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Current events

This page lists our upcoming activities of the Friends of the Potomac River Refuges.
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One-day events:
DATE/TIME   ACTIVITY   LOCATION  
Saturday,
July 10, 2010

8:10am meet time
Bird walk w/Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center
Join the Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center for monthly birdwalks at the Occoquan Bay Refuge (every 2nd Saturday of every month). No experience is neccesary! Be prepared for the weather conditions and to walk for an hour and a half. Meet at the store (12555 Dillingham Square) between 7:45 and 8am, or in the Refuge parking lot at 8:10am.

Visit the Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center website

Occoquan Bay NWR parking lot
Saturday,
July 17, 2010

9am-10:30am
Pollinators
Bring your 3-5 year old to Occoquan Bay NWR to learn about the wonderful world of pollinators. A bring discussion will be followed by a nature walk at the refuge.
Occoquan Bay NWR

Saturday,
August 14, 2010

8:10am meet time
Bird walk w/Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center
Join the Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center for monthly birdwalks at the Occoquan Bay Refuge (every 2nd Saturday of every month). No experience is neccesary! Be prepared for the weather conditions and to walk for an hour and a half. Meet at the store (12555 Dillingham Square) between 7:45 and 8am, or in the Refuge parking lot at 8:10am.

Visit the Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center website

Occoquan Bay NWR parking lot
Saturday,
August 28, 2010

5pm-6:30pm
"Virtual Scavenger Hunt"
Do you enjoy going for a nature walk and taking pictures? Come to the Woodmarsh Trail at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck NWR for a "Virtual Scavenger Hunt". This great event is open for all ages. Meet at the parking lot and a list of "items" to be photographed will be handed out.
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck NWR - Woodmarsh Trail

Saturday,
September 11, 2010

8:10am meet time
Bird walk w/Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center
Join the Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center for monthly birdwalks at the Occoquan Bay Refuge (every 2nd Saturday of every month). No experience is neccesary! Be prepared for the weather conditions and to walk for an hour and a half. Meet at the store (12555 Dillingham Square) between 7:45 and 8am, or in the Refuge parking lot at 8:10am.

Visit the Lake Ridge Wild Bird Center website

Occoquan Bay NWR parking lot
Saturday,
September 25, 2010

1pm-2:30pm
Migration
Fall is migration time and Occoquan Bay NWR is offering this program for 5-7 years olds to learn about some of the wonderful birds and butterflies that migrate far distances.
Occoquan Bay NWR

Saturday,
October 9, 2010

TBD
Fall Wildlife Festival
Join us for our annual Fall Festival! Enjoy free nature activies and events for the kids and get out and enjoy the refuge during National Wildlife Refuge Week. More details will be coming during the summer.
Occoquan Bay NWR


 



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