NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist

NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist Programs are catered to kids, adults, and anyone interested in the natural world! Join us for a chance to explore the natural world of northern Virginia!

Through guided nature walks, hikes, canoe and kayak tours, night explorations, stream and pond studies, and live animal programs, participants gain the opportunity to discover our native flora and fauna in a safe and fun environment. Programs are offered in many of the Northern Virginia Regional Parks including Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Pohick Bay Regional Park, Bull Run Regional Park, Fountai

nhead Regional Park, Occoquan Regional Park, Algonkian Regional Park, Temple Hall Farm Regional Park, Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, and all five NVRPA waterpark facilities (in-season only).

06/02/2026

Timelapse taken on last night’s sunset kayak tour at park- it’d be impressive if someone could paddle that fast! 🌅🛶💨

Spring migration is picking up! Join me for any of my “Wandering Warblers” programs to look for these colorful beauties ...
05/01/2026

Spring migration is picking up! Join me for any of my “Wandering Warblers” programs to look for these colorful beauties who are on their way to their breeding grounds from the tropics. Dates, locations, and registration links available at www.novaparks.com/naturalist

Today, April 27, is the last day to record observations as part of the City Nature Challenge. What interesting species d...
04/27/2026

Today, April 27, is the last day to record observations as part of the City Nature Challenge. What interesting species did you discover using the iNaturalist app? What else could you discover today?

Learn more: novaparks.com/NatureChallenge

iNaturalist app: inaturalist.org

City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area

Ready...Set...Go! The City Nature Challenge starts today, April 24! Help the DC region beat our competing cities by tak...
04/24/2026

Ready...Set...Go! The City Nature Challenge starts today, April 24!

Help the DC region beat our competing cities by taking photos and identifying the species in the iNaturalist app! And—your observations help scientists identify the biodiversity in the DC area.

Learn more: novaparks.com/NatureChallenge

iNaturalist app: inaturalist.org

City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area

The countdown is on...only 2 days until the City Nature Challenge begins. It's a great reason to get outside and spend t...
04/22/2026

The countdown is on...only 2 days until the City Nature Challenge begins. It's a great reason to get outside and spend time learning about nature. Plus, your observations will help scientists understand which species share our urban environment. Just download the iNaturalist app, visit a regional park and observe nature!

Learn more: novaparks.com/NatureChallenge

iNaturalist app: inaturalist.org

City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area

The City Nature Challenge is only 3 days away! Are you ready to help scientists understand what species share the DC urb...
04/21/2026

The City Nature Challenge is only 3 days away!

Are you ready to help scientists understand what species share the DC urban environment? The City Nature Challenge will take place April 24-27. This is your chance to help NOVA Parks document the wildlife in our region. Just take a picture of a plant or animal, upload it to iNaturalist, and identify it. It's that easy!

Learn more: novaparks.com/NatureChallenge

iNaturalist app: inaturalist.org

City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area

The City Nature Challenge is just around the corner—April 24-27. Be a part of this exciting event at several NOVA Parks ...
04/19/2026

The City Nature Challenge is just around the corner—April 24-27.

Be a part of this exciting event at several NOVA Parks locations and help document the rich biodiversity of the DC region. Download the iNaturalist app today and get ready to share your findings.

Learn more: novaparks.com/NatureChallenge

iNaturalist app: inaturalist.org

City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area

We are offering FREE programs at NOVA Parks for the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge taking place next week from 4/24-4...
04/18/2026

We are offering FREE programs at NOVA Parks for the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge taking place next week from 4/24-4/27! This is a friendly global competition to make the most observations of as many species as possible in a 4 day window.

In each program, I’ll teach you how to use iNaturalist and we will walk around taking as many phone and camera photos of various flora, fauna, and fungi as we can! No registration necessary, but feel free to contact me at mfelperin@nvrpa for any questions. Hope to see you at our parks for the City Nature Challenge!

Save the date! The City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area is coming to NOVA Parks April 24-27! Get ready to explore...
04/15/2026

Save the date! The City Nature Challenge - Washington, DC Area is coming to NOVA Parks April 24-27! Get ready to explore your regional parks, snap pics of wildlife, and help document the amazing biodiversity in the DC region.

Learn more: novaparks.com/NatureChallenge

iNaturalist app: inaturalist.org

I absolutely love leading wildflower walks at Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park! The diversity of spring ephemerals...
04/12/2026

I absolutely love leading wildflower walks at Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park! The diversity of spring ephemerals there is hard to match. We enjoyed Virginia Bluebells (slide 1 and white flowers on slide 5), American Cowslip (slide 2), Squirrel Corn (slide 4), Bluets (slide 6), Wild Ginger (slide 7), Star Chickweed (slide 8), Virginia Springbeauty, Cutleaf Toothwort, and more! Of course I lead several programs at Bull Run for their vast stretches of bluebells, but I’ll continue to offer this wildflower walk at Ball’s Bluff so be sure to catch the next one.

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Arlington, VA
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