(3-Adult) November is National Gratitude Month. Learn why we appreciate trees, forests, streams and the wildlife they contain. Join us for a hike to enjoy the fall foliage and observe our waterways. Make a craft to take home to remember to be thankful for nature.
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Storytime in the children’s area at Richard Byrd Library offers books and songs for families with children birth to five, ages 5 and under.
Free English conversation practice with intermediate speakers and volunteers in Richard Byrd Library Meeting Room 1, limited to 12 adults.
Naturalist teaches fishing basics at Burke Lake Park, providing rods and bait; participants 16+ need Virginia license, children must be with a registered adult, ages 5 and up.
Meet Earl, the new resident turkey vulture, and compare his traits to black vultures at Long Branch Nature Center.
Stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities fill the Richard Byrd Library meeting rooms for active tots and twos, for ages 18–35 months with an adult.
Explore drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture in a hands‑on art class at Richard Byrd Library’s Meeting Rooms, registration required, for ages 5–10.
Squirrels at Long Branch Nature Center offers one‑on‑one nature exploration with songs, games, crafts and mini‑hikes for ages 18–35 months with adult.
Haunted Mini Golf at Oakmont Rec Center offers trick‑or‑treat prizes at every hole, food trucks, popcorn and games; $15 online, $18 door, all ages.
Trick-or-treat on the farm with farm animals, crafts, games, and a decorated farmhouse tour, in one‑hour slots at Frying Pan Farm Park, for ages 2 and up.
Evening campfire at Hidden Pond Nature Center features nature walks, interactive activities, animal presentations and s’mores, all ages.
Old‑fashioned fun at Gulf Branch fire ring with stories, animal guests, games, songs and provided S’mores, all ages.
Nighttime lantern-lit tour of the historic house and 19th‑century gristmill shares local ghost stories, legends, and supernatural tales, ages 12 and up.
