Photo: Margaret Fisher

When: Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 14050 Dawson Beach Road, Woodbridge, VA 22191
Fee: FREE, but registration is required

This program is part of our Stretch Our Parks initiative, in partnership with the staff of Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Visit the Occoquan Bay NWR visitor center for a free talk with a local naturalist, Margaret Fisher, who will talk about the City Nature Challenge.

Every year at the end of April, tens of thousands of people around the world participate in City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition between metropolitan areas to see how many observations they can make of the life around them, whether in a wildlife refuge or in their own neighborhood. The greater DC Metro area, which includes Prince William County, always does well.

Margaret Fisher will demonstrate how to contribute to this project by using the iNaturalist app to upload your observations. Download the app to your phone if you would like to put your skills to immediate use in Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. (You can see observations already made there on this website.)