Upcoming Events:
JUNE 27, 2009 - The Friends Wilderness Center is sponsoring a Trail Work Day. This is will be from 9:00 until 3:00 or later if people want to work more! Come out and join us in working primarily on a section of the Perimeter Trail. Wear sturdy shoes. Bring gloves, rakes, loppers, pruning shears, small saws, or any other tools you think might be useful in doing trail work. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Sheila Bach at snbach@earthlink.net for directions and any food allergies, dislikes, or don't eats, as well as to let us know you will be joining us. Bring your family, your neighbors, your friends, your co-workers, and anyone else you can find who would benefit from a day in the wilderness. This is a project of the Rolling Ridge Foundation that owns the land on which the Friends Wilderness Center is located. Members of other groups will hopefully be joining with us in this work. And a good time will be had by all!!!
JULY 18 - Ever wonder what kind of tree that is you are waling past? Come out and join Jim Rose at the Friends Wilderness Center for a walk through the woods identifying trees. We will begin at 10:00 at the Niles Cabin. More details forthcoming.
AUGUST 15 - Our semi-annual Stargazing event, led by astronomer Kevin Boles. This is a very popular event. You might want to plan on camping that night so that you can take advantage of the full show. More details will be available later.
Past events at the Center include:
| - Gardening with Nature | - Hike to Crescent Rock | - Nature and Spirit in Poetry |
| - Night Sky Viewing | - Women's Retreat | - WV Sierra Club retreat |
| - A wedding | - Hike to Shenandoah River | - Night-time Insect Hunt |
| - Open House | - Trail | - Cabin Work Day |
About Events at the Friends Wilderness Center
All who cherish nature are welcomed at the Center. Please read our Essential Information section in this web site for helpful information before coming out to the Friends Wilderness Center! All events typically are, or initially gather, at Niles Cabin, unless noted. Visitors should check in with Sheila Bach for directions, to confirm event and space availability, and for the latest road conditions if weather seems mischievous. Please try to RSVP with her at least two days in advance of your planned attendance. If a meal is offered with an event and you plan to eat with us, please register with Sheila in advance. For most events we suggest a $10 donation. For events that include a meal, we ask an additional contribution (unless otherwise noted for a particular event) Typical prices: Breakfast $5; Lunch $7; Dinner $10; take $2 off for children 6 years old and under. We usually offer a vegetarian option.
To inquire or register for an event, or to propose one, contact Sheila. A great way to get news of upcoming events is by subscribing to our email updates: you'll get no more than 10 a year. Just click on the Sign Up... feature in the left hand column. Please provide your name and email address; include your snail-mail address if you want to receive the free Footprints newsletter. Privacy: We will not share your subscriber information with anyone outside of the Center.
You can design or hold your own event at Friends Wilderness Center. We have had weddings, board, committee brainstorming sessions, staff getaways, poetry readings, night sky viewings, birding hikes, silent retreats, escapes for authors to write, and more. Inquire about your own event at the Center. We hope to see you here some day!
Below is Niles Cabin on two ponds on a drizzly spring day. Photo by Hannah Siegel©. Updated May 19, 2008.
