National Wildlife Refuge To Hold It’s Fall Festival – October 1, 2011
Fall Festival – National Wildlife Refuge:
The Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is holding its fall festival on October 1, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friends of the Potomac River Refuges and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are hosting the festival, the theme of “America’s Great Outdoors-In your own backyard.”
Location: The Occoquan Refuge, on Dawson Beach Road, Woodbridge, Virginia – off of U.S. 1.
The Events Will Include:
1) Presentation by Reptiles Alive – 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
2) Presentation by the Virginia Raptor Conservancy – 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
3) Photography Workshop -10 a.m.
4) Photography Walk 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
5) Hayrides every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
6) Other events will be going on throughout the day: native plant sale, and kid’s
Activities.
Exhibitors Will Include:
1) U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2) Mason Neck State Park
3) Virginia Native Plant Society – Prince William Chapter
4) Wildlife Rescue League
5) Virginia Bluebird Society
6) Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
7) Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District
8) Prince William Conservation Alliance
9) Virginia Cooperative Extension – Prince William Master Gardeners
10) Prince William Gypsy Moth & Mosquito Control Branch
11) Pohick Bay Regional Park
12) Prince William County Park Authority & the Virginia Department of Game and
Inland Fisheries
No Dogs Are Permitted On The Refuge.
Admission: Free
Additional Information: Visit www.foprr.org
Reference:
News & Messenger Serving Prince William, Manassas & Manassas Park, Virginia – submitted release