EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR:

May  2008                        

Friday, May 2, volunteer work day (see below)

Saturday, May 3, volunteer work day

Saturday, May 17, volunteer work day

Saturday, May 17- nature walk (see below)

June 2008

Friday, June 6, volunteer work day  

Saturday, June 7,  National Trails Day and Volunteer Appreciation Day Celebration event at Meadowood - lunch is on us!

Saturday, June 21- nature walk  

Nature Walks:

Come see what's happening on the Mason Neck peninsula!

Monthly nature walks led by experienced naturalists with the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia begin again this spring at Meadowood Recreation Area. Come enjoy majestic hardwood forests, open meadows, streams, and ponds and watch for wildlife, identify spring flowers, and see what else is happening as the seasons change. The spring and summer seasons bring tree frogs and toads, butterflies and dragonflies, migrating birds, fox cubs, fawns, and rare wildflowers. Naturalists leading the walks will help you identify and understand the wildlife and fauna you discover as you hike Meadowood's trails.

The nature walks start at 8:30 a.m. in front of the main BLM office located at 10406 Gunston Road, Lorton, Virginia. Enter at the main entrance, proceed down the driveway, past the large stables to the building in front of the radio tower. The nature walks cover portions of Meadowood's enchanting trail system and generally run 1 - 2 hours, depending upon your own interests and capabilities. Sturdy walking or hiking shoes and binoculars are recommended.

Volunteer Work Days:

This Spring, with your help, we hope to put some finishing touches on projects, rebuild sections of the Thompsen Creek Trail, widen and put gravel on the Meadowood Trail on the east side of Belmont Blvd, and building the new section on Meadowood West.  We will also be doing some erosion control work behind the stables. 

Trail building, earthwork, carpentry, leaf raking, rock work, landscaping trash pickup: come help us out...our volunteer work is a great way to get some outdoor exercise, work in some beautiful settings, learn some new skills, and make a contribution to your public lands that will benefit the community.

Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and work clothes, and bring their lunch.   Volunteers under 15 and under should be with a parent or adult supervisor who can sign their volunteer form.  BLM will provide drinks and snacks.   We won't work if it's raining or snowing.

Directions to Site:  From I 95 heading south take exit 163. turn left onto Lorton Road, go 3 stoplights to Lorton Market Street turn right and continue on about .8 miles to Gunston Cove Rd and continue to the stoplight at Rt. 1.  Go straight  through the stoplight and you'll be on Gunston Rd.  Go about 1.7 miles to 10406 Gunston Rd.  My office is the building at the end of the driveway.

From I-95 heading north take exit 166 to Rt 1 north about 2 miles, then take a left at traffic light onto Gunston Road. Go about 1.7 miles to 10406 Gunston Rd.