Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm

HAND-PAINTED 60-GALLON
RAIN BARREL RAFFLE!
2015 Rain Barrel Raffle!
Thanks to local artist James Gallagher.
Tickets are $5/each or 5 for $20.

Drawing will be held at the Bluebell Festival

Proceeds benefit locally grown stewardship programs.

Previous Bluebell Festivals

2008 Bluebell Festival & Grand Opening Celebration

Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm April 12, 2015, from 10:00am to 4:00pm, directions

Please join us to welcome spring, discover nature close to home, and view the spectacular display of Virginia Bluebells that carpet the floodplain along Cedar Run for nearly a mile. In the words of one visitor, it's like walking through Oz.

Schedule of Events

Tours last about 90 minutes and take an easy one-mile walk through the floodplain. Each tour has a special focus, although leaders also cover other interesting sights you see along the way. Bring binoculars, cameras and the kids!

10:30 am	Dave Larson NoVA Birder	Birding the Bluebell Trail
10:50 am	Ernie Sears PWCA	Visit the best places for photos with camera and guide
11:10 am	Charlie Grymes PWCA	The story of Merrimac Farm
11:30 am	Charles Smith PWCA, PWWS	Native plants - interaction with wildlife and role in the floodplain environment
11:20 am	Harry Glasgow PWCA, PWSWCD	Birding the Bluebell Trail
11:40 am	Jeff Irwin, Bill Olson & Robert Moser PWCA, Historic PW	History in the woods at the Greenlevel Cemetery
12:00 pm	Larry Meade NoVA Bird Club	Things that fly -- Birds, butterflies and dragonflies
12:20 pm	Kevin Rose VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries	Managing habitats for wildlife diversity
12:30 pm	Julie Flanagan PWC Arborist	Native trees and forest ecosystems
12:50 pm	Kevin Parker PWCA	A home for every bird
1:15 pm	Jim McGlone VA Dept. of Forestry	Why urban forests matter
1:35 pm	Missy Hawkins PhD Candidate, GMU	Scat, Tracks and Other Signs of Mammals
1:55 pm	Dr. Larry Underwood GMU	Forest Ecosystems
2:15 pm	Randy Streufert, Friends of Potomac River Refuges	Photographing Wildlife in the Wetlands
2:35 pm	Jeff Irwin, Bill Olson & Robert Moser PWCA, Historic PW	History in the woods at the Greenlevel Cemetery
2:55 pm	Nancy Vehrs	Woodland wildflowers and other native plants
3:15 pm	Judy Gallagher PWCA, VA Master Naturalists	Bees & other pollinators that make wildflowers possible

Dress right! Appropriate attire for Merrimac Farm is always sturdy shoes and long pants, no matter the season. Tuck your pants into your socks to help keeps bugs out.