 13 January 2019 4 – 6 pm Join the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust to celebrate Aldo Leopold’s 132nd birthday! Their annual read-a-thon will feature guest speakers to read spoken excerpts from Leopold’s books. The event is free and will honor the legendary […]
Two locations: Intersection of Americana Drive and Patriot Drive and Intersection of Americana Drive and Heritage Drive, Annandale, VAMonday, 21 January 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day10 am – 2 pm A group of neighbors has coalesced to do a cleanup of the illegal dumping areas prevalent along the length of Americana Drive in Annandale. […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), Annandale Campus 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003 Saturday, 25 April 2019 9-4 pm The theme for the 2019 event will be “Biodiversity and Urbanization.” At this time, the College hopes to host several presenters who will be able to touch on the […]
Founded in 1997, the Earth Sangha is a nonprofit public charity based in the Washington, D.C., region. In the D.C. area, they operate a volunteer-based program to propagate local native plants, restore native plant communities, and control invasive alien plants. Their Wild Plant Nursery is the region’s most comprehensive effort to propagate native plants directly […]
Deadline: RollingMonarch Watch is offering an opportunity for schools to receive free milkweed. Schools can receive a free flat of 32 milkweed plugs. Applications to receive milkweed for spring 2019 are being reviewed on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.
Deadline: Thursday, January 10, 2019 The Chesapeake Bay Trust mini grants are intended to support meaningful outdoor learning experiences around a watershed issue investigation. The deadline to apply is January 10, 2019 at 4pm. Learn more about the grant and apply here.
Potomac River Cleanup at Fletcher’s Cove When: Saturday, January 19, 10:00am-1:00pm Where: Fletcher’s Cover, Washington DC Potomac Conservancy and the National Park Service will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by spending “a day on, not a day off”! Join them in collecting trash at Fletcher’s Cove to support clean water and connected communities! Register […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) Bull Run Watershed Stream Monitoring Workshop When: Sunday, January 6, 12:00-2:30pm Where: James Long Park, Haymarket Join Elaine Wilson, one of Prince William SWCD’s pioneers/certified monitors and her team for winter monitoring at this beautiful site in Catharpin Creek in the Gainesville area. This site has some outstanding critters that are […]
Photo by Barbara J. Saffir (c) The Environmental Quality Advisory Council will be holding its annual public hearing on the environment on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The public hearing will be held at 7:30 PM in Conference Rooms 4 and 5 of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA. All interested […]