Please register online at:
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes/
and use the 10
digit Code
or call the park at 703 768-2525.
For programs without a code please call the park to
register.
For cancellations received 14 or more
days prior to the start date, a full refund is given. For cancellations
received 13 or fewer days prior to the start date, a processing fee
is applied.
Nature
Programs for Adults
Sunday
September 12
A Natural Perspective - Art Show Opening
2-4pm. Meet multi-media artist Jenna Fournel whose work celebrates the
natural world in paintings, etchings, photography, and collage. Her show
will be on view through October. FREE
Saturday September
18
Fall Birds and Bagels
Code 340
486 4701
8-11am. Enjoy a morning walk searching for
resident and migrating birds, then recap the sightings during a continental
breakfast at the Visitor Center. Binoculars and field guides recommended.
Reservations required. $8
Saturday September
25
Collage Workshop
Code 340
486 5301
1-3:30pm. Painter and printmaker Jenna Fournel will teach you how to turn
images from nature into 3D works of art. Supplies, refreshments, and a
walk with the artist included. $20
Saturday September
25
Park Manager Walk and Talk
4-6pm, Huntley Meadows Visitor Center, 703-768-2525. Join Park Manager
Kevin Munroe on a walk to share questions and learn about the wildlife
for which the park is known. Reservations required. FREE
Saturday, October
2
Birding for
Beginners
Code 340 486
5501
(12 years and up), 8-11am. Interested in birding? We can get you started!
Learn about the birds in the park and try out different optics. Program
begins in the parking lot. $6
Saturday October
2
Collage Workshop
Code 340 486
5302
9-noon. (SEE 9/25) $20
Saturday October
9
Night Walk
Code 340
486 5701
6:30-8:30pm. Walk through the woods to the wetland with naturalist PJ
Dunn, looking for hunting bats and working beavers. Canceled if rain.
Reservations required. $6
Sunday October
17
Fly Tying
Code 340
487 5901
(12 yrs. and up), 12:30-2pm. Learn the beautiful art of tying your own
fishing flies from naturalist and angler Suzanne Malone. Reservations
required (a supply fee will be due to your instructor at the beginning
of class). $12
Saturday October
23
Park Manager Walk and Talk
4-6pm. (SEE 9/25) Reservations required. FREE
Sunday November
7
Nature Photography Opening Reception
2-4pm. Meet local photographer Michael Dubois at the opening of his one
month show. FREE
Saturday November
20
Park Manager Walk and Talk
4-6pm. (SEE 9/25) Reservations required. FREE
Sunday November
21
Birding for Beginners
Code 340
486 6401
8-11am. Observe the transition of our bird community as the summer breeding
population moves south and winter residents arrive. A park naturalist
helps you sharpen your bird identification skills. Meet in the parking
lot. Reservations
Saturday December
4
Owl Outing
Code 340
486 6601
4:30-6:30pm. Learn about the secret lives of the park's owls. Following
and indoor presentation, take an off-trail walk in search of these nocturnal
birds of prey. Reservations required. Canceled if rain. $6
required. $6
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