Field Trips

July 2022
Wellness Walk at Stauffer’s Marsh
Wellness Walk Guide, Krista Hawley, Adult Program Coordinator This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Let's get outside and walk the trails together! With an eye on staying mentally and physically healthy, Krista hopes you will join her on her monthly Wellness Walks at the PVAS Preserves and beyond! If you have been wanting to visit the gorgeous pollinator meadow at Stauffer’s Marsh, July is the time! We will spend some time enjoying the…
Find out more »Singing Insect Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
Trip Leader: Wil Hershberger Registration is required and will be limited to 14 participants ages 14 years and older. PMVN Continuing Education Eligible Join Wil Hershberger, local insect expert, for an evening insect walk at Cool Spring Preserve. Listen and learn about the all the various insects we hear in the summer and early fall months. Mr. Hershberger is coauthor of “The Songs of Insects”, a book and audio CD published by Houghton-Mifflin Company. He is also the instructor of…
Find out more »August 2022
Wellness Walk at Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship
Wellness Walk Guide: Krista Hawley, PVAS Adult Program Coordinator This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Please register below Let’s get outside and walk the trails together! We are excited to explore a shady new venue for our August Wellness Walk. The trails at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship are in great condition and offer plenty of respite from the sun on a hot summer day. The trail we will walk is about…
Find out more »PVAS’s 40th Anniversary Shenandoah River Float!
Join PVAS as we celebrate 40 years of conservation, education and action with a river float on the Shenandoah River! The Shenandoah River is one of our area's greatest assets and we are excited to partner with River & Trails Outfitters to offer a guided canoe or kayak float on this incredibly gorgeous river. The group will float in canoes or kayaks from Avon Bend downriver to Moulton Park. This trip is reminiscent of a Shenandoah River float that some…
Find out more »Moonlight Hike at Cool Spring Preserve
Moonlight Hike Guide: Molly Hilldenbrand, PVAS AmeriCorps Volunteer This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Please register below Celebrate the Full Moon with a Moonlight Hike at the Preserve! Let the full moon be our guide on the beautiful summer trails at Cool Spring Preserve. Join Molly Hilldebrand, PVAS AmeriCorps Volunteer, on a moonlit walk around Linda’s Loop. We will keep an eye and ear out for our busy resident beavers and perhaps a muskrat,…
Find out more »September 2022
Wellness Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
Wellness Walk Guide: Krista Hawley, Adult Program Coordinator This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Let’s get outside and walk the trails together! During the fall months, the trails at Cool Spring Preserve are teaming with a spectacular assortment of wildflowers. Goldenrod, Aster, Jewelweed, Ironweed, and more are the standouts in September. Join Krista Hawley, PVAS Adult Program Coordinator, on a walk around Linda’s Loop and enjoy some time on the Pollinator Path passthrough as well. With…
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