Photo: Carolina Chickadee, Jeff Drake/Great Backyard Bird Count
Join us for a workshop or class! Here are a few of our upcoming offerings. Check our calendar often for updates.
Virginia Conservation Network General Assembly Preview
Join us at our offices in the Reston for a General Assembly Preview Watch Party to prepare for the upcoming General Assembly. We’ll provide breakfast, followed by a streamed presentation from experts across the Commonwealth, and an in-person discussion about local issues.
You can register for the General Assembly Preview here.
When: Saturday, December 6, 9:00 AM - noon
Where: National Wildlife Federation Building, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA
Suggested Donation: $20
Effective Advocacy with Delegate Kathy Tran
Virginia State Capitol Building, Wikimedia user Skip Plitt via CC BY-SA 3.0
Do you want to learn how to be a more effective advocate? Join NVBA and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10 for a virtual program with the Honorable Kathy Tran, Representative for Virginia District 18 and Majority Caucus Chair for the Virginia House of Delegates.
When: Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Online
Fee: FREE
Wildlife Sanctuary Presentation Hosted by the Native Plant Circle
Certified Wildlife Sanctuary
Are you intrigued by observing wildlife in your own yard? Do you want to contribute to the environmental health of our planet? If so join us to learn about the Wildlife Sanctuary program and how you can transform your yard to create habitat, attract beneficial wildlife, and get your yard certified as a Wildlife Sanctuary. You’ll learn about habitat best practices and receive tips to help you select native trees and plants that suit the conditions in your yard. A FREE redbud seedling will be available as a gift from the Wildlife Sanctuary program to those who register early!
When: Saturday, December 13, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Where: Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, CA 22307
Fee: FREE
Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count
Carolina Chickadee, Jeff Drake/Great Backyard Bird Count
The Manassas-Bull Run Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be on Sunday, December 14. The center of the 15-mile diameter count circle is near the intersection of Routes 28 & 29 in Centreville. Birders of all skill levels are needed.
When: Sunday, December 14, 2025, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Centreville, VA
Fee: FREE
You can also join us for a Bird Walk, Natural Resource Survey or Butterfly and Dragonfly survey.
Online Programs
Many of our programs are offered online, and we will provide recordings of as many of these events as possible and make them available here. Check back often, as we will add videos and resources as we receive them. Please enjoy!