Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
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Party in the PawPaw Patch
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us way down yonder for a Pawpaw party! We are excited to host this celebration of our only native tropical fruit tree! With many colorful nicknames such as the […]
$10.00 – $15.00
Science Saturday: Grassland Insects
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VASince 2019 we have been working to restore a 100-acre cattle pasture into a diverse native grassland, using eight different methods to compare different ways of establishing and maintaining grassland […]
$10.00 – $15.00
Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
Free
Walk With a Naturalist
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a walk on our trails with one our naturalists. Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Date and […]
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The Splendor of Spiders: Talk and Walk with Joe Lapp
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VALove them, fear them, or somewhere in-between, spiders are some of the most magical animals on the planet that are everywhere around us quietly keeping ecosystems running! Spend the afternoon […]
$10.00 – $15.00
Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
Free
Walk With A Naturalist
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a walk on our trails with one our naturalists! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Date and […]
Free
Native Seed Collection And Propagation Workshop
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VACollecting and propagating native seeds is a great way to help spread native plant populations, add 100% native species to your gardens, and learn about the native plants in your […]
$10.00 – $15.00
Lawn Lab Grand Opening and Bioblitz
Grace Miller Elementary School 6248 Catlett Rd, BealetonThis fall the Clifton Institute, in collaboration with Fauquier County Public Schools and the Fauquier County We Need Bees Committee, is beginning an exciting new project: Lawn Lab. This experiment […]
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Spooky Blacklight Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VADid you know that flying squirrels glow pink? Or that some lichens fluoresce chartreuse or orange? We are still discovering the hidden world of fluorescence—plants, animals, fungi, and minerals that […]
$10.00 – $15.00
Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
Free
Nature Journaling Meetup
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VANature journaling is a powerful tool for learning about plants and animals, a mindful practice for connecting to nature, and just a great way to spend time outside. Managing Director […]
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Invasive Species Management Workshop
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAWe get questions all the time about how to manage invasive plants and we want to help you rid your property of unwanted invaders! In this program, Landowner Outreach Associate […]
Free – $15.00
Lichens for Beginners
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAIn this program Co-Director and amateur lichenologist Bert Harris will teach participants the basics of lichen biology and identification. He'll then lead participants on a lichen tour of the rocky […]
Free – $15.00
Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
Free
Winter Sparrow Identification *VIRTUAL*
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA**THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT** Get ready for winter by brushing up on sparrow identification! Every season brings its own challenges for birdwatching. In winter, similar-looking sparrows can be hard […]
Free – $15.00
Walk with a Naturalist
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a walk on our trails with one our naturalists. Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Date and time subject to change […]
Free
Grass Identification Workshop
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAGrasses have a reputation for being really challenging to identify, but with a little practice and expert guidance it’s not too hard to learn to recognize the most common grasses […]
Free – $15.00
Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
Free
25th The Plains/Airlie Christmas Bird Count
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for the 25th Annual The Plains/Airlie Christmas Bird Count this December! Our goal? Count as many birds as we can in our 15-mile-diameter count circle, which includes a […]
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All-day Walk with a Naturalist
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAOur monthly Walks with a Naturalist are a chance to explore our trails with one of our staff naturalists and learn about the plants and animals that live on the […]
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Bird Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us for a bird walk around the field station! Led by an expert birder. All levels welcome! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]
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How to iNaturalist
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAiNaturalist is a powerful tool for people to learn about nature and to contribute to science, but we’ve heard from lots of people that they aren’t sure how to use […]
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$10.00 – $15.00
Nature Crafternoon for Grownups
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAJoin us in the farmhouse for an afternoon making nature-inspired crafts, just in time to make something for your valentines. We will provide instructions and materials for participants to make […]
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$10.00 – $15.00
**Virtual** Piedmont Prairie Restoration: What We’ve Learned from our Restoration Experiment
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA**Virtual Event** Since 2019 we have been working on restoring an overgrazed cattle pasture into a diverse native grassland. In collaboration with Virginia Working Landscapes and the Oak Spring Garden […]
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Winter Tree Identification Workshop
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAWinter is a great time of year to learn how to identify trees and to practice looking at bark and twigs. In this program, we will take you on a […]
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$10.00 – $15.00
Nature Journaling Meetup
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VANature journaling is a powerful tool for learning about plants and animals, a mindful practice for connecting to nature, and just a great way to spend time outside. Managing Director […]
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Spotted Salamander Walk
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAOnce a year, salamanders leave their homes in the woods and head toward vernal pools, temporary ponds created by spring rains and melting winter snow. The conditions must be just […]
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Free – $15.00