Tregaron Conservancy

Mother and new ducklings on the pond this week!
If you come over to see them, please stand at a distance to avoid scaring off the mother.
(Photo by Jennifer Packard, May 13, 2026 at the Tregaron Lily Pond)

Free event for families: Join us for storytime for pre-K through 2nd graders (siblings are welcomed) on Sunday, May 17 morning. Librarian Beth Fotheringill will read beautifully-illustrated, nature-themed stories.

Details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-story-time-at-tregaron-conservancy-tickets-1988708960034?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Join us on Sunday, May 3rd for an afternoon of live music rooted in jazz, rhythm, and soul. The program opens with Leigh Pilzer’s jazz trio, featuring saxophone, with Robert Redd on piano and
Tommy Ceil on bass, offering rich instrumentation and dynamic
improvisation. Vocalist Kendall follows, joined by special guest Charles White on keyboard, with a smooth and expressive blend of jazz and R&B.

Guests should enter via the pedestrian walkway at 3100 Macomb Street NW and proceed up the driveway to the event location. Street parking is available; there is no parking on site. Feel free to bring a blanket or small folding chair and picnic! Register here: https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/event/tregaron-meadow-concert-26/

Our latest news! https://mailchi.mp/468bbc0586d4/only-two-weeks-until-spring

Does the thawing of snowcrete have you thinking about spring?! We hope you'll mark your calendars for our upcoming events and make plans to visit Tregaron often this spring:

*First 2026 Bird Walk: Sunday, March 29, 9:00 am [space limited]
*Annual Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 4, 10:00 am
*Annual Meadow Concert: Sunday, May 3, 3:00 pm

***Registration is required for all events and will open soon on our events calendar at https://tregaron.org.***

Tai Chi is also back in action, Tuesdays-Fridays at 9am just west of the Lily Pond. It's free, no registration is required, and it's a terrific group of people.

More bird walks, landscape tours, yoga, and more will be scheduled soon!

Enjoy the winter wonders of Tregaron -- safely! It's still icy out there, so please exercise caution.

Join us this Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1:30 pm for a free talk on climate adaptation by Dr. Bruce Stein, renowned Emeritus Chief Scientist of the National Wildlife Federation. The talk and Q&A will be followed by optional brief tours of Tregaron highlighting the Conservancy's ongoing climate adaptation measures. Only a few spaces are left! Register here:

Our Changing Climate: How Communities and Green Spaces are Adapting Join us for a free talk and Q&A led by biologist Dr. Bruce Stein, followed at 2:30 by optional small-group landscape tours of Tregaron.

Tregaron Unplugged is back! Saturday, Oct. 4 from 3-5 pm. Featuring seven performing artists in four "listening" rooms" throughout the park. Details and registration link:
https://tracking.wordfly.com/view?sid=MTgwXzE0NjAzXzEzNDcxXzY5Nzk&utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MK_FY26_TregaronUnplugged_Appeal_1&utm_content=version_A&sourceNumber=34624

Join us at the Shipman Terrace on Saturday, 9/7 for a free concert, hosted by Cleveland & Woodley Park Village, sponsored by Margot Wilson, with musicians presented by Washington Performing Arts! Reserve your spot at https://cwpv.org.

Make plans to join us for Tregaron Unplugged on Saturday, October 4 afternoon. Registration is open and free of charge! https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/event/tregaron-unplugged-25/.

Tregaron Unplugged is presented twice a year in partnership with the Mars Arts DC initiative of Washington Performing Arts.
The lineup of ensembles and vocalists will be announced soon. Thanks for the nice mention, Hill Rag!

Excited to be featured as an "undiscovered gem" in the new Best of the City 2025 issue of DC Magazine Business & Life!