It’s what the tour guides don’t tell you that you should be afraid of… Do you DARE venture into the ancient cavern to see what lurks in the dark? Something sinister has been waiting for a millennia. Once you enter, there’s no turning back. Prepare to be scared! (NOT recommended for children!) Haunted Cave Tours […]
The spooktacular Halloween and Fall Festival returns Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Virginia Museum of Natural History! Fire performances, magic shows, stilt walkers, carnival games, costume contests, food trucks, a beer garden, and more await you during Bonez & Booz! Costumes encouraged! $10/Ages 18-59 $5/Ages 3-17, Seniors 60+, and College Students FREE […]
Free activities include Trunk-or-Treating (please come in costume!!), Hayrides, Bounce Houses, and fall themed mini games for the whole family! This event attracts nearly 1,000 local kids alone. Special community partner, Grottoes Pool Preservation Foundation, will also be supporting with great fundraising activities and food. So come prepared to support a great local cause alongside […]
Clark in the Park is a county wide, hide-and-seek style scavenger hunt! Players follow #AugustaRecVA or @AugustaCountyParksandRec on social media for clues and hints to help them find Clark and his friends in the county parks and win prizes from the sponsors! The hunt begins November 18. Follow link for more details.
Join us for the next free Science Talk on millipedes, centipedes, and other leaf litter organisms. It is sure to cover many legs! You can join in person or live stream on Facebook (Wayne Theatre or VMNH).
Our own South River Watershed Coalition Advisory Council member David Hirschman has written a new fiction book, The Tenacious Bloom, and he is WMRA’s Books & Brews author for December. He has graciously offered to donate half of his author proceeds from books sold at the event to the Coalition. So come join us in […]
Registration Required Registration deadline: January 8, 2025 Clean Water Lobby Day offers advocates the opportunity to lobby for environmental action in their district. This event is crucial for advancing policies that benefit clean water and meet Chesapeake Bay restoration goals. Prior to Lobby Day, a Zoom call will be hosted to discuss active legislation and […]
Speaker: Carole Nash, Ph.D. Topic: Belmont Vineyard and the 19th Century Wine Industry in the Virginia Blue Ridge Please join us at at 7 pm on Tuesday, January 21st, at the Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro for our first Science Talk of 2025! Our speaker will be Carole Nash, Ph.D., James Madison University Professor of Geography […]
The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN)'s annual Conservation Lobby Day is your chance to lobby with fellow advocates in your district for environmental action that matters most to you. Join us with VCN as we kick off this year's annual Conservation Lobby Day at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd. Attend lobby meetings with […]
Speaker: Wil Orndorff Topic: Water is Water: the Fuzzy Distinction between Surface and Groundwater in the Shenandoah Valley Please join us at at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 18th, at the Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro for his presentation on the effect extended periods of drought have on groundwater. Wil Orndorff is the Karst Protection Coordinator […]
Friday, March 14, 2025 The Wayne Theatre, Waynesboro Virginia No day of registrations. Last day to register is 3/10/25 by 5:00 pm. Register Here! Click HERE for the most up to date 2025 Shenandoah Valley Plant Symposium day of agenda/schedule of events. AGENDA: 8:00 – 8:30 Registration- coffee and light refreshments provided 8:30 – 8:45 […]
Speaker: Dr. Angel Garcia Topic: To Be Determined Please save the date to join us at at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 18th, at the Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro for a Science Talk by Dr. Angel Garcia, JMU Assistant Professor of Ethnogeology & Karst Science. Dr. Garcia is a Boricua (Puerto Rican) geologist interested in […]
