• American Kestrel Research Update (Virtual)

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

    **This is a virtual event. We will close registration at noon on February 9 to make sure everyone gets the Zoom link. If you have registered and have not yet received a Zoom link please email Eleanor at eharris@cliftoninstitute.org. If you would like to register after noon on February 9 you can email Eleanor, but […]

    Free
  • The Sounds of Nature: How Natural Sounds are Made and Why They Sound Like They Do *Virtual*

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

    **This is a virtual program. We will close registration at noon on February 22 to make sure everyone gets the Zoom link. If you registered and have not received a Zoom link by that time please email Eleanor at eharris@cliftoninstitute.org. If you would like to register after that time you can email Eleanor, but she […]

    Free
  • *Virtual* Restoration of Piedmont Prairies

    **This is a virtual event** In this Zoom event, Co-Director Bert Harris will present the latest results from our grassland restoration experiment! He will cover which management methods were most successful at converting fescue to native grasses and wildflowers. He will also talk about our study of the native seed bank and the recovery of […]

  • 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 learn about the natural history of the Northern Virginia piedmont and participate in some of our ongoing research projects, such as our Native Grassland Restoration […]

    Free
  • **Virtual** Piedmont Prairie Restoration: What We’ve Learned from our Restoration Experiment

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

    **Virtual Event** Please note that we are closing registration at 12:00pm on February 6 so that we can get the Zoom link to everyone on time. If you would like to register after that time, you can email Eleanor at eharris@cliftoninstitute.org, but we cannot guarantee we will see your email in time. Thank you! Since […]

    Free
  • **Virtual** Five Lessons We Can Learn From Plants

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

    **Virtual Event. Please note that we are closing registration at noon on March 13 to make sure we can get the Zoom link out in time. If you would like to register after then, you can email Eleanor at eharris@cliftoninstitute.org but we may not be able to respond in time.** As pet owners, bird watchers, […]

    Free – $10.00
  • **Virtual** Prescribed Fire as a Foundational Landscape Tool: From Campus to Residence

    6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA, United States

    **Virtual event** Register here: https://www.ndal.org/upcoming-events/fire Co-Director Bert Harris will present the Clifton Institute’s recent research on remnant Piedmont grasslands as part of the New Directions in the American Landscape's Spring Virtual Series! He'll discuss how Clifton is using these results to set goals for meadow plantings and grassland restoration projects including the 50 acres that […]