Soar on down to this program about local avian predators! Learn about native birds of prey and the amazing adaptations they use to hunt, meet the resident raptors that are cared for at the park, and watch a Naturalist feed a live bird of prey!
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Meet Earl, the new resident turkey vulture, and compare his traits to black vultures at Long Branch Nature Center.
Guided forest bathing at Long Branch Nature Center invites participants to focus senses, sit on logs or ground, and experience fall’s slow‑motion transition.
Arlington Regional Master Naturalists present an engaging look at Eastern coyotes, covering diet, communication, ecosystem role, encounter safety, and conflict reduction, ages 11 and up.
Open House at the Charlie Clark Center Reading Room offers chats, room tours, and showcases monographs, maps, directories, oral histories, and off‑site archives, for ages 18 and up.
Closeup encounter with the eastern garter snake and other local snakes, guided by a bilingual naturalist at Long Branch Nature Center.
Invasive plant removal at Fort C.F. Smith Park improves habitat, provides exercise, and teaches native plants and wildlife, for ages 8 and up.
Forest bathing, journaling, tea and light snacks guided by certified nature therapist Ilana Rubin at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Arlington — for ages 18 and up.
A Halloween scavenger hunt at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens begins with a book trail featuring Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden.
NOVA Parks' Roving Naturalist explains leaf color changes and leads a leaf craft at Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch, free with admission.
Mini Golf course and Climb UPton transformed into haunted Halloween attractions at Upton Hill Regional Park — all ages.
Anacostia Watershed Society guides a boat tour on the Anacostia River, showcasing ecological and historical changes and restored habitats with returning wildlife.
Haunted mini golf and a terrifying trail wind through Pohick Bay Regional Park, offering spooky family‑friendly attractions and festive surprises.
