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Conservation alley

Explore Conservation Alley, packed with family fun, demonstrations, recycled crafts, and plenty of love for the natural world. Kids can journey with the Jr. Passport program and earn a Conservation Alley sticker badge while learning simple ways to protect our wildlife and water.

Saturday, June 1

& Sunday, June 2

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

FREE Admission*

 

Bring the kids and explore Conservation Alley, a family-friendly space packed with fun demos, crafts, and plenty of love for the natural world. Kids will love the Jr. Passport program where they visit conservationists, learn a fact, and then mark off their completed portions on the passport to earn a Conservation Alley sticker badge!

Visit these booths to learn more about how they support the natural world:

  • Charlie Boone Trails Memorial Foundation

  • Friends of the Occoquan

  • King Street Oysters

  • Linda's Lab

  • Nova Sailing

  • Ocean Sole

  • Potomac River Keepers Network

  • Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge

  • PWC Emergency Management

  • PWC Park Rangers

  • PWC Naturalists

  • Read With Carylee Inc

  • Service Authority

Here are just a few more exciting activities in store:

 

  • See Reptile World on Saturday at Town Hall (fee)*

  • Make an animal project from recycled materials at the Art Bar

  • Rock painting 

  • Add your personal touch to our interactive mural

  • Have your face painted by Fairy Jennabelle (fee)*

  • Learn to dive

  • Watch the Rockledge Music Program performances on Sat at 12pm

  • Try the oysters from King Street Oyster! (fee)*

 

*Admission to Conservation Alley is free for all attendees. Items noted with (fee) have a ticket price or fee required to participate.

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Reptile World

Reptile World

Saturday at 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.

 

Get up close and personal with an interesting selection of live, large, colorful, and gentle reptiles from all over the world. Discover what reptiles are (and aren't), what makes them different from birds and mammals, and how important they are in our environment.

 

Located at Town Hall (314 Mill Street). 75 minutes. Limited Seating, Early Bird $15; $18 at the door. Ages 2 and under are free. Tickets available here.

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