Annie Mickum, a native of The Plains, brings her Culture and Media Studies background to the Preserve to research folk history, centering on the life of Jack Dawson.
Category Archives: Bull Run Mountains
Pulling Back the Curtain; An Introduction to the Cultural History Fellowship
An introduction to the Cultural History Fellowship and it’s fellow.
July Bug Love: Meredith Hart’s introduction to insects on the Preserve
The Preserve’s Natural Science Fellow gives an introduction to her project and a few of the insects that fascinate her so
2020 Brook trout reintroduction season closes with highest number of releases the Preserve has seen yet
Despite COVID-19 school closures, VOF Staff, teachers, and volunteers were able to safely coordinate the release of over 400 fish into Catharpin Creek
Bull Run Mountains to reopen on June 19
Preserve will continue to require social distancing under Virginia’s Phase One reopening plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pilot fellowship program launches at Bull Run Mountains Preserve
First Natural Sciences Fellow, Meredith Hart, will begin insect research at the Preserve in May.
Bull Run Mountains Preserve temporarily closed through COVID-19 pandemic
Since the COVID-19 pandemic has begun, much of the public has been seeking refuge and entertainment in outdoor spaces. As a result, the Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve has …
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Brook trout re-introduction program continues at the Preserve, despite school closures
Northern Virginia school teachers team up with Preserve staff to coordinate safe brook trout releases into Catharpin Creek after school closures
Vandalism of important African American cultural history site at VOF’s Preserve at Bull Run Mountains
Vandalism to the historic Corum House is a setback in VOF’s work to uncover the diversely peopled past of the Bull Run Mountains.
Preserve staff present research at the 2020 Small Museum Association Conference
Staff present current progress and future goals of the ongoing cultural history project exploring the narrative of mountain life at the Preserve at the Small Museum Association Conference in College Park, Maryland