This past Sunday, March 7, 2021, Russell Kohrs gave an engaging overview of the story of how the Shenandoah Valley has been forming for the last 600 million years, and how that development continues today. Russ's presentation explored much of this…
Down By the Riverside: Burial Practices of the Enslaved by Sarah Kohrs When? February 7, 2021 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm; Where? Zoom Corhaven Graveyard, historically known as Sam Moore Slave Cemetery, is only one of several burial grounds for…
The Woodstock Lions Club, represented by Hal Ladehoff (President), Timothy Funk (Secretary), and Margaret Hill (Third Vice-President), presented a $6,000 check to Friends of Seven Bends State Park on December 2 for River’s Way Natural Play Area and Outdoor Classroom…
Putting Our Best Foot Forward: First Day Hike at Seven Bends State Park A First Day Hike at Seven Bends State Park started 2020 strong with over 100 hikers gathering to ring in the new year. By March, we shifted…
If you are older than 17-years-of-age, you need a permit to use any Virginia DWR (formerly the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries)-managed locations, which includes boat launches (this mandate is relevant to operators of boats, kayaks, canoes, tubes, paddleboards) and…
Welcome Mariama Dryak—our new Program Coordinator for education and science at Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River! Mariama paddling in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota Mariama Dryak (she/her) is an earth scientist, science communicator, and an…
Like many this year, Friends was not able to hold our beloved summer camps in person. So we got creative with staff, local agency partners, board members and volunteering professional teachers all coming together to develop an online camp program…
Sunday, July 26, extend your weekend with Friends' Director, Dave Brotman, on a guided hike from Muse Vineyards through Seven Bends State Park. This Sunday, from 10-12, Dave will walk with you down to the park, and lead you into…
Read below for a park update from Tom Stevens, Chief Ranger. With COVID-19 still looming, people continue to seek outdoor recreation as an escape from modern problems. While weekdays are relatively quiet, on weekends we are expending most of our resources…
With the wet spring we’ve had, the North Fork of the Shenandoah has been flowing steadily. Since most of the rains have been coming in afternoon downpours, or single-day events with modest gaps in between, farmers, anglers, paddlers, and swimmers…