Great Falls Through Time: Nature, History, Design, and 60th anniversary

Great Falls Through Time: Nature, History, Design, and 60th anniversary  

Location: Great Falls Park Auditorium 

Time: 10am-1pm 

Join us for a morning of nature, history, science, and discovery as local experts discuss the  parks’ unique biodiversity.

• Mission 66 - Historical and management context of infrastructure, planning, and the park’s mid‑20th‑century transformation.. Mission 66 sets the stage for how Great Falls Park and the Parkway evolved into the modern NPS sites visitors know today.
• Geology - Geologist explains why Great Falls looks the way it does from the bedrock, the gorge, the rapids  and the physical foundation for everything that comes next.
• People and the Potomac River - Connects Indigenous history, early industry, transportation, recreation, and the ongoing relationship between people and the river.
• Biodiversity along George Washington Memorial Parkway - Learn about the variety of plant and animal life that thrives along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
• Spring Birds of Great Falls: Migration & Identification - Learn about key migration patterns, identification tips, and the species most commonly seen during the spring season  

Fees

Event free. Must pay entrance fee to Great Falls Park

Location

Latitude and Longitude 38.996877, -77.254820

Schedule

Contact Information

Franice Sewell

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Event Type

• Other
• Partner Program
• Talk