Join Suleka Deevi on a visual and auditory tour of Quarry Gardens. Learn about migratory birds that came all the way from Central and South America. Discover more about resident birds that are in Virginia year round, and why some species don’t migrate. Learn to identify birds by both plumage and song. Additionally, learn about […]
In response to many requests, this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
Join us for for an evening of exploration and summertime magic. See the fireflies, borrow a UV flashlight and hunt for bugs, listen to frog calls, bring a picnic!
Every ecosystem type in the Piedmont region hosts several fern species—drifts of hairy lipfern in the barrens, cinnamon and royal ferns of the wetlands, and a tremendous diversity in the forests and woodland—and most of the region’s fern species can easily be found at the QG’s trail margins. During this walk, participants may expect to […]
In response to many requests, this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
Guide: Courtney McLaughlin Program: Virginia is full of amazing, colorful, diverse caterpillars of all shapes and sizes, and we’re going to go find them! This will be a slow-paced walk, where you should wear appropriate footwear, bring water, and do what you need to to protect yourself from the sun and unwanted bugs (it's been […]
In response to many requests, this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
Join us for for an evening of exploration and summertime magic. See the fireflies, borrow a UV flashlight and hunt for bugs, listen to frog calls, bring a picnic! PLEASE NOTE: although the event runs until 10 PM, the gate will be closed at 8 PM.
In response to many requests, this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
In response to many requests, this Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
This evening we'll be hosting an art opening as well as a caterpillar hunt! We will be opening the Visitor Center at 5 PM so that visitors can meet artist Deborah Davis and see her moth paintings. If you're attending the hunt, feel free to come a little early or stay a little late to […]
In response to many requests, this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
In response to many requests, this Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
Come join us for an Acroyoga jam! The $10 entry fee includes a popsicle or ice cream bar. This event will be outdoors (indoors if too hot or rainy). Feel free to bring a mat, blanket, water, and/or picnic dinner!
In response to many requests, this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
In response to many requests, this Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
Join us for our special mothing event! This event will start at 7 PM and go late, and picnicking is encouraged. Moth sheets will be lit as soon as night falls, probably around 8:30. Deborah Davis will be presenting a program on moths before it gets dark (and her paintings will still be on view). […]
In response to many requests, this Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Quarry Gardens will be available to ticketed visitors who would like to walk the trails independently. Consider bringing a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. For personal safety and protection of the site, visitors are advised: Pets, swimming, alcohol, fires, […]
Join us for an all-day celebration of odonates! Expert Andrew Rapp will be leading a "Dragon Hunt" (walking the property in search of dragonflies) from 9 to 11 AM; macro photographer Emily Luebke will give an indoor presentation from 11 to 12; and Piedmont Discovery Center director Devin Floyd will lead a fern walk from […]
Membership meeting featuring Joe Lapp presentation on spiders.