Piedmont Enviornmental Council & Bonny Brook Farm Host 21st Annual Bluebell Walk on Cedar Run

For more than two decades, Mike and Margrete Stevens of Bonny Brook Farm in Catlett, Virginia have welcomed lcoal residents and visitors to their property for the Annual Bluebell Walk on Cedar Run to admire their perennial flora that makes its appearance each spring.

This family-friendly event is a delightful chance to walk amongst a beautiful streamside field of Virginia’s iconic and ephemeral bluebells on a the Stevens’ private conserved property. Along the walk, guests were treated to talks from experts covering a wide range of topics including beavers, native meadow and riparian habitat restoration for birds, butterflies, and other critters, invasive species removal and more.

The round trip walk of approximately one mile in length through fields provided a pleasant experience for the more than 100 visitors who attended. The seasoned attendees smartly wore sturdy shoes, tall boots and waders. Those wearing the latter got a special treat if they were brave enough to wade across Cedar Run to stand among the flowers!

The free event offered refreshments and several information tables so that attendees could learn from local environmental groups about the importance of preserving Virginia’s native plants and natural resources. The event offered those who wished to donate an opportunity to support the Julian W. Scheer Fauquier Land Conservation Fund for continued land and water conservation efforts in Fauquier County.