(Adults) Use your basic drawing or painting skills to illustrate wildflowers. Artist and instructor Caroline Hottenstein shows you how to use pen and ink, watercolor, graphite, and colored pencils to capture and highlight details. Previous drawing experience encouraged. Add to session notes: Please bring a bag lunch. Supply list will be emailed before class.

(16-Adult) Stop and smell the wildflowers. You’ll be awed by acres of these natural beauties at Thompson Wildlife Management Area near Markham, Virginia. A naturalist will guide you through this relatively easy hike along the area fire road. After the hike, we’ll stop at Fox Meadow Winery to enjoy the views while eating our picnic lunches. Optional wine tasting is $15.00 paid to the winery. Bus departs at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 3:30 p.m. Trip includes motorcoach and guided tour. Bring a bag lunch and wear appropriate attire for hiking outdoors. Cancellation deadline, April 16, 2024. 

(8-Adult) Join our park naturalist on a hike and explore wild plants and animals throughout the trails. Learn how to use the iNaturalist app to take pictures of things you find along the way. Smart phones, cameras and binoculars welcome. Each hike will feature a different theme and may include: salamanders, birds and other wildlife, wildflowers, trees, nature photography, cultural history, or a scenic destination.

(4-Adult) Learn from a naturalist what makes wildflowers so important in our ecosystem. Take a walk to learn how to identify various seasonal flowers, as well as what insects rely on them. At the end of the class, participate in a floral craft to take home. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.