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Beekeeping Workshop

May 13, 2017 @ 10:00 am - August 12, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
Common Good City Farm, 300 V St NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Beekeeping I: Building up the Hive Saturday, May 13, 10 am - 12 pm - Take a look into the hive as bees prepare for honey production - Learn about basic colony dynamics Beekeeping II: Production Mode Saturday, August 12, 10 am - 12 pm - Experience the bee colony…

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Whimbrel Watch

May 18, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - May 27, 2017 @ 8:30 pm
DC, MD, VA – Nature Conservancy, 4245 N Fairfax Dr, Ste 100
Arlington, VA 22203 United States

The whimbrels are here! We are seeking two volunteers per evening to help count these migrating shorebirds as part of Whimbrel Watch, a citizen science project in partnership with the Center for Conservation Biology. Volunteers will accompany Nature Conservancy staff on a private seaside dock from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each evening.…

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7:00 am

Bike to Work Day- Port Towns Pit Stop

May 19, 2017 @ 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

On Friday May 19, 2017 Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association invite you to celebrate bicycling as a clean, fun, and healthy way to get to work. Attend the Port Towns Bike to Work Day Pit Stop to enjoy refreshments along with fun activities and giveaways. Learn more…

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9:00 am

Smithsonian Botanical Symposium

May 19, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20560 United States

"Exploring the Natural World: Plants, People and Places" is the theme of the 15th Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, hosted by the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Botany and the United States Botanic Garden. The symposium will highlight the history of exploration undertaken by individuals and groups with an emphasis…

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6:00 pm

Grow your Own Spirulina

May 19, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Charm City Farms, 1310 Hillman St
Baltimore, MD 21202 United States

To register or for full details please go to the website... http://www.charmcityfarms.org/homeskills/ Cultivate an understanding of our blue-green ally. The course begins with a visual presentation accompanied by a disquisition into the history of Spirulina and its potential for food, remediation, and application in permaculture systems. We will have the…

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6:30 pm

City Roots

May 19, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Farm at 55 M Street, 55 M Street Southeast
Washington, DC 20003 United States

Like the founders of Up Top Acres, Chef Colin McClimans is a proud DC native and the chef de cuisine at Equinox restaurant. His CITY ROOTS menu showcases our rooftop grown produce, presented in the urban oasis of a farm overlooking the city. This group of DC natives is getting…

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