Be a Water Protector of Little Hunting Creek!
What’s a water protector? Everyone needs water, and everyone can help protect our rights to clean water. If you live along the Route 1 Corridor in Fairfax County, come learn about the waters that flow through your community and how people and our streams can help one another be healthy. Please join us – become a Water Protector of Little Hunting Creek!
Nature Forward (formerly Audubon Naturalist Society) is partnering with the communities of Audubon Estates, Harmony Place, and Sequoyah, with support from United Community, to host the 2023-2024 Water Protectors of Little Hunting Creek program. Join us for the events below and become a Water Protector!
All ages are welcome for all events! Children must be accompanied by an adult.
CURRENT EVENTS
Train to be an Environmental Champion and Community Leader!
Oct 18 – Nov 20, 2023 — 6 in-person workshops / each starting at 9:45am
Would you like to connect with Mother Nature to lead a healthy and happy life? Nature Forward and our partners are offering a series of 6 *FREE* classes on a variety of topics to empower you to be a Climate Change Champion and community leader.
Program details: English | Español
Free, but RSVP required.
*****NOTE: Registration is closed; we have reached capacity.*****
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PAST EVENTS
Field Trip to Huntley Meadows
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 — 9:15am – 12:30pm
Join us on an adventure to visit Huntley Meadows Park! Experience for yourself a vibrant natural setting of forests, meadows, and wetlands. How does the nature in this area help create a healthier life and clean water for humans and animals? What are the differences between this area and Little Hunting Creek? All participants will enjoy a free lunch upon return!
Free, but RSVP required.
NOTE: Registration will close when we have 80 people.
In Audubon: Stickering: Tell Neighbors Where the Rain Goes
Monday, July 24, 2023 — 4pm – 7pm
Help label storm drains to let everyone know that whatever goes into those openings will be going directly into Little Hunting Creek! We’ll give you the supplies you need and we can work together with you to help get you started.
In Sequoyah: Stickering: Tell Neighbors Where the Rain Goes
Monday, July 10, 2023 — 10am – 2pm
Help label storm drains to let everyone know that whatever goes into those openings will be going directly into Little Hunting Creek! We’ll give you the supplies you need and we can work together with you to help get you started.
Be a Water Detective (inside at the Hybla Valley Community Center)
Saturday, December 3, 2022 – 10am-12pm | Let us know you’re coming
When it rains, where does the water go? Come out to the Hybla Valley Community Center and experience a human-made rainstorm, and follow the waves of the water in your own community.
Explore where nature lives in Sequoyah
Saturday, November 19, 2022 – 10am-12pm
All living creatures need a healthy “habitat”. What is that? A place to live, where they can eat, drink, have shelter and space. Come explore where nature lives in Sequoyah and consider our own habitats too!
Meet just before 10 am in the parking lot near 7950 Seven Woods Dr Unit G. RSVPs encouraged.
Discovery Hunt @ Sequoyah
Friday, October 28, 2022 – 2pm-4pm
Where do you see nature? When we use all of our senses, we will see that nature is all around us and that we are a part of nature. Come out, explore where you live, and discover something new!
Discovery Hunt @ Audubon Estates
Sunday, September 25, 2022 – 10am-12pm
Where do you see nature? When we use all of our senses, we will see that nature is all around us and that we are a part of nature. Come out, explore where you live, and discover something new!
Water Protectors of Little Hunting Creek is made possible through the generous funding of the Virginia Environmental Endowment and through the partnership of United Community, Audubon Estates, Harmony Place, and Sequoyah. Additional partnerships for the program include Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, Fairfax County Stormwater Department, and Fairfax County Park Authority.