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Butterflies on the Battlefield: Pollinator & Nature Festival

Location of Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park in Virginia

Where

Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park, 6541 Saylers Creek Rd., Rice, VA 23966.
Visitor Center

When

July 22, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Join us for our 4th Annual Pollinator & Nature Festival. The festival focuses on educating guests about the important role pollinators play in their ecosystem, community resources that are available, and how to create pollinator habitats in your own backyard or community.

This year's festival features Virginia Master Naturalists, The Heart of Virginia Beekeepers, the Virginia Department of Forestry, Keep Virginia Beautiful Organization, Amelia County 4-Hand, a native plant enthusiast, and a herpetology program hosted by Mike Clifford.

There will be crafts, including a terrarium building and seed ball making, and lots of activities for the kids, as well as a nature hike through a wildflower field and pollinator garden. The Friends of Sailor's Creek Battlefield will be sponsoring a Nature Book Sale and picnic basket raffle.

photo of a monarch butterfly on a milkweed flower

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: No.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-561-7510
Email Address: SailorsCreek@dcr.virginia.gov