Clean Virginia Waterways is excited to be hosting a Nature Party at First Landing State Park on RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER for October 11th from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In partnership with local community organizations, The Nature Party creates a safe and welcoming space where families can learn basic naturalist skills, explore local plants and animals, engage in creative activities, and connect with organizations that offer ongoing outdoor opportunities. These events are intentionally designed to be accessible, educational, and community centered.

The Nature Party will help families recognize that nature is present all around them, build confidence and comfort engaging in outdoor spaces, and understand everyone’s role in caring for the environment through the principles of Leave No Trace. Participants will also learn how spending time in nature can reduce stress, improve attention, and support overall health and well-being, encouraging increased use of local parks and natural areas.

We will have several Activity Hosts to make this a nature-filled event including Girl Scouts, Virginia Butterfly Society, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Department of Wildlife Resources and more! Activities will include Binocular Basics, Nature Journaling, Knot Tying, a Bug Walk and of course, a Litter Cleanup!

This is a free event but we ask that you pre-register!

2026 Fall Nature Party Activity Hosts

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Bird Bands

Calm Kids LLC Children/Family Yoga

Clean Virginia Waterways Litter Cleanup with data collection

Dean Firth Spider/Bug Walk

Department of Wildlife Resources Fur Trunk

Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast Knot Tying

False Cape State Park Backyard bass

First Landing State Park Scales to Tails with animal ambassadors

Maurice Cullen Local Naturalist Insect displays and microscope with live specimens

Mike Hoffman Water Cycle Game

Monarch Watch Release tagged Monarchs (weather permitting)

Norfolk Botanical Garden Make a pot and fill it with a plant to bring home

Scrapz, LLC Composting and environmental stewardship of worms

Tidewater Master Naturalists Binocular Basics

VA Butterfly Society Learn about Butterflies

VB Master Gardeners Water and Tree Stewards Cornhole game with tree questions, water runoff display, tree measuring activity

Wildlife Response Inc. Pinecone bird feeder and ambassador animals

This event has been possible thanks to grants from the Dominion Charitable Foundation and The Nature Generation.