The Naturalist Quarterly
"People need to reduce consumption of all that “stuff” whose production, distribution, and use end up pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere."
Problem: Americans produce a lot of waste; About 40 percent of our food ends up in the garbage and produces greenhouse gases that contribute to the climate crisis.
Solution: Refuse, Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle Right
Helpful Links:
Click here to learn ways to reduce your waste in DC.
Click here to find out about DC’s Zero Waste program.
Click here to discover Maryland’s Recycle Right program.
Click here to check out Maryland’s Recycling Directory.
Click here to read about Prince George’s County’s Zero Waste program.
Click here to get the latest on Alexandria, VA’s Solid Waste program.
Click here to take a look at Fairfax County, VA’s Recycling programs.
Come visit Woodend Sanctuary!
Please note: Woodend’s vehicle entrances feature deer exclusion grates, which also preclude pedestrians and cyclists from crossing. All pedestrians and cyclists should enter Woodend through either the pedestrian entrance on Jones Mill Road to the right of the vehicle entrance or the pedestrian entrance on Brierly Road to the right of the vehicle entrance. Crossing the deer exclusion grates on foot or on a bicycle could result in injury.
Visit Woodend Sanctuary

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Come enjoy the serenity of our wildflower meadow, walk our meandering trails, visit our native plant garden, and explore the aquatic life of our pond. And don’t miss the wonderful selection in our Audubon Naturalist Shop.
Admission is free. Trails are open daily dawn to dusk. Please leave your pets at home.