Help us catalog the many wonderful plants, fungi and animals that call Gulf Branch stream and park home! We'll use iNaturalist to record and log our observations, and then come back next year after our stream resilience project is complete to see how things have changed!
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Join us for drawing lessons at the nature center using real specimens and live animals. We will begin our sessions by learning about our subject and you will have an opportunity to take pictures for your own collection of drawing references. Follow step-by-step lessons and learn various drawing techniques with dedicate…
Take a Craft to Make at Home! Our Take-and-Make bags contain supplies, materials and instructions to complete a craft. (Some crafts may require scissors or glue.) Series schedule: October 17: God's eye yarn craft for Hispanic Heritage Month November 21: Ballerina crafts in honor of Maria Tallchief for Native American H…
For families with young children Join us for a special Halloween Family Storytime for children 0-5 years and an accompanying adult. Costumes are welcome! This fun and interactive program combines activities such as read-aloud stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and flannel boards and introduces children to listening s…
Join us at Lubber Run Community Center as we host Pumpkin Walk in celebration of Halloween!
This program is for grades 6-12 Start your weekend with a blast of creativity! Whether you're flying solo or teaming up with friends, come build wild creations, tackle fun challenges, or just kick back and chat. We’ve got the LEGO® bricks—you bring the imagination. NO REGISTRATION. For more information, call Glencarlyn…
For families with babies 0-12 months Bond with your baby through songs, rhymes, and games! Stay after the program to connect with other parents and caregivers of babies. NO REGISTRATION. First-come, first-served seating. For more information, contact 703-228-5260.
Ages 3 to 5 years. Preschool programs are offered throughout the year at both Gulf Branch and Long Branch Nature Centers. The theme for preschool programs is repeated during the month, so please register for only one session at each nature center per month. Caretakers must stay with their child during the program.
Families. Join us at the park! You can meet a naturalist or historian at one of our neighborhood parks to discover the nature and history of Arlington. The staff person may bring hands-on learning items, artifacts or activities. Cancelled if raining.
Registration opens beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before each Open Door Monday session. Registration closes at 6 p.m. on the following Monday.
This class will provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants.
The Commission on Aging meets from 9AM - 11AM monthly on the following schedule: Jan - Feb 4th MondayMarch - Dec 3rd MondayNo meeting in August
Memory is an essential part of life that gives us cognitive ability and allows us to interact with the world. Alzheimer's can take those things away. Join Nort Beckerman, author of Don’t Shrink Your Brain: Avoid Alzheimer’s and Dementia, as he explores how Alzheimer's risk can be lowered with the right care and attenti…
