2009 Bluebell Festival at at Merrimac Farm!

Bluebells are popular, even in the rain. Despite a drizzle that continued all morning, about 200 people took nature walks, examined frogs and turtles, and explored skins and skeletons of local mammals at Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area at the second annual Bluebell Festival on Saturday, April 11.

The Prince William Art Society’s show was a major new addition to the event this year. In addition to local artists, Gail McDowell brought her paintings from California. Read more...

Preliminary Plant List Now Available

There are a great many different plants and it is fun to know their names. Some are well known and others are difficult to identify. A list of plants that people have seen in a general area or a particular site helps narrow the search and confirms the presence of specific plants.

We put together a list of the plants we and others have seen during tours of Merrimac Farm. The list is not complete, but it is a pretty good start and we hope it helps you learn more about the interesting and beautiful plants at Merrimac Farm and throughout Northern Virginia. Click here to view the preliminary plant list.