Have you ever wanted to learn about the birds you see regularly around Washington? Did you know that about 250 birds either pass through or make this area their home?

Join us every Saturday morning at Woodend for our Beginner Bird Walks. An excellent place to come for those just starting out or for those who want to learn more about our area’s birds. From 8-9 am a volunteer leader will guide you through the important how tos: from how to use binoculars to how to identify our most prevalent resident birds.

Meet at the Audubon Naturalist Shop parking lot. Bring binoculars or use ours. Register here.

These gentle walks happen every Saturday morning from the beginning of March through the end of June, then from the first Saturday in September to the first Saturday in December. Walks take place the first Saturday of January and February before resuming weekly in March.

Be sure to visit the Audubon Naturalist Shop after the bird walk. The shop opens at 9 am on Saturdays and if you let the cashier know you attended that morning’s bird walk they will provide you with a coupon for a discount in the shop.

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.

Have you ever wanted to learn about the birds you see regularly around Washington? Did you know that about 250 birds either pass through or make this area their home?

Join us every Saturday morning at Woodend for our Beginner Bird Walks. An excellent place to come for those just starting out or for those who want to learn more about our area’s birds. From 8-9 am a volunteer leader will guide you through the important how tos: from how to use binoculars to how to identify our most prevalent resident birds.

Meet at the Audubon Naturalist Shop parking lot. Bring binoculars or use ours. Register here.

These gentle walks happen every Saturday morning from the beginning of March through the end of June, then from the first Saturday in September to the first Saturday in December. Walks take place the first Saturday of January and February before resuming weekly in March.

Be sure to visit the Audubon Naturalist Shop after the bird walk. The shop opens at 9 am on Saturdays and if you let the cashier know you attended that morning’s bird walk they will provide you with a coupon for a discount in the shop.

The Anacostia Watershed Society and several partners are hosting the Anacostia River bioblitz in Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC. This is a great opportunity to visit this beautiful site and to join others in finding and identifying animals and plants in a variety of habitats.

ANS volunteer and Master Naturalist Gregg Petersen will lead an aquatic macroinvertebrate station. Come on out to help us find and identify the critters living in Kenilworth’s ponds! We’ll use ANS’s CREEK CRITTERS  app as well as iNaturalist to document our findings.

For more information, please visit: AWS BioBlitz at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

Looking for a reason to step into a stream? Join Friends of Accotink Creek, the Audubon Naturalist Society and Friends of Lake Accotink Park for a fun time for adults and children who enjoy helping our parks and environment by catching stream critters to document the health of the stream. This family-friendly event is a great opportunity to learn about what lives in the creek by finding, identifying and counting stream critters!

Participants will have a chance to use ANS’s CREEK CRITTERS app. Please wear boots or footwear for standing in the stream.

For more information and to register, please visit FOAC CALENDAR and click on “Biological Stream Monitoring.”

We’ll meet in the parking lot behind Lake Accotink Park’s Administrative Building.

Monday, September 10 (8:45 am-5 pm)
Grades K-9
Members: $100 per day; nonmembers: $115 per day

Make the most of school holidays and days off by “unplugging” and getting your children outside in nature! We fill each day with a variety of nature-themed, hands-on activities including outdoor exploration, nature hikes, field games, and crafts. Grades 6-9 can earn SSL hours.
REGISTER HERE.

Have you ever wanted to learn about the birds you see regularly around Washington? Did you know that about 250 birds either pass through or make this area their home?

Join us every Saturday morning at Woodend for our Beginner Bird Walks. An excellent place to come for those just starting out or for those who want to learn more about our area’s birds. From 8-9 am a volunteer leader will guide you through the important how tos: from how to use binoculars to how to identify our most prevalent resident birds.

Meet at the Audubon Naturalist Shop parking lot. Bring binoculars or use ours. Register here.

These gentle walks happen every Saturday morning from the beginning of March through the end of June, then from the first Saturday in September to the first Saturday in December. Walks take place the first Saturday of January and February before resuming weekly in March.

Be sure to visit the Audubon Naturalist Shop after the bird walk. The shop opens at 9 am on Saturdays and if you let the cashier know you attended that morning’s bird walk they will provide you with a coupon for a discount in the shop.

Wednesday, September 19 (8:45 am-5 pm)
Grades K-9
Members: $100 per day; nonmembers: $115 per day

Make the most of school holidays and days off by “unplugging” and getting your children outside in nature! We fill each day with a variety of nature-themed, hands-on activities including outdoor exploration, nature hikes, field games, and crafts. Grades 6-9 can earn SSL hours.
REGISTER HERE.