Join Virginia Master Naturalist Anne Ellis on a leisurely walk along “Butterfly Alley” at the newly designated Sweet Run State Park (formerly known as the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship). This will be a slow walk appropriate for families. If you are planning to participate in Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s annual butterfly count on August 5, this will be a great time to brush up on your identification skills. We will meet at the parking lot at the end of Sawmill Road. Registration required.
Sweet Run State Park is located just north of Neersville at 11661 Harpers Ferry Road (Route 671); see map below. Directions to the Sawmill Road parking lot: from eastern Loudoun County, take Rt 7 west to Rt 9 west; at the light after Hillsboro traffic circles, bear right onto Harpers Ferry Road; turn left on Sawmill Rd (about 5 miles). The parking lot is on the right at the end of Sawmill Road (about 1 mile).
Balancing Preservation & Practicality: Maintaining Our Historic Rural Roads in the 21st Century
Thursday, August 3, 2023
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Waterford Old School
40222 Fairfax Street, Waterford, VA
Join in celebrating the Heritage Area’s historic rural road network which has served travelers for over 300 years. Discover the stories these gravel roads tell, and the challenges and successes in preserving them for future generations.
An award will be presented to the Virginia Department of Transportation for preserving the Old Waterford Road and John Lewis Bridge in Loudoun County and the Waterloo Bridge in Fauquier County. A beer and wine reception will follow.
al Stewardship). This will be a slow walk appropriate for families. If you are planning to participate in Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s annual butterfly count on August 5, this will be a great time to brush up on your identification skills. We will meet at the parking lot at the end of Sawmill Road. 
