Prince William Conservation Alliance
 
   Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area
  Annual Bluebell Festival at at Merrimac Farm
Sunday, April 10 2010
, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
 
Nature Art Show
featuring local artists

Door prizes donated by
Ka lei Pua
Vera Bradley Travel Bag
Maple Shade Animal Clinic
$150 gift certificate
Bigger the Better Canine Camp
$150 gift certificate

Food available for purchase
Cornucopia
Children's activities and displays from:
USFWS U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Potomac River Refuges
BR Associates BR Associates, Hands On History
Bull Run Mountain Conservancy Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Virginia Native Plant Society Prince William Wildflower Society
Prince William Conservation Alliance

Prince William Conservation Alliance

Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries

Bluebells carpet the floodplainBring your family and friends to Merrimac Farm on Sunday, April 10, beginning at 10:00 am, to welcome spring 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.

We'll have naturalist-led tours to the Bluebells and Cedar Run, where you can stay as long as you'd like. Along the way we'll travel through a variety of habitats, talking about the birds, butterflies, frogs and other wildlife that lives at Merrimac Farm and in Northern Virginia.

A nature art show featuring local artists and photographers will be ongoing inside the Stone House Visitor Center. Outside on the front lawn, local groups will have fun nature activities for children of all ages.

Bring your kids, cameras and binoculars for the Annual Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area! Appropriate attire for Merrimac Farm is always sturdy shoes and long pants, no matter the season. The Bluebells are in the floodplain wetlands, waterproof or water resistent shoes are a plus.

Sponsored by the Prince William Conservation Alliance,
Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries and Marine Corps Base Quantico.

 
 

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