Sunday April 7th, 2024
10:00 am – 3:00 pm | Stone House, Merrimac Farm WMA (directions)
Family-friendly (no pets allowed), free, donations appreciated
Dress for muddy conditions!
Please join us on Sunday, April 7, to welcome spring, celebrate nature close to home and view the fabulous Virginia Bluebells that carpet the Cedar Run shoreline for nearly a mile.
Meet local organizations and people who are working to improve our community. With some of the best Northern Virginia naturalists leading tours and activities, we’re looking forward to a special day at an outstanding natural area. Family-friendly (no pets allowed) and free of charge (bring cash for vendors).
Tour Schedule
| 10:00 am | Ashley Studholme (PWCA) Colonel Brooks (MCBQ) | Opening Remarks |
| 10:20 am | Carolyn Rubinfeld (DWR) | Forest and Fields |
| 10:40 am | Robin Firth (PWC Mosq & Pest Mgt) | Mycology* Walk *study of mushrooms |
| 11:00 am | Kevin Parker (PWCA) | Watching for Woodpeckers |
| 11:20 am | Kim Lowther (PWSWCD) | Watershed Walk |
| 11:40 am | Julie Flanagan (New Earth Photography) | Native Trees and Forest Ecosystems |
| 12:00 pm | Valerie Huelsman (Master Gardener Coordinator) | How to Find and Expand Your Local Plant Communities |
| 12:20 pm | Larry Meade (NoVA Bird Club) | Things that fly — Birds, butterflies, and dragonflies |
| 12:40 pm | Cindy Smith (Mowcow) | Looking closely at what is under our feet |
| 1:00 pm | Charlie Grymes (PWCA) | Floodplain ecology |
| 1:20 pm | Nancy Vehrs (VNPS/PWWS) | Woodland, Wildflowers and Other Native Plants |
| 1:40 pm | Claudia Thompson Deahl (PWWS) | Explore the Wonders of Spring! |
| 2:00 pm | Judy Gallagher (Audubon) | Insects that need native plants |
| 2:20 pm | Trail Keepers Coalition | Spring into Nature – exploring native plants and more |
10:00 am
Ashley Studholme (PWCA)
Colonel Brooks (MCBQ)
Opening Remarks
10:20 am
Carolyn Rubinfeld (DWR)
Forest and Fields
10:40 am
Robin Firth (PWC Mosq & Pest Mgt)
Mycology* Walk
*study of mushrooms
11:00 am
Kevin Parker (PWCA)
Watching for Woodpeckers
11:20 am
Kim Lowther (PWSWCD)
Watershed Walk
11:40 am
Julie Flanagan (New Earth Photography)
Native Trees and Forest Ecosystems
12:00 pm
Valerie Huelsman (Master Gardener Coordinator)
How to Find and Expand Your Local Plant Communities
12:20 pm
Larry Meade (NoVA Bird Club)
Things that fly — Birds, butterflies, and dragonflies
12:40 pm
Cindy Smith (Mowcow)
Looking closely at what is under our feet
1:00 pm
Charlie Grymes (PWCA)
Floodplain ecology
1:20 pm
Nancy Vehrs (VNPS/PWWS)
Woodland, Wildflowers and Other Native Plants
1:40 pm
Claudia Thompson Deahl
(PWWS)
Explore the Wonders of Spring!
2:00 pm
Judy Gallagher (Audubon)
Insects that need native plants
2:20 pm
Trail Keepers Coalition
Spring into Nature – exploring native plants and more
Thank you to the Exhibitors for making this festival extra special!
