Naturefest to Provide Hands-On Nature Experiences

Provided, Town of Herndon:

WHAT: NatureFest 2014 is a hands-on nature event, which spotlights the animals, plants, and insects that live in Runnymede Park. Event participants can visit fifteen different nature stations, which include live raptors, animals that live in the park, how to tag and release a monarch butterfly, learn what it means to be “busy as a bee” and all about life in the meadow. Blue Ridge Wildlife Center and the Wildlife Center of Virginia will conduct two educational shows.

WHO: Family friendly event for all ages

WHEN: Sunday, September 28, from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

WHERE: NatureFest 2014 will be held at Runnymede Park, 195 Herndon Parkway between Elden Street

and Queens Row Street. There will be parking along Herndon Parkway in front of the park entrance and at the Herndon Police Station, 397 Herndon Parkway. A free shuttle will be provided all afternoon from the Herndon Police station, which is a third of a mile south of the park entrance. Limited handicap parking will be available at the event.

COST: Free - parking and admission

CONTACT: Ann Marie Heiser, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation at 703-435-6800, ext. 2134, annmarie.heiser @herndon-va.gov or visit herndon-va.gov for more information.

NatureFest is sponsored jointly by the Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of Runnymede Park.

The Herndon Parks and Recreation Department is nationally accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies and is a four-time National Gold Medal Award winner for excellence in park and recreation management presented by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. The Town of Herndon, located in western Fairfax County, is the third largest town in the Commonwealth and is home to more than 23,000 citizens.

For more information, visit the Town’s website at www.herndon-va.gov, town services, parks and recreation, or call 703-787-7300.