Virginia
Abingdon
Virginia Creeper Trail
Abingdon
VA
Web Site
http://www.abingdon.com/events/creeper.htm
Description
34 mile trail on former rail line, walking,
biking, horses - no motorized vehicles
Type
of Resource
Nature
Primary
Focus Park
Kind of
Activity Trail
Nature
of Group or Site
Outdoor
New
or Updated:
1/15/2004
Alexandria
American
Horticultural Society
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria VA 22308
Phone 703 768-5700
Web Site http://www.ahs.org/
Toll Free 800 777-7931
E-mail
sdick@ahs.org
Description national organization of gardeners with list of gardens, HQ at River Farm holds 25 acres of lawns &
gardens
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus Garden
Kind of Activity Link List
Nature of Group or Site Association
Virginia
Charlottesville
Piedmont Environmental Council
1111 Rose Hill Drive #1
Charlottesville VA 22903
Phone 804 977-2033
Web Site www.pec-va.org/
Description
Type of Resource
Nature
Nature of Group or Site Association
Field of Study/Science Facility Conservation
Chincoteague
Oyster & Maritime Museum
7125 Maddox Boulevard
PO Box 352
Chincoteague VA 23336
Phone 757 336-6117
Web Site
www.chincoteague.com/omm.html
Description ecology, first fresnal lens
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus Natural History
Virginia
Herndon
Frying Pan Park
2709 West Ox Road
Herndon
VA
20171
Phone
703 437-9101
Web Site
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/parks/omp.htm
Description
holds Kidwell Farm, working model farm of
early20th century
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus
Park
Building Type
Farm
New or Updated:
5/17/2004
Luray
Shenandoah National Park
3655 US Highway 211 E
Luray VA 22835
Phone 540 999-3582
Web Site www.nps.gov/shen/
Description includes portions of Skyline Drive and almost 80,000 acres Wilderness area
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus Park
Virginia
Newport News
Virginia Living
Museum
524 J Clyde Morris Boulevard
Newport News
VA
23601
Phone
757 595-1900
Web Site
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/
Description
Indoor & Outdoor animal & plant exhibits
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus
Natural History
Nature of Group or
Site
Animals
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Aquarium
New or Updated: 6/26/2004
Richmond
Scenic Virginia
1904 Byrd Avenue #108
Richmond VA 23230
Phone 804 282-5522
Web Site www.scenicva.org/aboutus.html
Description Organization to help retain the scenic beauty of the state
Type of Resource
Nature
Nature of Group or Site Association
Field of Study/Science Facility Conservation
Virginia
Strasburg
Crystal Caverns
33229 Old Valley Pike
Strasburg VA 22657
Phone 540 465-5884
Web Site www.waysideofva.com
E-mail
wayside@shentel.net
Description lighted caverns
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus Cave |
