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July 2020
Exploring Lake Mooney – Paddle Trip
Join FOR River Steward Adam Lynch for a guided paddle tour of Lake Mooney a.k.a Rocky Pen Reservoir, the newest water supply reservoir in Stafford County. This morning float begins and ends at Lake Mooney boat launch at Lake Mooney Park. This trip is flat water only. Minimum age is 12 years and some paddling experience is helpful. Did you know that most of the water in Lake Mooney actually originated in the Rappahannock River? Lake Mooney is a 520-acre…
Find out more »Protected: Kids Rappahannock Nature Bingo & Photo Contest
FRIENDS OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK invites you to get outdoors this summer and play a fun game of Rappahannock Nature Bingo. If you are a kid between the ages of 4-17 living in the Rappahannock River Watershed, we want you to get outside and find some awesome examples of the super cool wildlife that you can see right in your own backyard. Take a camera with you on your nature strolls, hikes and river adventures and enter the FOR KIDS…
Find out more »Rappahannock Fall Line Tour – City Dock Paddle
Join FOR River Steward Adam Lynch for a guided paddle tour of the Rappahannock Fall Line. This morning float begins and ends at City Dock. This trip takes place on a flat-water section of the river. Minimum age is 12 years and some paddling experience is helpful. The Fall Line of the Rappahannock has been valuable ground throughout human history. Indigenous tribes met here to trade goods and to harvest a seasonal bounty of migratory fish. Fredericksburg and Falmouth are…
Find out more »August 2020
Think Like a Citizen Scientist: Girl Scout Program
Friends of the Rappahannock would like to invite you to a “Think like a Citizen Scientist - Journey in a day!” We will be hosting Girls Scouts of all ages to join us for a day learning about Ornithology, the study of birds! We will discover bird adaptations, connect with their migration, and take action as citizen scientists using the ebird app! We will also be building bluebird boxes for our local Virginia Bluebird Society of Fredericksburg! Saturday, August 29th…
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