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Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for our spring Stream Team Leader Training. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and lead events for Extreme Cleanup in April. Stream Team Leaders are a cadre of dedicated volunteers that work with the Conservancy to host their own trash cleanups and increase stewardship actions within […]
The Upper Northwest Knitters meetups at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries are cancelled until the libraries reopen in April. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for a spring Stream Team Leader Training Webinar. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and lead events for Extreme Cleanup in April. You can even participate from the comfort of your own home! Stream Team Leaders are a cadre of dedicated volunteers that work with the […]
The Upper Northwest Knitters meetups at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries are cancelled until the libraries reopen in April. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
To keep the District’s tenants apprised of the ever-changing impact the Public Health Emergency has on tenant rights, the Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) is hosting a virtual Renter Rights 101 session on Thursday, May 28 at 4 p.m. This Renter Rights 101 presentation will cover the impact COVID-19 is having on DC tenants, […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy for its virtual Stream Team Leader Training. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and provide tools to help individuals steward the Rock […]
Enjoy four chef-created dishes along with expert photo instruction, during a food photography workshop with professional food and restaurant photographer E. David Luria on the patio at Acacia Food & Wine. Learn more and buy tickets at https://washingtonphotosafari.com/mediterranean-food-photos-and-fun-at-acacia-food-wine-a-photo-safari-on-october-24-at-230-430-pm/
Levine faculty artist Paul Bratcher teaches interactive jazz techniques. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/2074
Working in cooperation with Van Ness Main Street, Washington Photo Safari is pleased to offer a special opportunity to learn how to shoot holiday lights with a camera or phone in a two-hour workshop taught by professional architectural photographer and WPS Director E. David Luria. The participant who submits the best photograph of the evening […]
Kids in grade 3-8 explore the natural world in Urban Adventure Squad's small group programs. All children and UAS staff are required to wear masks for the entire program, and to remain physically distanced from other children and UAS staff. Dropoff and pickup will be across the street from Peirce Mill, near the Rock Creek […]
The workshop will equip volunteers with the necessary information to track trash in a selected District waterway. Attendees will also gain valuable tools as to how to successfully host trash cleanup efforts with volunteer energy. For more information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=41998525
Architectural photographer and Washington Photo Safari Director E. David Luria will lead clients from room to gaily decorated room, showing them how to capture designed interiors without flash or tripod, using any camera or phone. For information and to register: https://washingtonphotosafari.com/home/photo-tours/holiday-decorations-at-the-hillwood-museum/
Learn how to care for your orchid and get blooms year-after-year from Hillwood’s expert, Drew Asbury. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/virtual-horticulture-how-orchid-101
Forest Hills neighbor and master gardener Kathy Sykes hosts a hands-on planting demonstration outdoors in front of Politics & Prose, introducing planting techniques of native seeds, bulbs, bare roots and […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and native plant gardening expert Kathy Sykes for an informational session at Broad Branch Road and Linnean Avenue. They will be discussing […]