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 […]
Meet at the Woodmarsh Trail parking lot, which is on the left side of High Point Road about a quarter mile BEFORE the Mason Neck State Park Contact Station 1 January 2019 2 pm Join the Friends of Mason Neck State Park for a walk to the see the Tundra Swans! This hike is open […]
Reston Art Gallery & StudiosLake Anne Village Center11400 Washington Plaza W # B, Reston, VA 20190Friday, 25 January 20197pm (awards and recognitions at 7:30 pm) The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust is hosting their first-ever art gallery showcase of winners from the 2018 photo contest. After the art show, a social gathering will take place at […]
Chapman State Park, MD (driving directions and more information here) Sunday, 23 December 2018 10 am – 4 pm Please join the Virginia Native Plant Society for this annual winter tradition to celebrate the beginning of the winter season at Chapman Forest (Chapman State Park, MD) with its spectacular scenery and remarkable diversity of native […]