Dragonfly Identification Workshop
Dragonflies and damselflies are some of the most mysterious and beautiful animals that live at the Clifton Institute, and June is the perfect time to search for them. Join us […]
Free – $15.00
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Clifton Dragonfly Count 2025
Online registration is closed but you are still welcome to join us! Please email bharris@cliftoninstitute.org to learn more. Join us for our fifth annual Dragonfly Count! Our goals are to […]
Free
How to iNaturalist
In partnership with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, Co-director Bert Harris will explain what iNaturalist is and why it's an essential tool. Then he'll help get you started with […]
Bird Walk
Come join us to birdwatch around the field station! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in case of extreme weather […]
Free
Bird Walk
Come join us to birdwatch around the field station! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in case of extreme weather […]
Free
Creatures of the Night
Join us for a night-time exploration of our trails and vernal pools while we listen for frog calls, look for insects, and see what animals are swimming on the ponds. […]
Free
Butterfly Identification Workshop
Online registration is closed but you are still welcome to join us. Email bharris@cliftoninstitute.org if you're interested. Join us to learn about butterfly identification and biology. Co-Director Bert Harris will […]
Free – $15.00
Summer Eastern Box Turtle Workshop
In partnership with our friends at the Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, we're hosting a summer Eastern Box Turtle workshop! This workshop will focus on […]
Free
2025 NABA Butterfly Count
Online registration is closed but you are welcome to join us! Email bharris@cliftoninstitute.org to sign up. Every year community scientists help count the butterflies in 15-mile-diameter circles all around the […]
Free
Bird Walk
Come join us to birdwatch around the field station! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in case of extreme weather […]
Free
Walk With a Naturalist
Join us for a walk around the field station to see what we can see! Led by a staff naturalist, we’ll encounter birds, bugs, plants and more. Cost: Free! Age: […]
Free
Bird Walk
Join 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
Party in the Pawpaw Patch
Join 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 […]
Free – $15.00
Volunteer Appreciation BBQ
We are so grateful for our volunteers’ help and support. We could not accomplish our mission without you! We would like to thank you by hosting you and your families […]
Free
Creatures of The Night
Join us to look and listen for creatures of the night! Summer is an ideal time to observe several species of katydids, crickets, cicadas and birds. We will also look […]
Free
Walk With a Naturalist
Join us for a walk on our trails with one our naturalists! May include a mile or two of slow to moderate hiking over varied terrain. Please bring water/snacks as […]
Free
**Cancelled** Bird Walk
*Cancelled due to weather* Come join us to birdwatch around the field station! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in […]
Free
Nature Camp For Grownups
Hey grownups! Have you ever wished you could go to summer camp? Well, now you can! This October we are offering our fifth annual weekend-long Nature Camp for Grownups! Activities […]
$125.00 – $150.00
Bird Walk
Come join us to birdwatch around the field station! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in case of extreme weather […]
Free
Native Seed Collection and Propagation Workshop
Collecting 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 […]
Free – $15.00
Nature Journaling Meetup
Nature 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 […]
Free
Night Vision: How Your Eyes Shape Reality
Spend an evening learning, breaking down your perceptions of reality, and enjoying snacks with Dr. Emily Slezak, whose work has focused on color vision in humans and the mind-bending lengths […]
$10.00 – $15.00
Invasive Species Management Workshop
We 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
Bird Walk *Postponed to Wed, 19 Nov*
Cost: Free! Come join us to bird watch around the field station! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in case of extreme […]
Free
Walk With A Naturalist
Join us for a walk around the field station to see what we can see! Led by a staff naturalist, we’ll encounter birds, bugs, plants and more. Cost: Free! Age: […]
Free
Lichens for Beginners
Online registration has closed but we still have a few spaces for this program. Please email bharris@cliftoninstitute.org if you'd like to join us! In this program Co-Director and amateur lichenologist […]
Free – $15.00
Grass Identification Workshop
Grasses 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
Intermediate Lichen Workshop
This program is full but if you have your own dissecting microscope and you'd like to join us please email bharris@cliftoninstitute.org. Are you ready to take a casual interest in […]
Bird Walk
Come join us to bird watch around the field station! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult. Weather policy: Rain or shine except in case of extreme […]
Free
26th Annual The Plains / Airlie Christmas Bird Count
Join us for the 26th 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 […]
Free
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