Field Trips - Past Semesters

ETE field trips introduce you to the natural, built and cultural resources available in the mid-Atlantic region. ETE students are required to choose one each semester - however, we encourage you to attend as many as you like!

Spring 2009

Art & Nature - Hirschhorn Museum and Freer Gallery - Washington, DC. Saturday, March 9.

Environmental Film Festival - Various locations, DC metro - see ETE ELMS site for details! March 11 - 22.

Urban Hike: 4 miles of the C&O Canal Towpath - Potomac River, Washington, DC. Sunday, March 29.

Terps "Saturday of Service" activity - campus. Saturday, April 4.

Patuxent Wildlife Center - Laurel, MD. Saturday, April 11.

Scholars in New York - April 17-19.

Fall 2008

US National Arboretum, Washington, DC. Sunday, September 21.

Service Day - Lake Artemesia, College Park, MD. Saturday, September 27.

Hike - Catoctin Mounain Park - Thurmont, MD. Sunday, October 5.

Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC. Saturday, October 11.

The Green Festival, Washington, DC. Saturday, November 8.

American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery - "Georgia O'Keefe & Ansel Adams" and "A Modern Renaissance in Glass," Sunday, December 7.

Spring 2008

Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Gaithersburg, MD,
Friday, February 29.

Saturday of Service, Lake Artemesia, Greenbelt, MD, Saturday, April 5.

Invasive Plant Removal (with the Anacostia Watershed Society),
Little Paint Branch Park, Beltsville, MD, Sunday, April 13.

Scholars in New York - ETE Trip to the Bronx Zoo, New York, NY,
Saturday, April 19.

Patuxent Research Wildlife Refuge, Laurel, MD, Saturday, April 26.

Fall 2007

SERVICE DAY: Harvesting for the Poor, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, Monday, August 27.

Sugarloaf Mountain Hike, Dickerson, MD, Saturday, September 29.

The Green Festival, Washington, D.C., Saturday/Sunday October 6/7.

The Solar Decathlon, Washington, D.C., Sunday, October 14.

Visit to the National Zoo - Great Ape House & Think Tank, Washington, D.C., Sunday, October 28.

Community Survey of Wheaton, Maryland, Wheaton, MD, Friday, November 9.

Tour of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis, MD, Saturday, November 17.

Stream Cleanup - Paint Branch River, College Park, MD, Saturday, December 1.

Spring 2007

Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, March 11.

Eastern Village Cohousing, Silver Spring, MD, April 6.

UM Saturday of Service: Lake Artemesia, College Park, MD, April 14

Appalachian Trail Walk: Gathland State Park to Weverton Cliffs, Boonsboro, MD, April 21

House-in-the-Woods Organic Farm, Dickerson, MD, May 4.

Fall 2006

SERVICE DAY: Harvesting for the Poor,Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD. Monday, August 28.

Appalachian Trail Hike: from Jewell Hollow to Mary's Rock, Shenandoah NP, VA. Sunday, September 17.

Bull Run/Occoquan Trail Walk: Fairfax Station, VA. Saturday, September 23.

The Green Festival, Washington, DC. Saturday/Sunday, October 14/15.

Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Gaithersburg, MD. Friday, November 3.

EcoVillage of Loudon County, VA: Living Intentionally, Building"Green." Saturday, November 4.

"Greenovation: A Green Home Improvement Expo" National Building Museum, Washington, DC. Saturday, November 18.

Spring 2006

Virginius Island/Maryland Heights Hike: Nature and Human History. Harpers Ferry, WV. Sat., April 1.

Old Rag Hike, Shenandoah National Park, VA. Sun., April 9.

Nature Walk, Gunpowder Falls State Park: With ETE Director Dr. James. Sat., April 22.

ETE & Northwood HS Big Brother/Big Sister Day on Campus. Tue., May 2.

Monuments and Controversies: National Mall, Washington, DC. Sun., May 7.

Fall 2005

SERVICE DAY: Harvesting for the Poor, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD. Monday, August 29.

Sugarloaf Mountain Hike, Dickerson, MD. Sunday, September 18.

The Green Festival: Promoting a green economic paradigm, Washington, DC. Saturday/Sunday, September 24/25.

Parkers Creek Watershed Nature Preserve: Chesapeake Bay Tributary Explorations, Saturday, October 29.

Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, Upper Marlboro, MD. Sunday, October 30.

Sustainable Engineering & Green Architecture - In Action! The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Building, Annapolis, MD. Saturday, November 12.

Roots Market: Making Organic Foods and Natural Products Profitable! Clarksville, MD. Sunday, November 13.

Art & Nature: 6 Exhibits at the National Gallery, including Winslow Homer, John Constable, Andy Goldsworthy, Asher Durand, Pieter Claesz, and James Audubon. Sunday, December 4.

Spring 2005

Assateague Island National Seashore: Barrier Island Ecosystems: Unique in so many ways! Saturday, April 9.

Old Rag Hike, Shenandoah National Park, VA. Saturday, April 23

Anacostia River Canoe Tour, with Northwood High School. Saturday, April 30

Not Just M Street: A walking tour of residential Georgetown and Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. Sunday, May 8

Fall 2004

CPS Service Day - Harvesting for the Poor at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Friday, August 27.

The Green Festival, Washington, DC. Saturday & Sunday, September 18 & 19.

Heathcote Community, a sustainable community located in Freeland, MD. Saturday, October 2.

Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Gaithersburg, MD. Sunday, October 3.

ORC Adventure Challenge. Sunday, October 24.

A Soil Scientist's Walking Tour of Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area. Sunday, October 31.

Green Architecture & Engineering in Action: The Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis, MD. Saturday, November 20.

Viewing Nature at the National Gallery and the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Washington, DC. Sunday, December 5.

Spring 2004

The National Building Museum, Washington, DC: Exhibits included: "DC Builds: The Anacostia Waterfront," and "UP, DOWN, ACROSS: Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Sidewalks." Sunday, March 7.

Canoeing on the Anacostia: A 5-mile guided tour of the Anacostia River from Bladensburg, MD into DC. Saturday, April 10.

Old Rag Hike: Shenandoah National Park, VA. Sunday, April 18.

The National Arboretum: A van and walking tour. Washington, DC. Friday, April 30.

Fall 2003

CPS Service Day - Harvesting for the Poor: Friday, September 29.

Catoctin Mountain Park Hike, "Environmental Threats to a Local Ecosystem" Thurmont, MD. Saturday, September 27.

Rock Creek Park Hike, Washington, DC. Sunday, October 19.

"An Evening at The National Aquarium," Baltimore, MD. Friday, October 24.

"Monument Walk" A Walking Tour of the National Mall, Washington, DC. Sunday, October 26.

Clagett Organic Farm: "Harvest and Learn" Day: Sunday, November 2.

"Green Engineering & Green Architecture in Action." The Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis, MD. Saturday, November 15.