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Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm WMA
Sunday, April 14 2019, from 10:00am to 4:00pm, directions
Family-friendly, free of charge.
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 Please join us on Sunday, April 14, 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 and free of charge.
2019 Tour Schedule
10:20 AM |
Dave Larson
PW Conservation Alliance |
Birding the Bluebell Trail |
10:40 AM |
Judy Gallagher
VA Master Naturalists |
Bees & other pollinators that make wildflowers possible |
11:00 AM |
Kevin Parker
PW Conservation Alliance |
A Home for Every Bird |
11:20 AM |
Bill Olson
Janis Stone
Historic PW/PWCA |
History in the woods at the Green Level Cemetery |
11:40 AM |
Julie Flanagan
New Earth Photography |
Native trees, forest ecosystems |
12:00 PM |
Rachel Habig Myers
PW Conservation Alliance |
Easy Winter Tree ID |
12:20 PM |
Valerie Huelsman
PWC Forest Pest Management |
How do bugs affect forest health? |
12:40 PM |
Eli Hosen
PW Conservation Alliance
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People in the woods |
1:00 PM |
Charles Smith
Prince William Wildflower Society |
Native plants - interaction with wildlife and role in the floodplain environment |
1:20 PM |
Larry Meade
Northern Virginia Bird Club |
Things that fly -- Birds, butterflies and dragonflies |
1:40 PM |
Nancy Vehrs
VNPS/PWWS |
Woodland wildflowers and other native plants |
2:00 PM |
Jim Klackowicz
Friends of Leesylvania State Park |
Riparian Ecosystems |
2:20 PM |
Jim McGlone
VA Dept. of Forestry |
Forest Ecosystems |
3:00 PM |
Charlie Grymes
PW Conservation Alliance |
Floodplain Ecology |
Sponsored by Prince William Conservation Alliance and Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries with support from Marine Corps Base Quantico
 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.
Click HERE to read more about Merrimac Farm. |
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Prince William Wildflower Society/VNPS
