Events

2026 Events

The Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends are sponsoring or participating in the following events. Our calendar changes throughout the year so check back often to stay current.

March

10th  Marine Career Day at Cat Point Creek

19th  JCIS Sixth Grade Field Day

April

18th  SWCD Tappahannock Earth Day in Tappahannock

25th Heathsville Farmers Market – Earth Day 9AM – 1PM

May

16th Native Plant Exchange/Sale Hutchison Unit

23rd Rivah Fest in Tappahannock 

26th Northumberland-Lancaster Spring Butterfly Count

June

23rd  George Washington’s Birthplace summer butterfly count

28th  Northumberland-Lancaster Summer Butterfly Count​

July

28th Northumberland-Lancaster Summer Butterfly Count

August

25th  Dragon Run Fall Butterfly Count

September

22rd  George Washington’s Birthplace Fall butterfly count

October

6th Boots and BBQ sponsored by the Northern Neck Land Conservancy
10th – 17th Refuge Week
10th Warsaw Fest
11th Big Sit at Fones Cliffs 8 AM to 7:30 PM
14th Oct Guided paddle on Cat Point Creek
24th Oct Chesapeake to Cat Point Creek Conservation Festival at Menokin 2PM -6 PM

November

3rd Nov Fones Cliffs Guided Bird Walk 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

A short walk to the cliffs to observe late-season migrants and our local over-wintering species. There will be spotting scopes available to observe the river and Beverly Marsh. Contact Refuge Biologist Allie Hunter at susan_a_hunter@fws.gov for more information or to sign up for the events.

December

5th Dec Cat Point Creek Fishing Pier Guided Bird Walk 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Spotting scopes will be set up at the pier overlooking Menokin Bay, and participants will walk up the short trail to Dancing Point and the wildlife observation blind. Contact Refuge Biologist Allie Hunter at susan_a_hunter@fws.gov for more information or to sign up for the events.

15th Northumerland-Lancaster Christmas Bird Count

19th George Washington’s Birthplace Christmas Bird Count

20th Dragon Run Christmas Bird Count

The button below links to a calendar of additional activities on the Refuge and regional conservation events sponsored by our partners.
Detailed Calendar (Google Docs.)

Upcoming Events

24th Oct Chesapeake to Cat Point Creek Conservation Festival
at Menokin 2PM -6 PM
3rd Nov Guided Bird Walk Fones Cliffs
5th Dec Guided Bird Walk Cat Point Creek
15th Dec Northumerland-Lancaster Christmas Bird Count
19th Dec George Washington’s Birthplace Christmas Bird Count
20th Dec Dragon Run Christmas Bird Count

Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends

P.O. Box 1565
Warsaw, VA  22572-1565
Contact@RWRFriends.org

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