This Week at Ivy Creek

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Saturday, May 21 | 9:00am

May Native Plant Walk

Join Phil Stokes for a late spring tree walk when lush green tree foliage transforms the landscape.  Trees will  provide us with welcome shade and tell tale leaf shapes that reveal their identity.  With Ivy Creek's notable diversity of trees you'll see about 30 different tree species in habitats where they naturally occur without wandering far. Co-sponsored with the Jefferson Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society.

 Meet by the kiosk near the parking lot. Free and open to the public.

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Saturday, May 21 | 10:00am

Farm and Barn History Hours

Join us for the reopening of the barn at Ivy Creek Natural Area! 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. Enjoy the displays including natural history exhibits and farm equipment. Additionally, there are historical displays about the Carr/Greer family who built this barn and lived at River View Farm for over one hundred years.

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About Ivy Creek

Barn at Sunset

Photo: Alan Hostetler

Scenically shadowed by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Ivy Creek Natural Area (ICNA) is a 219-acre preserve bordering the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville, Virginia.

With seven miles of trails traversing a mix of upland woods, pine stands, fields, streams, and shoreline, ICNA is an ideal site to learn about the rich natural history characteristic of Central Virginia.

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