• Volunteer Training – Fall K-12 Field Trips

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    More than a thousand K-12 students visit the Clifton Institute on field trips each year. Our goal is to get students outside, engaging with plants and animals, and learning that […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Trail Work

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    A few of our trails need some love! Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly will lead this event. No trail maintenance experience required. Age: Adults only. Bring: Work gloves and a water […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Plug Planting

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    We need help planting plugs in our meadow restoration project! No experience required. Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult. Bring: Please bring […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    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
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Come help us remove invasive plants like Autumn Olive to make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly, all levels of experience […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Trail Maintenance

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Come help us keep our trails walkable for everyone to enjoy! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly, all levels of experience welcome. Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Come help us remove invasive plants like Autumn Olive to make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly, all levels of experience […]

    Free
  • The 24th Annual The Plains/Airlie Christmas Bird Count

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Join us for the 24th 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
  • Volunteer day: Invasive Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Please bring work gloves and clippers if you have them. Age: Adults only and […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Vernal Pool Cleanup

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    We are seeking volunteers to help cleanup the areas around our vernal pools in preparation for our local salamanders! Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied […]

    Free
  • Education Volunteer Training – Spring Field Trips

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    More than a thousand K-12 students visit the Clifton Institute on field trips each year. Our goal is to get students outside, engaging with plants and animals, and learning that […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Phenology Trail

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Help us get our phenology trail ready for spring! Please bring water, gardening gloves if desired, and appropriate dress for the weather. Cost: Free! Age: Adults and children ages 12 […]

    Free
  • Volunteer day: Native seedling planting

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Help us plant native seedlings! This is a great opportunity to learn more about how we grow native plants. Please bring water, gardening gloves if desired, and appropriate dress for […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Native Plant Propagation

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    We need help repotting some of our native seedlings into bigger pots! Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly will be leading this event and will be happy to answer any participant questions […]

    Free
  • *Cancelled* Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    **Cancelled, please check for other volunteer days. Thank you!**   Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove […]

  • **Cancelled** Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    **Cancelled due to heat** Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Native Plant Propagation

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    We need help repotting some of our native seedlings into bigger pots! Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly will be leading this event and will be happy to answer any participant questions […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Native Plant Propagation

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    We need help repotting some of our native seedlings into bigger pots! Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly will be leading this event and will be happy to answer any participant questions […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Native Plant Propagation

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    We need help repotting some of our native seedlings into bigger pots! Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly will be leading this event and will be happy to answer any participant questions […]

    Free
  • Education Volunteer Information Session *Virtual*

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    ***THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT*** The Clifton Institute provides around 40 field trips per year to around 1,200 pre-K-12th students from Fauquier County and beyond. During the field trips, students […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]

    Free
  • Education Volunteer Training – Fall Field Trips

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    *This program is for returning Education Volunteers and/or those who attended the September 12th Zoom program.* We will spend the morning going over the procedures for setting up for field […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Day: Invasive Species Removal

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]

    Free
  • Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    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
  • Volunteer day: Invasive management

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]

    Free
  • Lawn Lab Grand Opening and Bioblitz

    Grace Miller Elementary School 6248 Catlett Rd, Bealeton

    This 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 […]

    Free
  • **Cancelled** Volunteer Day: Invasive Management

    The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Invasive plant species crowd out native plants and provide little to no food for native animals. Come help us remove them to make the field station habitat the best it […]