Sun, July 14, 2109 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT Ready to get some fresh air and a healthful walk in a beautiful and inspiring location? Join the Green Spring Master Gardeners and Friends of Wolf Trap for a walk and learn through the Rain, Woodland and Pollinator Gardens OR take a guided hike along...
Sun, August 4, 2019 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT He's baack! Join us for an entertaining and very educational fungi journey with William Needham at Wolf Trap National Park For The Performing Arts. Come with questions and mushrooms from your backyard as we dive into this underrepresented kingdom of fungi. William will take us on a...
Saturday, September 7th, 2019 Time 9am - 12pm Stiltgrass Volunteer Event Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts needs your help Saturday, Sept 7th (9am-noon) to remove Japanese stiltgrass from the Meadow Garden located right across from the Filene Center box office. The garden was established in 2012 to support pollinators and wildlife by...
Sun, October 6th, 2019 Time TBA Stay tuned for more details! Note: This will be a Friends of Wolf Trap Members Only event. For more information on Forest Bathing: https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/about/practice
Sun, November 3rd, 2019 Time 1-2:30pm Hike & Learn with an Urban Forest Conservationist Get a FORESTER'S EYE VIEW of the woodlands with a hike along the trails at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Jim McGlone is an Urban Forest Conservationist for the Virginia Department of Forestry. He has spent the last...
Sat, December 7th, 2019 Time 4pm (Gates Open 3pm) "Kick off the holiday season with family and friends at Wolf Trap’s Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long! This musical celebration hosts a performance by the United States Marine Band and a Sing-A-Long of Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs with local choir and vocal groups from the metropolitan Washington area." The...
What better way to kick off the New Year than by getting a jump start burning off those extra holiday calories in the great outdoors? On New Year’s Day, Parks all across the Country offer free, guided First Day Hike Programs. These hikes provide a means for individuals and families to welcome the coming year...
MADE IN THE SHADE- Beautify Your Garden- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Register Now: Eventbrite Green Spring Extension Master Gardener ("GSEMG"), Mary Carolyn Thies-Becker will show you how to create a bright and welcoming space in the less sunny spots in your garden. How to choose plants, both native and ornamental, for...
Kick off Women's History Month with the National Park Service Staff and Friends of Wolf Trap Volunteers for a celebration of Wolf Trap National Parks for the Performing Arts' founder and leading lady, Catherine Filene Shouse. Learn about how Wolf Trap became a world-renowned sanctuary for the performing arts, as well as its unique operation...
Bluebirds have long been a symbol of happiness, good health and hope. For hundreds of years, humans have used nest boxes to facilitate cavity-nesting bird populations such as bluebirds and martins. The National Park Service at Wolf Trap National Park and Friends of Wolf Trap would like to form a Bird House Monitoring Team to...