Nature Classes &
Field Trips

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Natural History
Field Studies

Register now for new classes for new courses beginning in September.

Nature Classes &Field Trips

Join us to enjoy, explore, and learn about our region’s natural history!

Nature Preschool

Now enrolling for the 2024-2025 school year.

Natural History Field Studies

Register now for new classes for new courses beginning in September.

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Visit

Free and open to the public from dawn to dusk every day of the year, we invite you to visit Woodend Nature Sanctuary.

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Our programs for DC region schools offer engaging environmental lessons with hands-on nature activities.

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From Field Trips to Classes and Nature Travel, you’ll find great opportunities to learn and experience nature with regional naturalists.

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Children & Families

Our youth programs include nature preschool, summer camp, days off camps, birthday parties and much more.

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Conservation

Our priorities include Human Health and Access to Nature; Biodiversity and Habitats; dealing with the Climate Crisis; and Sustainable Land Use.

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Newsroom

Find the latest Nature Forward News, Statements, Articles, Publications, and informative Blog Posts.

Our Mission

Nature Forward inspires residents of the greater Washington, DC region to appreciate, understand, and protect their natural environment through outdoor experiences, education, and advocacy.

Our Vision

Nature Forward seeks to create a larger and more diverse community of people who treasure the natural world and work to preserve it.

Resources

Download the Autumn 2024 Nature Forward Quarterly

In this Issue:

  • A fond farewell to a visionary leader
  • The environmental risks of data centers

Download Our Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report

Fiscal year 2023 was a year of IMPACT for our organization. Find out more in our latest Annual Report.

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Download Free E-Book Belonging: Taking Nature Black

Nature Forward’s Taking Nature Black Conference and the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program proudly present Belonging: The Black Americans in Nature Photography Project, an e-book of 40 Black American portraits and essays.

All Publications