Expand your horizons with the monthly Conservation Café series. We will discuss science, nature, policy, journalism, art, spirituality, justice, and so much more as we explore all the ways that people work towards conservation and environmental protection. Meet and learn from inspiring speakers and ask them questions live.
Click the link for each event below to see more information and register. Cafés are held Jan – June and Sep – Nov. Programs either run in person at Woodend Sanctuary or via Zoom, 7-8:30 pm. Check events for details.
August 27, 2024 | 7pm | FREE
Location: Sherwood Hall Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306 (first floor conference room)
A History of Fairfax County’s Racial Covenants in Property Deeds
Speaker: Krystyn Moon (professor of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington).
In the Northern Virginia suburbs, racial covenants in property deeds were one of the ways segregated neighborhoods were created in Fairfax County from the early 1900s until they were declared null in 1968. Learn about the research being done to uncover and document these covenants and other segregationist tools in order to educate residents about this difficult history. Dive into the details of a covenant for a subdivision in Hybla Valley and discuss how it impacted the neighborhood.
October 9, 2024 | 5pm at Woodend | FREE
Yoga, Birds, and Bocaditos
Speaker: María Elena Montero
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and join us on October 9th from 5 to 6:30pm for an evening with one of our 2024 Naturally Latinos speakers María Elena Montero at Woodend Nature Sanctuary. María Elena will lead us with a bird walk with yoga wrap up eating bocaditos (snacks). RSVP using this button below (limit to 70 people).
Registration fees, or donations for free Cafes, go to support our Nature Forward Conservation Program! If recorded, registrants will receive a link to the recording within a few days of the talk; it will later be made available to the public through the “Watch past Cafes” link on this page.