Check Out Our Spring Lectures on Youtube!
Friends of the North Fork just wrapped up the last lecture of our Seven Bends Lecture Series this past weekend, and is ecstatic to be able to share them with those who were not able to make them on the…
A Sedimental Journey: How Historic Deforestation Degrades Waterways Today by Chris Bolgiano
This past Sunday, May 2, 2021, Chris Bolgiano presented on how deforestation in the late 1800s and early 1900s led to a huge loss of tree cover and thus sediment following that time period, as the sediment was no longer…
Connections between Riparian Buffers, Water Quality and Fish Habitat by Paul Bugas and Matt Wolanski
This past Sunday, April 11, 2021, Paul Bugas and Matt Wolanski gave an engaging overview of how riparian buffers play a role in the health of a waterway and enhance water quality. This enhanced water quality enhances the habitat for…
A Geological Odyssey Through Deep Time: Whence Came These Bends? by Russell Kohrs
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
Sunday, February 8, marked the first lecture of the 2021 Seven Bends Lecture Series: How Water Shapes the Valley with Sarah Kohrs delivering an engaging presentation on "Down by the Riverside: Burial Practices of the Enslaved". If you missed the…
Seven Bends Lecture Series 2021: How Water Shapes the Valley
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…
Seven Bends Lecture Series 2020
Join us for our fourth annual lecture series with a great lineup of speakers! Free and open to the public. All lectures are held at the St. Paul's Heritage Center at 106 S. High Street in Edinburg, Virginia on Sunday…
Seven Bends Lecture Series 2019
Join us for our third annual lecture series with a great lineup of speakers! Thank you to our lecture series sponsor, Muse Vineyards! Free and open to the public. All lectures are held at the St. Paul's Heritage Center in…
Seven Bends Lecture Series 2018
Join us for our second free lecture series with a great lineup of speakers. Thanks to our lecture series sponsor, Muse Vineyards. All lectures are held at the St. Paul's Heritage Center in Edinburg on Sunday afternoons at 2pm. See…