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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 registe
r.
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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