Sunday, April 21 | 5:00pm

Evening Bird Hike

Join us at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm to explore some of the diverse bird species that can be found at our site.  This hike will explore some of the birds that can be found during this time of year.  This hike is great for beginners! 

Registration: https://app.donorview.com/O5XlV

Thursday, April 25 | 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 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 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 fourth Thursday in April (4/25) is here.  Siblings are also welcome to attend.

Friday, April 26 | 12:00pm

Fourth Friday Solar Viewing

Solar Observing sessions are scheduled for every fourth Friday of every month in 2024.  The Charlottesville Astronomical Society will present and bring their special Solar telescope(s), which will allow us to safely see sunspots, solar flares and prominences, and other features on the living cauldron that is our sun.  We'll start at noon in the education building for a short presentation, then go outside to the field next to the parking lot at 12:20.  

Cloudy weather cancels the outdoor portion.

Although this event is free and open to the public, we ask that you contact the Charlottesville Astronomical Society at vicepresident@cvilleastro.com if you plan to attend.  Only if at least one visitor makes contact and confirms attendance, can the CAS guarantee that they will be at Ivy Creek for their presentation and telescope observing session.

Saturday, April 27 | 9:00am

Volunteer Work Day - Saturday

Have you been looking for a way to give back to your community? Do you love Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm? Do you love being outside and making a difference? Then join us for our monthly public work day! We will be working on removing invasive plants, trail maintenance, and landscape restoration from 9 AM - 12 PM on Saturday, April 27. Wear outdoor work clothes and close-toed shoes/boots. Email Mariah Payne for more information or to register.

Saturday, April 27 | 10:00am

Tree ID Hike: Celebrate Arbor Day with a Spring Walk in the Forest

Let’s celebrate Arbor Day and the arrival of Spring with a walk in the Forest at Ivy Creek.  Join the Ivy Creek walk leader as they point out interesting features of Springtime tree identification.  We will talk about why trees are growing where they are, and provide the best ways to identify the most common trees.  The walk is easy to moderate and will last 1 ½ hours.  Meet at the kiosk.

Registration: https://app.donorview.com/8rZwb