CELEBRATE EARTH DAY 2022 at Shenandoah River State Park! –
Shenandoah River State Park will host an all-day BioBlitz starting at 9 a.m. Sunday April 24th at the Massanutten shelter, 305 Daughter of Stars Drive, Bentonville.
A BioBlitz event is a period of intense biological observation to record all living species within a designated area. Participants are encouraged to download their observations to www.iNaturalist.org, where observations will be automatically aggregated to an event-specific project page where people can learn what organisms live in the park.
A food truck will be set up starting at 10 a.m. at the shelter and there will be musical performances by the Feehan Brothers and Mariachi Aguila at 1 p.m. A second introduction will be held at 2 p.m. with park rangers and volunteers available to welcome guests.
The standard parking fee will be waived. Information: 540-622-6840, 540-933-7275 or www.virginiastateparks.gov.