Sunday, November 8 | 10:00am

Farm and Barn History Hours

Join us for the opening of the barn at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm on November 8 from 10 AM - 12 PM. This was the showpiece of the working farm known as River View Farm. It is also one of the reasons that River View Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the contributions of the Carr/Greer family to their community. Come and learn about the family, their work, and the historic equipment used on the farm.

Sunday, November 8 | 3:00pm

Mary Carr Greer's Birthday Tour

Mary Carr Greer was born on November 8th, 1884, 142 years ago. Raised on Historic River View Farm, she went on to become a civic and educational leader in our community. On this guided tour of her farm and home, you will hear her remarkable story while exploring the legacy of her family and community. With a special focus on Mary Carr Greer’s dedication to civic engagement, African American education, and gardening, visitors will see Ivy Creek’s history in a new light. Come along on November 8th at 3:00 PM to see a site recognized on the Virginia Landmark Registry of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the National Register of Historic Places, the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, and the African American Civil Rights Network.

Register here.

Monday, November 9 | 10:00am

Little Naturalists

We start our connections to the natural world of Ivy Creek at a young age with Little Naturalists. Trained guides explore topics such as food chains, hibernation, how trees grow, and more with 3- to 5-year-olds and their accompanying adults. The program starts indoors for 20-30 minutes where the children engage with guides through reading nature-centered books and doing a hands-on activity related to the day’s topic. This is followed by a short hike.

Little Naturalists meet  on the second Mondays and third Saturdays. Gatherings are held from 10:00 to 11:30 am. We prefer that people preregister for these programs. The link to register for the next Monday program is here. Siblings are also welcome to attend.

Little Naturalists follow the weather cancellation policies for Albemarle County Schools.  When the schools are closed or there is a late opening, the Little Naturalists will not meet on that day.

Friday, November 13 | 7:00pm

Second Fridays Under the Stars

Under The Stars is scheduled for the second Friday of every month in 2026.  Learn about upcoming celestial events in a short lecture given in the education building at 7:00 PM.  Afterwards, go outside where local area amateur astronomers will help point out constellations, planets, nebulae, star clusters, and distant galaxies.  Have a look through telescopes of the Charlottesville Astronomical Society, or bring your own. Telescopes will be in the field next to the parking lot at the Ivy Creek Natural Area.

Cloudy skies cancel.

Although this event is free and open to the public, we ask that you contact the Charlottesville Astronomical Society at ivycreek@cvilleastro.com if you plan to attend.  Only if at least one visitor makes contact and confirms attendance, can the CAS guarantee that they will be at Ivy Creek for their presentation and telescope observing session. RSVP the day before an event, if you can. Contacting CAS on the day of an event is unlikely to yield a reply, as they would be distracted / busy getting ready for the event, and may not see your email. Any cancellations will be reflected on the CAS calendar (cvilleastro.com/calendar).  CAS is unable to edit this Ivy Creek calendar.