NVCT, founded in 1994, is an award winning charity that saves nearby nature by helping local governments and private landowners voluntarily preserve natural areas, trails, streams and parks. NVCT is a non-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization preserving natural and historic resources. Contributions are tax deductible. Presently, we have preserved over 5,370 acres of natural areas and open space in Northern Virginia. NVCT also hosts Explore + Restore, a series of local outdoor educational and …

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission offers free tours, hikes and opportunities to help the watershed such as river cleanups and planting trees.

Join the Natural History Society of Maryland to meet other nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, naturalists, and similarly inquisitive minds. We offer a wide variety of programs for the beginner to the advanced naturalist, and from informal social events to in-depth courses. Everyone is welcome, but membership offers many free programs and discounts on others. So join us in a search for reptiles and amphibians, a canoe trip on the Chesapeake Bay, or to learn everything there is to know about Mary …

Hello Mamas and Papas! We are not your typical Moms Group because we include Daddies too!  We decided to start this group because we would love to meet other moms and dads and make some great friends for our children and families.  We strive to provide a place where mamas and papas can find friendship and support while our children play together. We plan time for the children AND for the parents! Our group is geared towards babies, toddlers, and parents of any age.  We are an active group, compr …

Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it's too late. The time to be happy is now, regardless of any circumstances or beliefs, it is your birth right to be free and happy in every moment. Here we maximize every moment of our existence and live our life to the fullest. This group is here to remind us of all the things we want to achieve i …

This is a GIRLS ONLY group; NO BOYS ALLOWED. Sorry boys. ALL EVENTS ARE HELD IN STERLING, RESTON, HERNDON, ASHBURN, and LEESBURG AREAS with very few held outside those areas. I work from home so making friends and having some girl friends to hang out with used to be difficult until I discovered meetup. I'm a very active & happily married 40+ year old but like to always say that I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. While we do not have age requirements, this group is in the age range …

We are a family who inadvertently started a New Non-Profit Organization {NPO} { *(501)(c)(3) pending *} trying to raise support, awareness and assistance in several different areas for disabled Veterans, the D/deaf community and service animals in the Anne Arundel County area of Maryland and reaching out to other communities as your donations and sponsorships allow. We offer our talents in Elementary Tutoring; Basic/Conversational American Sign Language for the D/deaf; Engineering services for t …

The KnoThySelf group mission is to find and make available information and services that help people explore and appreciate the African American family history. You should join if you are interested in exploring your family history to see where it takes you as the past is a platform to the future. In working with one another, we will leverage the meet up group to Honor the African American Legacy!

The Mount Vernon Urbanites is a social organization for young professionals who live or work in the neighbhoods of Mount Vernon & Midtown Belvedere in Baltimore City, Maryland. We host regular happy hours, dinners, outdoor activities, volunteer opportunities and other events that are free to attend for our members. Our Mission - The Mount Vernon Urbanites connects neighbors to explore and support our community. Our Goals – Our primary goal is to connect neighbors so they can make friends who l …

Welcome Happy Feet Hikers, From Jo Detraz, Happy Feet Hikers Organizer & the entire Happy Feet Hikers Team http://www.happyfeethikers.com/ What is Happy Feet Hikers? We're a group of fun-loving, tree-hugging, fresh-air-breathing hiking enthusiasts who love to get together with others of the same. Whether you've been hiking for years, or you'd just like to try out a new hobby for exercise and peace of mind, Happy Feet Hikers is happy to welcome you into our group. Where do you hike? Here are j …

Plant street trees in neighborhoods that need them.

Welcome to the Meetup group for the activities of the C&O Canal Association.  We sponsor hikes, canoe trips and bike rides along the 184-mile-long towpath between Georgetown and Cumberland. Our events are open to the public. C&O Canal Association is an all-volunteer citizens organization established in 1954 to help conserve of the natural and historical environment of the C&O Canal and the Potomac River Basin.  The association works with the National Park Service in its efforts to preserve and p …

This is group for anyone interested in tracing their ancestors, unlocking secrets of generations gone by, sharing their own Ancestry Stories, research styles and advice, finding free resources, and those that just enjoy history. Your family tree can be from anywhere, any religion, any culture; there is always something we can learn that may aid in our own research or simply open our minds to other historical cultures and perspectives. Looking forward to meeting other historical researchers!

Have you ever found yourself on a walk in the forest and suddenly come to a place that immediately felt special? Maybe there was some uniquely shaped rock or a tree that attracted your attention? Perhaps you thought for a moment that you could detect something, as if there was some kind of presence on the particular site that you could not really explain? Many people testify that they feel a strong affinity with nature all around us, that their strongest spiritual experiences are when they are m …

This Meetup group is about solving genealogy research problems. We help our members break through their "brick walls." We share tips, strategies, and resources. Together, we brainstorm ideas to help our members learn about their family's past. Our conversations are held in College Park, Maryland, in an informal, relaxed setting, on Saturday mornings/afternoons. Novices, practiced genealogists, and “the curious” are all welcome. The organizer has over 35 years experience researching his family hi …

Trees for the Planet (TFP) creates learning programs and environments to allow individuals, student teams and communities to participate in hands-on ecosystem restoration, on-going maintenance, and education. We are building networks and teams of neighborhood people (students, parents and all interested) who want to learn about and engage in actual eco-system restoration where they live. We plant trees and remove invasive species on property in our neighborhoods. Our work is in consort with the …

BOP is a wide-flung group of planners, gardeners, activists, city folk, county folk and plain old ordinary good folk who work together to grow fruit trees (in our yards, schools, neighborhoods, congregations), glean them (anywhere we can find them) and give the fruit away to those in need. And create bonds of neighborliness in the process.

Calling all healers and ones interested in medical intuitive/trance medium healing! Feel free to add events-  if they have to do with these subjects-Monthly  I will add one or 2 of my trance medium/medical intuitive healing events or channeled message circles ... I am really looking forward to making a deep heart to heart connection with NEW freinds and to reconnect with some old friends I knew when I lived here 5 years ago and ran meetups in the area! I am a 5th generation Appalachian Folk Medi …

The DC Excel Refresher Meetup Group is here for beginning and intermediate users of Excel who would like to learn and share tips and tricks with fellow users. Maybe you are upgrading from or to Excel 2007 2010 2013 or maybe your new to Excel all together. This is a great place to help get acquainted with Excel. Excel is an extremely dynamic and useful program and there are TONS of resources out there on the web for MS Excel, but sometimes it’s hard to see the forest through the trees. Simply hav …

Casey Trees’ advocacy program seeks to influence the public decision-making process to enhance, restore, and protect the tree canopy of D.C. The success of this program depends on an engaged citizenry that can convincingly defend trees throughout the city. We intend this Meetup group as a resource for Tree Advocates to communicate with and support one another, plan events, and successfully advocate for our city's tree canopy.