Sunday, July 19, 2026
NABA Butterfly Count - Manassas Circle 
Prince William Conservation Alliance
This year’s NABA Butterfly Count is just around the corner, and we’d love to have you join us Sunday, July 19th, for this important day of community science! The data collected for the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) each year helps scientists monitor butterfly numbers and track trends across the continent. Each team will be led by an experienced team lead. You will meet them in the field at a prearranged location in the morning, typically around 9 am or 10 am, depending on the section and the leader, then spend the morning and afternoon identifying and counting butterflies. If you’d like to volunteer with us or learn more, please reach out to us at alliance@pwconserve.org or 703-490-5200. We’ll send more information or add you to a team. You don’t have to be a butterfly expert to make a big difference! Training is provided.
Event Information
- When: Sunday, July 19, 2026 (9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
- Where: Multiple locations in the greater Manassas area, NA, Manassas, VA 00000 map
- Volunteer Info: Volunteers work as part of a team with an experienced lead to walk designated areas searching for butterflies. They help note the number and species of butterflies recorded at each location. This data is ultimately sent to the North American Butterfly Association to help monitor butterfly populations.
- Contact: Prince William Conservation Alliance, (703) 490-5200
- For more information: click here
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Establishing Roots
Establishing Roots is Family & Youth Initiative's annual fundraiser. It’s a fun and casual event with enough food and drink to make dinner, good conversations as supporters and donors connect with each other and with DCFYI participants. We have a silent auction and a short program, the highlight of which is hearing from a young person about how their life has been changed by the adults they met through DCFYI. DCFYI creates a supportive community and lasting relationships for teens and young adults who are in or have “aged out” of foster care. Proceeds raised at Establishing Roots help us to connect more teens in foster care with adults who will stay in their lives.
Event Information
- When: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
- Where: Eastern Market, 225 7th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 map
- Fee: Free for volunteers
- Volunteer Info: We welcome volunteers to join us to help plan the event and/or the day of: Help set up the event or break down the space; Pick up food from a donating restaurant and bring it to the event; Serve food; Help with check in or check out; Help with auction table organization & bringing items to check out; Join the Establishing Roots organizing committee.
- Contact: Shea Friedland, (202) 863-0975 ext 1
- For more information: click here