Nature Classes & Field Trips

Field trips and nature classes

Explore the Outdoors with the Experts!

Our year-round nature classes and outings offer nature novices and experienced naturalists alike an array of opportunities to explore and learn about our area’s natural history. Our experienced naturalists lead small group classes and trips to parks and wild spaces throughout the DC-metro region — and beyond. Lectures are held at our Woodend Sanctuary. Field trips are reached by private vehicle or carpool.

march

04mar9:00 am1:00 pmUrban Watershed Restoration Challenges – the Foundry Branch

04mar5:15 pm7:30 pmWoodcock Watch

08mar10:00 am12:30 pmWinter Walk Along the Canal D: Carderock

11mar(mar 11)9:00 am12(mar 12)4:00 pmMarch at Cape May

11mar10:00 am1:00 pmGeology Walk at the Glendening Preserve

12mar8:30 am11:00 amWinter Birding Series G: Occoquan Bay NWR

17mar10:00 am1:00 pmWalking the Winter Woods and Wetlands C: Huntley Meadows

18mar8:30 am11:30 amWant to Get Started in Birding

19mar8:30 am11:00 amKnock, Knock

22mar10:00 am12:30 pmSpring Saunter Along the Canal A: Carderock

25mar8:00 am11:00 amSpring Early Birds Series A: Piscataway Park, MD

30mar7:00 pm9:30 pmWarbler Warm-up

31mar10:00 am1:00 pmEarly Spring Wildflower Hike

april

02apr8:00 am11:00 amSpring Early Birds Series B: Blue Mash Nature Trail, MD

02apr8:00 am11:30 amNature Photography Basics A: Carderock, MD

05apr8:15 am11:00 amSpring Early Birds Series C: National Arboretum, DC

05apr10:00 am12:30 pmSpring Saunter Along the Canal B: Widewater

07apr9:00 am1:00 pmBluebells and Budbreak at Boundary Bridge

08apr9:00 am12:30 pmBeginning Wildflower ID

12apr8:30 am12:30 pmSpring in the Parks B: Riverbend Park, VA

14apr7:30 am10:30 amSpring Early Birds Series D: Huntley Meadows, VA

14apr10:00 am12:30 pmThe Magic of Early Spring Woods

15apr9:00 am1:00 pmRiver Herring Return to Rock Creek

16apr8:30 am12:30 pmGeorgetown Geology Loop

16apr2:00 pm5:00 pmThe Secret Lives of Wildflowers

19apr10:00 am12:30 pmSpring Saunter Along the Canal C: Violettes Lock

21apr10:00 am12:30 pmBlooms in the Bottomland

22apr7:30 am10:30 amSpring Early Birds Series E: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC

22apr8:30 am12:30 pmSpring in the Parks C: Rachel Carson Conservation Park, MD

26apr7:00 am10:00 amSpring Early Birds Series F: Wheaton Regional Park, MD

28apr10:00 am1:00 pmIntroduction to Field Sketching

30apr7:00 am10:00 amSpring Early Birds Series G: Governor’s Bridge Natural Area, MD

may

01may9:00 am2:30 pmMay Day Along the River

03may10:00 am12:30 pmSpring Saunter Along the Canal D: Riley’s Lock

04may8:30 am12:00 pmNature Photography Basics B: Brighton Dam, MD

04may1:00 pm5:00 pmGeology at Woodend

07may7:00 am10:00 amSpring Early Birds Series H: Hughes Hollow/McKee Beshers, MD

10may7:00 am11:00 amSpring Warbler Walk

11may8:30 am2:00 pmSpring on Wheels Along the Potomac

12may10:00 am12:30 pmThe Trees of Spring at Berma Road

13may7:00 am10:00 amSpring Early Birds Series I: Kingman Island Park, DC

13may8:30 am12:30 pmSpring in the Parks D: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC

14may9:00 am2:30 pmAppalachian Spring

17may7:00 am10:00 amSpring Early Birds Series J: Little Bennett Regional Park, MD

17may10:00 am12:30 pmSpring Saunter Along the Canal E: Pennyfield Lock

18may10:00 am1:00 pmFern Basics

20may8:30 am2:00 pmOn the Wing in Late Spring

21may7:00 am10:00 amSpring Early Birds Series K: Occoquan Bay NWR, VA

26may10:00 am12:30 pmMountain Laurel Meander

27may7:00 am11:00 amBirding-by-Ear Walk

31may10:00 am12:30 pmSpring Saunter Along the Canal F: Swain’s Lock