Trail Work with Oboz at the Adventure Outpost Looking to join trail enthusiasts and give back to Explore Park's mountain bike trails? The Oboz Trail Day at Explore Park will be perfect for both beginners and experienced trail workers alike. ...
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Trail Work with Oboz at Mill Mountain Looking to join trail enthusiasts and support Mill Mountain's ecosystem? Join fellow park and plant enthusiasts for invasive species removal work at Mill Mountain Park! Roanoke Parks and Recreation will be hosting a...
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Hang out in the Cardinal Lounge and chat with our expert mechanics. Ask your technical questions or just hang out and get to know the team. You can also see if you can change a flat the fastest or guess...
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Enjoying the outdoors with a beloved pet can offer many physical and emotional health benefits. Just as disposing of waste properly is very important for humans, it also applies to the waste from our pets. Join Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling...
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Bears - Oh My! Yes, Virginia, we have black bears! They in fact need all of us helping to keep them safe and healthy. Visit our Roanoke Valley - Virginia Master Naturalists booth to test your bear knowledge while playing...
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Join Eagle Rock Wildlife to meet their avian crew and learn about the harris hawk, barn owl, and peregrine falcon.
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Join us as we learn the ins-and-outs of live fire cooking. Using what is before you and what is easily packed in-and-out, this workshop will teach you the essentials of food preparation, fire management, and multi-tasking with an open-fire. Walk...
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Sponsored by Blue Ridge Grotto and the Cave Conservancy Foundation, come check out an incredible mobile cave exhibit that is visiting Roanoke from Colorado! Be prepared to put on a special caving helmet, and crawl and climb through 150 feet...
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This panel will be discussing tax credits, rebates, programs and incentives currently available for home and business energy efficiency and solar energy to help lower your power bills. Discuss common solar misinformation and collective actions around clean energy for resilient...
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Packing out our trash is an important way we can protect nature, wildlife and the outdoors. Join Leave No Trace to learn about why litter is harmful, and create a fun, reusable pack out bag for any trash you find...
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Come and play this high-energy simulation game for all ages. Transform into one of many creek insects and meet environmental dangers to survival. Participants will race through an obstacle course that represents the impact of environmental stressors – like pollution...
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Spin the wheel, land on a horticulture topic, and answer questions about the topic. Topics to include native plants, tree identification, invasive species... Also, visit the Community Arboretum at Virginia Western and participate in a self-guided scavenger hunt in the...
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Learn how to get your gear set up and ready to go bike packing with Josh Feazell from Wolf Tooth Components. Josh will go over some bike packing basics to get you started and tips for customizing your current bike to best...
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Stop by the Wandering Arts and Crafts booth to learn more about nature journaling as we to explore how to identify, record, date and create all things in nature.
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Victoria is an enrolled Citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation serving as a Member of the Historic Resource Committee. She is Program Director for Solitude/Fraction on the campus of Virginia Tech and their Presidential Ambassador to Native Nations. Victoria will...
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Join us at the Roanoke Master Gardener Association’s booth for a fun, hands-on activity where you can make your very own seed ball! We’ll provide everything you need—wildflower seeds, clay, and water—to create these compact, eco-friendly mini gardens. Seed balls...
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Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. Join us for an evening of short films from around the world full of breathtaking...
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How fast can you stuff a sleeping bag? Find out for your chance to win a weekend of camping at Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing!
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With thousands of caves and caverns in Virginia, caving is a passion for many people in our State. Exploring these caves can be exhilarating, challenging, and dangerous. Caves are also important ecosystems for conservation consideration, because of how fragile they...
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Join Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team members Elena & Jessie for a fun, educational, and interactive game of hopscotch to learn what makes a surface durable or not and how to move through natural areas while protecting the land, vegetation...
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Come watch a live recording of the Virginia Outdoor Adventures Podcast with your host Jessica Bowser. Virginia Outdoor Adventures Podcast is the ultimate guide for local outdoor recreation. Every episode contains recommendations and information to plan your own adventures in...
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