A communal garden by Hennepin County Master Gardeners licensed under Creative Commons.

Do you think you have a green thumb? Now is your chance to find out as DC Parks and Recreation (DPR) are offering a suite of virtual courses as part of its urban grower webinar series. This Thursday, April 9 from 11 am to 1 pm learn all about garden pests, diseases, and weeds.

All classes in the series are free and open to the public. Register for one or all here.

Other (virtual) events from around the region:

Tuesday, April 7

How multifamily housing owners should respond to the coronavirus: As more people are practicing social distancing and staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic, many people are trying to understand how this impacts multi-gamily housing. The Urban Land Institute is offering a free virtual webinar about how “owners and operators of multi-family homes should respond during COVID-19.’ This seminar will be from 1 pm to 2:15 pm Tuesday, April 7. The event is free and open to the public but requires registration through ULI.

Learn about recovery strategies for businesses in the region: The Greater Washington Board of Trade will host a conference call about “regional business conditions and long-term economic recovery” in response to the impact of the coronavirus from 9 am to 10 am Tuesday. featuring special guest speaker Tom Barkin, President & Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. Register here.

Join the conversation about how to fight for Environmental Justice in DC: This Tuesday from 7 to 8 pm as 350 DC and Ward 4 candidate Janeese Lewis George, host a virtual town hall. This event is free and open to the public. Learn how the District’s goals of transitioning to renewable energy, improving transit, parks, and other public spaces intersect with housing, racial justice, and immigration justice. Click here to register.

Thursday, April 9

What’s the region’s plan for economic recovery?: On Thursday the Greater Washington Board of Trade will hold a second conference call about how the regions forge a path to economic recovery from 10 to 10:45 am Thursday, featuring special guest speaker Jeanette Chapman, Director, Stephen S. Fuller Institute for Research. Register here for this free event.

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Tagged: coronavirus, environmental justice, events, gardens

George Kevin Jordan was GGWash's Editor-in-Chief. He is a proud resident of Hillcrest in DC's Ward 7. He was born and raised in Milwaukee and has written for many publications, most recently the AFRO and about HIV/AIDS issues for TheBody.com.