Warblers and Wildflowers
Spend Time with Mother Nature
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Date: May 7, 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Where: Choose from two Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail sites west of Staunton. What better way to spend Mother’s Day weekend than to explore the tremendous biodiversity in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest with your family. Participants will visit one of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail sites listed below. Each Virginia Birding & Wildlife site will have a table with an information display and Master Naturalists available to lead small group hikes every 15 minutes. This event will be held in light rain or shine. No registration necessary. Restrooms available.  Birdsfoot Violet. Photo © Jeannie Holden
Covid Safe
Please bring a mask to wear in the table area. No need for masks when families are exploring on their own. |
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Braley Pond. Photo by Jeannie Holden
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail Sites
Visit either of these sites.
Visit either of these sites.
- Braley Pond – Meet at Picnic Area, .5-mile hike to top of dam and around beautiful pond surrounded by upland hardwood forests and riparian woodlands. View birds (hardwood breeders, migrants, hawks), wildflowers, salamanders, tadpoles, butterflies, dragonflies, and snakes. Scenic view of surrounding mountains. Trail is narrow with steep banks. Location Coordinates: 38.28611, -79.30194, West Augusta, Va. Google map directions
- Augusta Springs Wetlands – Meet at Picnic Area, easy .8-mile hike on boardwalk trail that meanders through wetland habitats surrounded by hardwood forest interspersed with pines. Two large ponds are home to nesting and migrant birds, snakes, salamanders, butterflies and more. Location coordinates: N 38.10313. W -79.336261, 2735 Little Calf Pasture Hwy, Augusta Springs, Va. Wheelchair accessible. Google map directions
Augusta Springs Wetlands. Photo courtesy USFS
- Both are in the North River District of the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest.
- If you are unable to participate on May 7, please consider exploring Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail on your own.
Red eft. Photo by Carol Lena Miller
About Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail is an organized network of outdoor sites highlighting the best places to see birds and wildlife in the Commonwealth. Walk a nature trail, paddle a river, or enjoy a scenic overlook to experience Virginia’s wealth of natural diversity. With 400 species of birds, 150 species of mammals, 150 species of amphibians and reptiles, 250 species of fish, plus hundreds of butterfly, dragonfly, and other invertebrate species, you’ll soon see why Virginia is a premier destination for birding and wildlife viewing.
See Mountain Region - Forest Trails and North River - for sites on and near Shenandoah Mountain.
Event hosted by:
Friends of Shenandoah Mountain and Headwaters Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists.
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail is an organized network of outdoor sites highlighting the best places to see birds and wildlife in the Commonwealth. Walk a nature trail, paddle a river, or enjoy a scenic overlook to experience Virginia’s wealth of natural diversity. With 400 species of birds, 150 species of mammals, 150 species of amphibians and reptiles, 250 species of fish, plus hundreds of butterfly, dragonfly, and other invertebrate species, you’ll soon see why Virginia is a premier destination for birding and wildlife viewing.
See Mountain Region - Forest Trails and North River - for sites on and near Shenandoah Mountain.
Event hosted by:
Friends of Shenandoah Mountain and Headwaters Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists.