Learn how to find solace in intimate connections with the natural world, even if that world is your backyard or an apartment balcony. Discover how you can become a backyard naturalist with local naturalist and author Melanie Choukas-Bradley. Each program has an 80-registrant limit. Participants will be emailed the link on the day of the...
Join Melanie as she shares from her latest book and gives you a natural history tour of D.C.’s very own Theodore Roosevelt Island.
In this interactive audio experience, explore your surroundings through all your senses and connect with the beauty and wonder of nature.
Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) is a mindfulness practice that involves tuning in to the beauty and wonder of your natural surroundings .
Savor the natural joys of autumn on a forest-bathing walk through meadows, forest, and Blair Native Plant Garden at Woodend Sanctuary.
Experience a virtual visit to Theodore Roosevelt Island and learn about the trees, wildflowers, and birds that inhabit our midst.
In this interactive audio experience, explore your surroundings through all your senses and connect with the beauty and wonder of nature.
Melanie will share her experience as a nature book author, naturalist, and forest therapy guide, and will address your questions and comments about how your relationship with nature is changing during the pandemic.
In this interactive audio experience, explore your surroundings through all your senses and connect with the beauty and wonder of nature.
Our fall tree walks will take us deep into the swamp and tidal inlet along the boardwalk where willows, bald-cypresses and cattails frame views of the city behind it. Melanie will share details of the island’s fascinating history during this year-long exploration and we’ll witness the ebb and flow of the Potomac tides along with the changing seasons.
