Events, lobbying, bike riding, hiking and happy hours. Sound like fun yet? The national Sierra Club encourages its members to work on local issues that affect the environment. With more than 5,000 members right here in Montgomery County, the Sierra Club is the largest organized environmental voice on county issues. Please join our environmental community!

A group of folks in the Greater Washington DC area bound by the belief that life is best taken one step at a time. Events are primarily day hikes (from easy to difficult), but include other outdoor activities and occasional social ones. "It's quite a feet" hike rating: - Easy, less than 2 blisters - Moderate, 2 to 3.5 blisters - Difficult, greater than 3.5 blisters where 1 blister = about 5 mi., or about 2500' up or down. Events are often also listed on the websites of the Sierra Club Potoma …

This is a group for young women of African heritage, ages 20-30, to come together and get to know each other. I am 23 and a Nigerian American living in the Northern VA area and I want to make friends with other young women who grew up like me. Nigerians, Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans, Cameroonians, Egyptians, Kenyans, Eritreans,South Africans, Ethiopians, Moroccans, Senegaleses, etc, everyone is welcome!!!This group is also for people who are not of African-descent and are interested in African cul …

Meet other outdoors enthusiasts who are environmentally conscious and spiritually inclined. Of course you don't have to be all three! Our main purpose is to enjoy nature, whether it is hiking, biking, camping, backpacking or bird-watching. We'll also try to do our part to protect the environment by joining clean-ups, trail maintenance, etc., Being with nature is also great for the spirit, but when we are not outdoors we'll do meditation, book-reading, etc., We'll do our own events or join the ac …