Bluebells and Budbreak at Boundary Bridge (Nature Forward)
Leader: Melanie Choukas-Bradley We’re delighted that the author of the award-winning book A Year in Rock Creek Park, and the critically acclaimed City of Trees, will offer her 18th year...
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Melanie is working on a new book and will schedule events again in the fall of 2025.
Arbor Day Walk through the Regional Garden – On-site Tour (U.S. Botanic Garden)
Melanie Choukas-Bradley, Author of Wild Walking: A Guide to Forest Bathing through the Seasons, City of Trees, and other regional nature books Celebrate Arbor Day by walking through the...
Spring Tree Walk on the Capitol Grounds with Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley (Politics and Prose)
Join naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of City of Trees and several other nature books, for a spring walking tour of historic and botanically diverse trees of the U.S. Capitol Grounds and Arboretum (the...
Forest Bathing Spring Walk at Tregaron Conservancy with Melanie Choukas-Bradley (Politics and Prose)
Join Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of The Joy of Forest Bathing and A Year in Rock Creek Park, for a spring forest bathing walk through the enchanting Tregaron Conservancy, a woodland garden tucked away in...
Spring on Sugarloaf Mountain (Smithsonian Associates)
Natural beauty and fascinating history await this spring. Spend a day hiking to the summit of Washington, D.C.’s local mountain, a natural treasure less than an hour’s drive from the...
Spring on Sugarloaf Mountain (Smithsonian Associates)
Natural beauty and fascinating history await this spring. Spend a day hiking to the summit of Washington, D.C.’s local mountain, a natural treasure less than an hour’s drive from the...
Spring on Sugarloaf Mountain (Smithsonian Associates)
Natural beauty and fascinating history await this spring. Spend a day hiking to the summit of Washington, D.C.’s local mountain, a natural treasure less than an hour’s drive from the...
Forest Bathing: A Guided Walk along the Rio Grande River Trail
The beauty and wonder of nature and trees can produce mental, emotional, and physical health benefits. Guided forest bathing, or forest therapy, is said to lower blood pressure, pulse rate,...
Author Talk – Wild Walking: A Guide to Forest Bathing through the Seasons
Join Capital Nature co-founder Ana Ka'ahanui for a talk with local author, naturalist, certified forest bathing guide and Capital Nature advisor Melanie Choukas-Bradley. Melanie will talk about her newly released...
Theodore Roosevelt’s North Dakota: Badlands, Bison, and the Making of a Conservationist – Register with Smithsonian Associates
Fly west and experience the wild beauty of the Dakota Territory that shaped young Theodore Roosevelt’s course as a conservationist and naturalist. Register Here. In 1883, Theodore Roosevelt looked to...
If the Forest Could Talk, What Would It Say? Symposium
The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda MDRegister Here. The Writer’s Center You're invited to the opening symposium of "If The Forest Could Talk, What Would It Say?" by DC-based artist Sophia McCrocklin. Speakers include: Sophia McCrocklin,...
An Immersion in Nature Japanese Forest Bathing, Urban Style
Register here Shinrin-yoku (translated as “forest bathing”) began in Japan in the 1980s. Rooted in Shinto and Buddhist traditions of reverence for nature, the practice involves a full sensory immersion...