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May - June 2018
The Great Migration Bird Walk
Age: 8 yrs. old to adult (under 12 must be accompanied by adult)
FREE – Registration Required: (757)-399-7487, rdunbar@elizabethriver.org
Dates: Fall -Saturday, Sept. 29th
Time: 8am-10am
More than 150 species of birds have been spotted at Paradise Creek Nature Park – neck and neck with the Great Dismal Swamp! Join local birder David Gibson on a tour of the park and birds visiting during the fall migration. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair of ours. All skill levels welcome.
This event is FREE but registration is required: (757)-392-7132, rdunbar@elizabethriver.org. Presented by the non-profit Elizabeth River Project. Donations welcome to keep river education and restoration growing: elizabethriver.org.
Clear-Bottom Kayak Paddles - Kayaking Paradise Creek
Join the non-profit Elizabeth River Project for a guided paddle through the largest restored wetland in Virginia that’s open to the public for paddling. We provide the clear-bottomed kayaks, paddles, life jackets and tour guide. You learn the history and ecology of Paradise Creek Nature Park. No experience necessary.
Registration required at least two business days prior. Cost: $40 per person/$30 members of Elizabeth River Project. (757)-392-7132, rdunbar@elizabethriver.org.
Dates: Saturday June 16 (12-2 PM), register by Thursday June 14
Saturday, July 14, 10 am – Noon
Saturday, July 21, 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
Sunday, Aug. 5, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday, Aug. 18, 4 pm – 6 pm
Saturday, Sept. 22, 9 am – 11 am
NEW
Introducing River Yoga
Age: 13 and up
Day: Saturdays
Time: Noon – 1 pm
Dates:
May 26
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Find your balance when you practice hatha yoga in our nature park. Taught by Robin Dunbar, Deputy Director – Education, the Elizabeth River Project. Robin is a certified yoga fit instructor who also teaches at area YMCAs when she is not educating children to help restore the Elizabeth River. Gather at the Fred W. Beazley River Academy. Outside when weather permits. Playlist of river music. Please bring your own mat.
This event is FREE but registration is required: (757)-392-7132, rdunbar@elizabethriver.org. Presented by the non-profit Elizabeth River Project. Donations welcome to keep river education and restoration growing: elizabethriver.org.
NEW
Introducing Youth Art House
Age: 12 and up (younger must be accompanied by adult).
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Dates:
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
Sept. 22
Sept. 26
Calling young people of the Elizabeth River community! Create art about your home river on Wednesday afternoons at the park. Gather at the River Academy (blue building). Art supplies provided. Guest artists plus Robin Dunbar, Deputy Director – Education, Elizabeth River Project (aka “Princess Elizabeth.”). Robin’s art accomplishments range from giant puppets to a commission to paint a mermaid for a foreign country.
This event is FREE and no registration is required. Questions: (757)-392-7132, rdunbar@elizabethriver.org. Presented by the non-profit Elizabeth River Project.
NEW
Rain Harvesting for River Star Homes
Age: Adult (River Star Homes encouraged!)
Date: Saturday, June 23
Time: 10am-noon
Why waste your continuous source of fresh water? Instead, harvest your rain for re-use in landscaping. Elizabeth River Project’s River Star Homes program helps you pay the costs if you live in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Kempsville area of Virginia Beach for 125-gallon rain barrels, “rain gardens” and “dry wells.” See our examples at the park’s new River Academy and come away ready to plan your own. FREE but registration required, bgavin@elizabethriver.org.
NEW
Grow Your Own Native Plants
Age: Adult (River Star Homes encouraged!)
Date: Saturday, June 30
Time: 10 am – Noon
Native plants are terrific for the ecosystem but can be hard to find, not to mention expensive. “So I grow my own,” says Mike Barbachem, an environmental engineer and long-time Elizabeth River Project volunteer. He will share lessons from growing hundreds of native plants for his yard. This workshop will provide participants the needed information about how to grow native plants from seeds. Details about where to buy seeds, how to germinate them, and then how to plant them will be provided. Workshop location, Fred W. Beazley River Academy (blue building), Paradise Creek Nature Park.
This event is FREE but registration is required: (757)-392-7135, bgavin@elizabethriver.org. Presented by the non-profit Elizabeth River Project. Donations encouraged to keep river restoration growing: elizabethriver.org.
Plein Air Open Studio and Peer Critique
Come paint the day away at Paradise Creek Nature Park! We will meet at the River Academy at 10am and paint from 10am-2pm, but feel free to get a head start. From 2pm-3pm, we will meet at the Beazley River Academy (on site) and have light refreshments and peer critique of your paintings. Artists of all levels welcome!
Recommended to bring: Your usual plein aire supplies and a folding chair
Space is limited- Email rmyers@elizabethriver.org to register!
Date: Saturday, May 26th
Time: 10am -3pm Take a break and join Robin for River Yoga from 12pm-1pm!
Cost: Donation of at least $5 requested to cover refreshments
Volunteer Opportunities
Paradise Creek Nature Park offers a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Neary 2,000 adults and children have helped remove invasive plants, planted native trees, weeded garden beds, removed trash from the trails and wetland, and helped maintain education zones throughout the park.
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