ShareJoin a Foundation Naturalist for an interpretive hike. Explore the many aspects of Wintergreen’s natural environment. $3 members, $5 resort guests, $6 non-members. Please register by 9:30am. Event Date: Saturday 30th of May 2009 10:00 AM Location/Address: Trillium House Contact Telephone Please call (434)325-7473 for more information This post was submitted by The Wintergreen Nature [...]
ShareNelson County, Virginia All photos ©2009 NCL Magazine You needed a fast car and a map to keep up with everything going on this past weekend in Nelson County, Virginia. Thankfully the weather cooperated perfectly with rains not moving in until nearly dark Saturday allowing everyone the chance to get their outdoor events completed. Tweet [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia It’s been a chilly week for the most part, but that didn’t stop students at Rockfish River Elementary School (RRES) in Afton from working on their butterfly garden that will attract the colorful insects in just a few days as the temperatures warm. “About fifteen kids from five to ten years [...]
ShareFriday, March 27th 7PM WHAT MIGHT THE FUTURE HOLD? Meteorologist, Jeff Halverson looks to the future and what we can learn from the 2008 hurricane season as he discusses tropical tempests, ocean temperature and global warming. This event will take place at the Rockfish Community Center. There is a fee involved. Please register ahead. We [...]
ShareDevil’s Knob Mountain Wintergreen Nelson County, Virginia After a long Winter vacation, our NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation Weathernet Station is back online and sending out live weather data from the mountain. The station got pretty beat up in December 2008 after a 100+ MPH wind gust coming out of the Shenandoah, over Devil’s Knob, and down [...]
ShareNovember 12 10AM Wintergreen’s Perimeter Trail Club – NEW! Join TWNF as we trek along “The Perimeter”! Thirteen miles of rugged terrain is daunting for any hiker so we will tackle this challenge in sections. Each quarterly calendar for the next year will include a segment of “The Perimeter”. Those sturdy and persistent enough to [...]
ShareIn a moment that brought tears to many of the people standing by, balloons were released Friday afternoon at the annual (TWNF) The Wintergreen Nature Foundation Golf Tourney, now known as The Sara Ott Memorial Golf Classic. It was a tradition started this year inspired by Sara’s grandchildren after her death. Sara Ott passed away [...]
