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Kids Fish ng Derby
Bring your fishing rod or borrow one of ours to compete in this fun morning of fishing. No experience necessary. We’ll provide bait, prizes and light refreshments. A fishing license is not required for kids. Adults are not permitted to fish during the kids’ fishing time. Register by June 7.
Volunteers are needed to teach kids how to fish and help with the event. Contact Ha Brock at 703-435-7986 or habrock@reston.org. Volunteers must have a Virginia State Fishing License (freshwater only) available online at www.GoOutdoorsVirginia.com.
206101302 6/10
Sat 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Lake Audubon Boat Ramp, 2070 Twin Branches Road
Ages 3-15 $8 $10
Learn about Reston’s participation in this national citizen science project. Volunteers are needed to collect data on the abundance and phenology of caterpillars and other arthropods during the spring and summer. Held via Zoom.
Make a 52-gallon rain barrel from a recycled pickle barrel. Rain barrels collect water from the roof and store it for later use. To register, visit https:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soilwater-conservation/rainbarrel by May 5. Limit 2 per household.
206201012 5/13
Sat 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Walker Nature Center
Adults $55 per barrel (limit 2 per household)
Reston Plant Swap
Bring a pest-free houseplant (or two), potted or bare root, to swap out with the community. Learn different tips, techniques and share your plant stories. You can also bring any plant supplies you wish to donate. Register by May 15. In partnership with Reston Community Center.
206201310 5/18
Thu 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Walker Nature Center
Adults Free
Summer Bird Count
Join us for the annual Summer Bird Count through Reston’s natural areas. Meet local bird experts, learn tips on identification and have fun while helping us obtain important information on our feathered friends. Register by May 31.
206201205 6/3
Sat 6:45 am - 12:00 pm
Walker Nature Center Adults Free
Nature
Bird Walks
Adults. Registration requested. Walk-ins welcome. Beginning and expert birders are invited to search for birds in Reston’s natural areas.
April Bird Walk: Bright Pond
206201002 4/23
Sun 7:30 am - 10:30 am Park in the cul-de-sac at the end of Bright Pond Lane.
Early May Bird Walk: Stratton Woods
206201002 5/7
Sun 7:30 am - 10:30 am Park at 2431 Fox Mill Road.
Late May Bird Walk: Lower Glade
Stream Valley
206201002 5/21
Sun 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Park on Glade Drive near Twin Branches Road.
June Bird Walk: Walker
Nature Center & Snakeden
Stream Valley
206201002
6/25
Sun 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Park at 11450 Glade Drive.
Environmental Films
Co-presented by Friends of Reston
Walker Nature Center 11450 Glade Drive
Adults FREE. $5 suggested donation.
No Time to Waste
Celebrate the work of 98-yearold park ranger Betty Reid
Soskin to restore missing chapters of America’s story. Follow her experiences from being a young Black woman in a WWII segregated union hall to her present public role.
106201051 3/24
Fri 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Beaver Believers
This award-winning feature documentary shares the urgent yet whimsical story of an unlikely cadre of activists with a common vision to restore the North American Beaver, that most industrious, ingenious, bucktoothed engineer, to the watersheds of the American West.
206201051
RESTON’S ARBOR DAY
Call for volunteers!
#206011201
Friday, April 14 (rain or shine)
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Locations: TBD (various sites)
Ages 5-Adult
4/28
Fri 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Brush Chipping
Drop off your brush at the locations below, and RA crews will chip it for use on RA open space. Branches should be less than 4 inches in diameter. No grass clippings, dirt, trash, paper, vines, thorns or other debris. Brush may be dropped off at the Central Services Facility (12250 Sunset Hills Road) at any time during the days listed. RA members only. No contractors.
Chipping Dates
March 18-19
April 15-16
May 20-21
June 17-18
Do you have a Green Thumb?
Reston Association’s Garden Plots are available for members to rent on an annual basis. Reserve early. The plots rent quickly. Plant flowers and vegetables at one of five locations. Contact gardenplots@ reston.org or 703-437-7658.
Reston is a Tree City USA certified by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Join us to:
Plant native trees and shrubs.
Remove invasive plants, damaging trees.
Learn about trees.
Show appreciation for trees.
To sign up a youth group or corporate group, contact Ha Brock at ha@reston.org or 703-435-7986. Time will be 9:30-11:00 a.m. for elementary students.
Native Plant SALE
Place orders by Friday, April 7, 5:00 pm
Pick up orders at the Walker Nature Center on Saturday, April 22, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Species will include a variety of sun and shade loving wildflowers, grasses, and ferns. Plants are sold on a pre-order basis only.
Request an order form or ask a question by contacting naturecenter@reston.org or 703-476-9689, ext. 3.
Order online at www.restonwebtrac.org. Click on the “Native Plant Sale” quick link on the home page.
