PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is limited to 10 participants and required. Please register below and note the following guidelines: Registration is required (if you can no longer attend, please notify AdultPrograms@PotomacAudubon.org so that others may attend) Shepherd Village requires that visitors be vaccinated Outdoor only We request that everyone have...
Wil Hershberger – the mind behind songsofinsects.com – leads a Singing Insect Walk for PVAS each year. This year’s walk was held on July 31st at Cool Spring Preserve. Because attendance was more limited than usual due to COVID-19, and because Wil has such a way with words, we’d like to share his post-walk write-up: “We walked the northern portion...
This program has been cancelled in our efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19. It may be rescheduled for late summer. Please stay tuned for further information. Join Griffin Bosserman, one of our Environmental Educator AmeriCorps, in this environmental writing workshop. Griffin’s passion for environmental writing was sparked during his time at college, where he focused on the “humanities side”...
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. One of the telltale sounds of early spring is the high-pitched peeping chorus of Spring Peepers, 1.5 inch long frogs that make a big sound. Join us for an evening guided hike at Stauffer’s Marsh Nature Preserve as we learn about these wondrous amphibians and listen...
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. One of the telltale sounds of early spring is the high-pitched peeping chorus of Spring Peepers, 1.5 inch long frogs that make a big sound. Join us for an evening guided hike at Cool Spring Preserve as we learn about these wondrous amphibians and listen for...
We’re sorry, but this event has filled to capacity. If you’re interested in joining a waitlist, you’ll find one below. If anyone cancels their registration, people on this waitlist will be contacted on a first-come, first-served basis. WHOOO’s flying silently through the trees at Yankauer? Bring your family for a guided owl hike as we listen and look for owls...
We’re sorry, but this field trip has filled to capacity. If interested, please join the wait list at this link. If anyone cancels their registration, individuals on the wait list will be notified on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is a field trip offered for members of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. If you are interested in becoming a...
Join local arborist Shawn Walker of Trees 101 for a forest bathing walk at Eidolon Nature Preserve. “Forest bathing” originates from a Japanese practice called shinrin-yoku, which means “taking in the forest.” This will be a slow paced, mindful time spent in the woods and an opportunity to reconnect with the natural world. There will be a short hike at...
PVAS Trip Leader: Carolyn Thomas PVMN Re-Cert Eligible This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required. Please register below. Join PVAS on one of two annual Owl Banding field trips to watch expert and licensed bander, Steve Huy, catch, band and release migrating saw-whet owls on South Mountain in Washington County, MD. This trip will...
PVAS Trip Leader: TBA PVMN Re-Cert Eligible This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required. Please register below. Join PVAS on one of two annual Owl Banding field trips to watch expert and licensed bander, Steve Huy, catch, band and release migrating saw-whet owls on South Mountain in Washington County, MD. This trip will be...
