OSPREYCAM
MEET OUR 2024 Exhibitors
George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732. The park was also central to one of the earliest efforts to memorialize George Washington during the celebration of his bicentennial birth anniversary in 1932. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has a three-part mission to conduct research in coastal ocean and estuarine science, educate students and citizens, and provide advisory service to policy makers, industry, and the public. VIMS provides these services to Virginia, the nation, and the world. Chartered in 1940, VIMS is currently among the largest marine research and education centers in the United States.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The Colonial Beach Community Foundation
is a 501(c)3 nonprofit philanthropic organization comprising individuals, families, businesses, volunteers, and donors who are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents, full- or part-time, in and around Colonial Beach.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Stratford Hall
Established by Thomas Lee in the 1730s, Stratford Hall is one of the great houses of American history. An important part of the Stratford Hall experience is an opportunity to learn about the courage and leadership of Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee as they signed the Declaration of Independence, and with their family, helped give birth to the United States of America. Visitors can also learn about other Lee family members, like Hannah Lee Corbin an outspoken thinker and one of our nation’s earliest known proponents of voting rights for women. And they can learn about the birth and early years of Robert E. Lee, who rose to become superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, a leader of the armies of the Confederacy, and president of Washington College. There are few places in America where people can travel down small, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life, from the fields that were worked by enslaved Africans to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade, to the ground, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The Friends of Caledon State Park is a citizen support org
Heather and Vega
The Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce is committed to our businesses and our Town. Toward this end, we attract, support, promote and improve the climate for businesses to flourish. We foster economic development and continued growth in the town of Colonial Beach. We create a better understanding of and support the economic and public policy needs and opportunities of the business community
215 N Irving Ave, Colonial Beach, VA 22443
(804) 224-8145
https://www.colonialbeach.org/
Dominion Energy
There is a source of energy at Dominion Energy as reliable as any in the world: our employees. It's their hard work and dedication to one simple mission: To provide reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. Our employees are dedicated to every community they serve. And it is that commitment to service that is at the heart of everything we do. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Tidewater Rehabilitation & Environmental Education
A non profit Wildlife Rehabilitation organization dedicated to helping injured and orphaned wildlife in Southeastern Virginia and beyond. If you have found injured or orphaned wildlife, please DO NOT message us us here. Text our number, 757.235.3189 with your name, location, the type of animal and it's issue, and good photographs. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Ainsley's Angels of America
Mission: Build awareness about the importance of inclusion, through action, while transforming populations into all-inclusive communities that celebrate everyone.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Potomac Riverkeeper Network
PRKN’s mission is to protect the right to clean water for all communities and all those who live in and rely upon the Potomac and Shenandoah watersheds by stopping pollution, making drinking water safe, protecting healthy river habitats, and enhancing use and enjoyment for all.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Cooper Branch | Central Rappahannock Regional Library
The Abraham and William Cooper Memorial Branch is a 4,720-square-foot building renovated for the library in 2000 in Westmoreland County, VA.
20 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach, VA 22443
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Virginia Master Naturalists Northern Neck Chapter
Virginia Master Naturalists are volunteer educators, citizen scientists, and stewards helping Virginia conserve and manage natural resources, and public lands. Members of the Northern Neck Chapter serve the counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Richmond, King George and parts of Essex.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Central Rappahannock Chapter Of The Va Master Naturalists
Virginia Master Naturalists are volunteer educators, citizen scientists, and stewards helping Virginia conserve and manage natural resources, and public lands. The Central Rappahannock chapter is part of the statewide Virginia Master Naturalist program. We are one of 30 chapters throughout the state.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Patuxent River State Park
Located in Howard and Montgomery counties, along the upper 12 miles of the Patuxent River, the park is comprised of 6,700 acres of natural areas and farmlands. A portion of the park is a state wildlands area. Recreational use is primarily hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding. The park includes a catch and release trout stream, designated hunting areas and unmarked hiking and equestrian trails. Note: The Maryland Park Service does not rent horses, and only provides the trails as a means of recreation.
