Walk With A Naturalist

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

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: […]

Spring Native Plant Sale

The Clifton Institute 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA

Native plants provide better food for insects, which in turn provide food for birds. You can make a huge difference for wildlife by planting native species on your property. Since […]

Nature Club 2025-26

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, […]

$75 – $100

Piedmont Polliwogs 2025-26

The Clifton Institute 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

Rappahannock Dragonfly Count 2026

Join us for a day of counting dragonflies across Rappahannock County! Our goals are to learn which species of dragonflies and damselflies are found in our area, to monitor changes […]

Young Explorers Camp (Ages 5 – 6)

*Please note that the website will say that it is “full” until registration opens on 10th Feb.* During Young Explorers, campers spend the morning learning about the natural world through […]

$125.00 – $155.00

Clifton Dragonfly Count 2026

Join us for our sixth annual Dragonfly Count! Our goals are to learn which species of dragonflies and damselflies are found in our area, to monitor changes in their populations, […]

Young Scientists Research Experience (Ages 13 – 18)

*Please note that the website will say that it is “full” until registration opens on 10th Feb.* During this unique experience, students will explore and carry out their own research […]

$280.00 – $350.00

Young Naturalists Camp: Week 1 (Ages 7 – 12)

*Please note that the website will say that it is "full" until registration opens on 10th Feb.* At Young Naturalists camp, children will explore the field station with our skilled […]

$220.00 – $275.00

Young Naturalists Camp: Week 2 (Ages 7 – 12)

*Please note that the website will say that it is "full" until registration opens on 10th Feb.* At Young Naturalists camp, children will explore the field station with our skilled […]

RSVP Now Free – $275.00

2026 NABA Butterfly Count

Every year community scientists help count butterflies in 15-mile-diameter circles all around the country and contribute their data to the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). This summer we will host […]