Sunday, May 11 | 12:00pm

Farm and Barn History Hours

Join us for the opening of the barn at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm on May 11 from 12 to 2 PM. This was formerly the showpiece of the working farm known as River View Farm. It is also one of the reasons that River View Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the contributions of the Carr/Greer family to their community. Come and learn about the family, their work, and the historic exhibits featuring equipment used on the farm.

Monday, May 12 | 10:00am

Little Naturalists

Introduce your three- to five-year-old to nature! Trained guides explore topics such as food chains, hibernation, how trees grow and more with 3 to 5 year olds and their accompanying adults. The program starts indoors for 20-30 minutes where the children engage with the guides through reading nature centered books and doing a hands-on activity related to the learning in the book.  This is followed with a short moderate hike on one of the ICNA trails. Little Naturalists meet  on the second Mondays, third Saturdays, and fourth Thursdays of the month. Gatherings are held from 10:00 to 11:30 am. We prefer that people preregister for these programs. The link to register for the next Monday program is.here Siblings are also welcome to attend.

Little Naturalists follow the weather cancellation policies for Albemarle County Schools.  When the schools are closed or there is a late opening, the Little Naturalists will not meet on that day.

Tuesday, May 13 | 9:30am

Wildflower Hike

Join us on this hike to learn about and explore all the native wildflowers that will be blooming during this time. Tuesday, May 13 from 9:30 - 11:30 AM. Limited to 15 participants. Register here: https://app.dvforms.net/api/dv/zk9x5d

Friday, May 16 | 2:00pm

Changing Landscape Hike

Would you like to learn more about how Ivy Creek Natural Area has changed since it was River View Farm? Are you interested in seeing how the forest is currently changing and what it might be in the future? Then join us for this interesting and informative hike on May 16 at 2 PM!

Registration is required as space is limited to 15. To register, visit https://app.dvforms.net/api/dv/9vlol1

Saturday, May 17 | 9:00am

May Native Plant Walk

Join Mary Lee Epps at 9 AM on May 17 to look for late spring and early summer flowers.  Given the dry spring, it’s hard to say what will be blooming, but with luck we may see jack-in-the pulpit, putty root orchid, and false Solomon’s seal, and even some very early summer bloomers.  Meet at the Kiosk. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, May 17 | 10:00am

Farm and Barn History Hours

Join us for the opening of the barn at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm on May 17 from 10 AM - 12 PM. This was formerly the showpiece of the working farm known as River View Farm. It is also one of the reasons that River View Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the contributions of the Carr/Greer family to their community. Come and learn about the family, their work, and the historic exhibits featuring equipment used on the farm.

Saturday, May 17 | 10:00am

Little Naturalists - Saturday

Introduce your three- to five-year-old to nature! Trained guides explore topics such as food chains, hibernation, how trees grow and more with three- to five-year-olds and their accompanying adults. The program starts indoors for 20-30 minutes where the children engage with the guides through reading nature centered books and doing a hands-on activity related to the learning in the book. This is followed with a short moderate hike on one of the ICNA trails. Little Naturalists meet  on the second Mondays, third Saturdays, and fourth Thursdays of every month. Gatherings are held from 10:00 to 11:30 am. We prefer that people preregister for these programs. The link to register for the next third Saturday is here.  Siblings are also welcome to attend.

Little Naturalists follow the weather cancellation policies for Albemarle County Schools.  When the schools are closed or there is a late opening, the Little Naturalists will not meet on that day.