The park is located Howard/Montgomery County line between Maryland Routes 27 and 97. Paths lead from parking areas at Long Corner, Mullinix Mill, Route 94, Hipsley Mill, Howard Chapel and Route 97 road crossings over the river. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Osprey Watch Center for Conservation Biology
OspreyWatch is a global community of 14914 people who are reporting breeding data of 8803 osprey nests
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends
The Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends is an independent, nonprofit group of individuals dedicated to supporting the National Wildlife Refuge System and promoting awareness of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge through education and support.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
in Virginia
For injured or an orphaned wildlife, please find a rehabilitator close to you
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Westmoreland State Park
145 Cliff Road, Montross, VA 22520
On the Potomac River's Northern Neck, this park offers many opportunities for family fun. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has a bathhouse, meeting area, snack bar, camp store and power-boat ramp. You'll also find a visitor center, campgrounds, camping cabins, cabins, a playground, a fishing pier, boat rentals and 6 miles of trails. Fossil collectors enjoy hunting for ancient shark teeth along the Potomac. Offshore breakwaters are great for fishing. Birding enthusiasts find the park an excellent site for spotting American bald eagles, ospreys, kingfishers, great blue herons, common terns, green herons and gulls, as well as wintering waterfowl. Murphy Hall, atop Horse Head Cliffs, offers a superb view of the Potomac River. The hall accommodates up to 72 people for meetings and other gatherings. Amenities include audiovisual equipment, a warming kitchen for catered events and an executive board room.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary
Based at our state-of-the-art facility in Nelson County, our devoted team of wildlife rehabilitators and volunteers rescue and care for more than 900 animals annually from across Virginia. We also lead educational programming for local community groups so folks from all walks of life can learn about the importance of our wild neighbors. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The James Monroe Memorial Foundation
The Mission of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation is to preserve and honor the life, ideals, works and memory of the fifth President of the United States of America, James Monroe, through a variety of means; to educate the American public about the continued relevance of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823; to create a living memorial for President James Monroe which shall have both a physical manifestation and also shall be an active and influential voice of advocacy for sound American diplomacy and governmental values; to create an organizational structure and a plan to raise funds to support these worthy objectives; to create a plan of action to implement these objectives, and then to act upon this plan to fully execute them.. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The Living Earth School
The Living Earth School draws from both ancient and modern wisdom to empower students of all ages in becoming better caretakers, mentors, and leaders. We help people connect with each other and the natural world through meaningful relationships and experiences. There’s a nature-based education program for everyone, from summer camps and weekly homeschool groups to an array of weekend workshops and expeditions. The Living Earth School is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia, outside of Charlottesville. We are in the Chesapeake Bay, James River, and Rockfish River watershed.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Southern Maryland Audubon Society
Southern Maryland Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and is the largest citizen group involved in bird and nature study and natural resource conservation issues in Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, and southern Prince George’s counties.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Colonial Beach Parks and Recreation Department
The mission of the Town of Colonial Beach Parks and Recreation department is to provide safe, welcoming parks and recreational facilities to the residents and visitors of the town.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The mission of the BAMM Program is to enhance the lives of the youth in Colonial Beach through exposing them to new educational and recreational experiences; empowering them to make positive life choices; and encouraging them to maximize their personal potential.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Wildlife Rescue League
Wildlife Rescue League operates a wildlife assistance helpline that provides the public with advice, resources and referrals to licensed wildlife rehabilitators. Wildlife Rescue League is committed to educating the public about the natural history of native wildlife, how to exist with our wild neighbors and preventing the need for wildlife rehabilitation. Wildlife Rescue League also provides informational brochures as well as educational materials and presentations to inform the public about wildlife.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
The Northern Neck Land Conservancy is a member supported non-profit land trust, incorporated on January 22, 2004 under Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. As a private, non-governmental organization, we assist landowners who voluntarily wish to protect their land by placing a permanent restriction on development through a conservation easement.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Plant Virginia Natives is a collaborative initiative that has engaged over 200 organizations in state-wide and regional marketing strategies to increase the use and availability of native plants. The initiative is a forum to collaborate and coordinate on native plant communication, education and marketing, and advances the shared goals of the partners outlined in an Action Plan.
One of the actions of the initiative is regional native plant marketing campaigns throughout the coastal zone, across the Piedmont and into the mountains.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Colonial Beach Police Department
The Colonial Beach Police Department is committed to providing the highest quality service to our citizens. Acting in partnership with the community, we will be proactive and promote a responsive and flexible approach to quality of life issues. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Rappahannock Group Sierra Club
We are a local and active group that promotes Sierra Club's mission of Exploring, Enjoying and Protecting our environmental resources. We focus on local issues that impact our communities and promote the enjoyment and protection of our region's unique environmental landscape. Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Neighbor2Neighbor
Group of Neighbors in Colonial Beach who are ready, willing, and able to check on and be of assistance to their neighbors. Visit the Facebook page, click here.
Wildlife 911 Northern Neck
An organization dedicated to rescuing injured and orphaned wildlif Visit the Facebook group to learn more, click here.
Rappahannock Tribe
The mission of the Tribe is to preserve Rappahannock culture, social structures, and political structures while educating the public on the rich contributions that Rappahannocks have made and continue to make to Virginia and the Nation.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Northern Neck Chapter of the National
Audubon Society
The Northern Neck Chapter of the National Audubon Society, Inc., (NNAS), is a chapter of the National Audubon Society, supporting its mission to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. We believe that our efforts are best focused on our regional area, counties nearby and on the Northern Neck of Virginia, which is a recognized national treasure. We speak for the birds and their habitat, inextricably linked, because they cannot speak for themselves.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.
Colonial Yacht Club
-
Colonial Yacht Club is a group folks who either own boats, or have an interest in boating, and enjoy doing it with a fun group.
-
We hold land gatherings in February thru April, and September thru December.
-
We do one weekend cruise each month from June thru September. In addition, we'll often take shorter day trips.
-
We host 2 Fishing Tournaments (Spring & Fall) which raises money to provide college Scholarships to Colonial Beach High School graduates.
-
We also host two boat Parades (June & November) during the year -- for the enjoyment Colonial Beach residents and visitors.
-
We get together to learn about boating and boating safety, along with just having a great camaraderie.
Visit the website to learn more, click here.