This Week at Ivy Creek
Sunday, May 5 | 10:00am
Farm and Barn History Hours
Come inside 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.
Sunday, May 5 | 1:30pm
Wildflower Hike
Join us on this afternoon hike on May 5 to learn about and explore all the native wildflowers that will be blooming during this time. This hike is limited to 15 participants and preregistration is required at the following link: https://app.donorview.com/VkoV4
Thursday, May 9 | 5:30pm
Native Shrubs and Vines Hike
On May 9 at 5:30, join us for a hike that will explore the native shrubs and vines of this area of Virginia. Learn about their benefits to the ecosystem and ways to incorporate them in your native landscape.
Registration: https://app.donorview.com/rGzo1
Friday, May 10 | 2:00pm
River View Farm Tour
Join us for a tour of historic River View Farm. Founded by Hugh Carr, a formerly enslaved man, in 1870, the farm was later owned by his daughter, Mary Carr Greer, and her husband, Conly Greer, both leaders in the African American community in Albemarle County. Join us on May 10 at 2:00 pm at the kiosk to learn about their struggles and successes. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited, so please preregister here.
Friday, May 10 | 8:00pm
Second Fridays Under the Stars
Under The Stars is scheduled for the second Friday of every month in 2024. Learn about upcoming celestial events in a short lecture given in the education building at 8:00 PM. Afterwards, go outside where local area amateur astronomers will help point out constellations, planets, nebulae, star clusters, and distant galaxies. Have a look through telescopes of the Charlottesville Astronomical Society, or bring your own. Telescopes will be in the field next to the parking lot at the Ivy Creek Natural Area.
Cloudy skies cancel.
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, May 11 | 10:00am
Farm and Barn History Hours
Come inside 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
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.