Walks currently on hold due to CDC/state/county regulations. Please watch this space for when we can reopen these walks.
First Saturday of each month, 9-10 am: Each month, an ANS Master Naturalist covers a different topic, such as deer, fungi, trees, insects, and birds. Bring the whole family—all ages welcome! Come prepared to hike in sneakers and don’t forget your water bottle. Meet at the gazebo by the main house. Register here.

Denisse Guitarra, MD Conservation Advocate, and Denis Perez, ANS Environmental Educator, will talk about the cultural importance of birds in the Americas with special emphasis on the Andean condor and the golden eagle of their native countries (Ecuador and Mexico). They will also share stories from their personal experiences as Latinx researchers, practicing ornithology in the United States and abroad.

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Do you ever wonder about the wildlife in your own backyard? How many species do you think live right alongside you? Learn some practical field methods from Shannon Pederson, a wildlife biologist with the University of Maryland, to help you track what’s afoot, as well as in the air and underground in the place that you call home.

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Learn about global reptile and amphibian diversity, the importance of these species to ecosystems and their role as indicators of environmental health. Speaker: Karl Guyton, Howard University

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Cricket song is the soundtrack of late summer evenings. Learn how to distinguish the calls of eight different species and how to become a community scientist tracking these fascinating insects during the upcoming Cricket Crawl. Speaker: Cathy Stragar, DC/Baltimore Cricket Crawl

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