Volunteer Day: Native Plant Propagation

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

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

***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

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

*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

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

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

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

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 […]

Volunteer Day: Native Seed Collection

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Join us to collect and clean seeds of native grasses and wildflowers for use in our grassland restoration programs! Age: Adults only and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by […]

Free

Volunteer Day: Invasive Management

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

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 Habitat Restoration

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Come help us make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly. All levels of experience welcome. May involve clearing invasive plants, light […]

Free

Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Come help us make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly. All levels of experience welcome. May involve clearing invasive plants, light […]

Free

25th The Plains/Airlie Christmas Bird Count

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Join 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 […]

Free

Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Come help us make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly. All levels of experience welcome. May involve clearing invasive plants, light […]

Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Come help us make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly. All levels of experience welcome. May involve clearing invasive plants, light […]

Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Come help us make the field station habitat the best it can be! Led by Habitat Specialist Andrew Eberly. All levels of experience welcome. May involve clearing invasive plants, light […]

Volunteer Day: Tree Trail Cleanup

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

We have a tree trail we use to teach people about native trees and how their phenology is changing over time due to climate change. Each spring it needs a […]