Join us as we celebrate the season with a Harvest Fest Potluck! Bring a homemade dish, treat, or seasonal favorite to share as we gather for good food and good company. Together, we'll celebrate the bounty of summer and enjoy a hearty meal to prepare us for the hibernating season ahead. Whether you're a seasoned […]
Ready to go beyond the stars? Join TNFW staff and Charlottesville-area amateur astronomers for a journey into the deep sky! We’ll explore galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae projected onto a screen using high-powered EV telescopes. We will meet at Highland Park off of Blue Ridge Drive. Bring chairs or blankets for a cozy night sky […]
Join a Foundation Naturalist for an interpretive hike and explore Wintergreen’s natural environment! These hikes are rated moderate to strenuous. Meet at Trillium House. Payment is due before event.
Join us as we search for Monarchs making their remarkable fall migration to Mexico. Learn about Monarch migration and conservation and help us tag individual butterflies as part of the Monarch Watch community science program. Payment is due before event.
Join us to watch for hawks, falcons, and other raptors making their fall migration along the Blue Ridge. Learn how to identify migrating raptors and discover why our mountain ridges are such important migration corridors.
Join a Foundation Naturalist for an interpretive hike and explore Wintergreen’s natural environment! These hikes are rated moderate to strenuous. Meet at Trillium House. Bring walking sticks. Payment is due before event.
Let's explore the newer trail linking Stone Orchard and Cedar Meadows, with its valley views and a quiet walk through a tunnel of trees. Meet Emily, a Virginia Master Naturalist and Tree Steward, at the Tuckahoe Clubhouse. We'll keep an easy, unhurried pace, so wear hiking boots or sneakers and bring water if you might […]
Join Carolyn Velletri for a fun, hands-on watercolor workshop inspired by the changing colors and three distinctive shapes of sassafras leaves. Participants ages 14 and older with some watercolor experience will explore more than six techniques using the provided “Bag of Tricks.” Come ready to experiment, learn, and laugh alongside fellow artists—there is no need […]
Join a Foundation Naturalist for an interpretive hike and explore Wintergreen’s natural environment! These hikes are rated moderate to strenuous. Meet at Trillium House. Payment is due before event.
Join TNFW’s dynamite volunteer duo, John and Abigail James for an autumn walk through Wintergreen’s golden woods to discover the secrets of fall. Hike is rated moderate to strenuous. Dress for weather. Meet at Trillium House parking lot. Payment is due before event.
Take part in the inaugural event of the new orienteering course at Wintergreen! This adventure race will require an individual or group to find wilderness checkpoints in effort to accrue the most value in the least amount of time. You will compete against other groups, demanding terrain and the ever-moving clock as you use your […]
Join Josh Palumbo on this spooky pre-Halloween hike as we descend Loggers Alley and visit the Diamond Hill Cemetery at sunset. Seeing Diamond Hill Cemetery at dusk is a great time to learn a bit about Wintergreen’s past and prepare for the spookiest day on the calendar. Moderate. Bring plenty of water. Payment is due […]