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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**Cancelled** Volunteer Day: Invasive Management
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAInvasive 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, VAJoin 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
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 […]
Free
Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VACome 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 […]
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
Nature Club
Event time: Sep 14 - Jan 1
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Nature Club is a program where middle and high school students who are interested in the natural world can spend time in a nerd-friendly environment. If they like bones, insects, […]
$100 – $125
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
Piedmont Polliwogs
Event time: Sep 12 - Jan 1
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Piedmont Polliwogs is a monthly program for pre-K children that includes a lesson on a different topic every month, story time and short nature walk. Students get to know each […]
$75 – $90
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
Volunteer Day: Invasive Management
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VAInvasive 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
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 […]
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Free – $15.00
Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VACome 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 […]
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Free
Piedmont Polliwogs
Event time: Sep 12 - Jan 1
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Piedmont Polliwogs is a monthly program for pre-K children that includes a lesson on a different topic every month, story time and short nature walk. Students get to know each […]
$75 – $90
Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VACome 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 […]
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Free
Nature Club
Event time: Sep 14 - Jan 1
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Nature Club is a program where middle and high school students who are interested in the natural world can spend time in a nerd-friendly environment. If they like bones, insects, […]
$100 – $125
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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Free
Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VACome 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 […]
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Free
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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Free
Piedmont Polliwogs
Event time: Sep 12 - Jan 1
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Piedmont Polliwogs is a monthly program for pre-K children that includes a lesson on a different topic every month, story time and short nature walk. Students get to know each […]
$75 – $90
Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration
The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VACome 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 […]
RSVP Now
Free
Nature Club
Event time: Sep 14 - Jan 1
The Clifton Institute
6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA
Nature Club is a program where middle and high school students who are interested in the natural world can spend time in a nerd-friendly environment. If they like bones, insects, […]
$100 – $125
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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Free