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MEET OUR 2025 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.
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What is Virginia Outdoor Adventures?
The ultimate guide for local outdoor recreation.
Informational – Every episode contains recommendations and information to plan your own adventures in hiking, camping, kayaking, and more.
Inspirational – Guests share their passion for the outdoors and introduce you to new adventures, right here in Virginia!
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EarthQuest
Earthquest is a non-profit organization located in Orange County, VA. They offer wildlife programs in a fun and engaging way for people of every age. Earthquest will do two presentations at the festival this year, one mid-morning and one midafternoon. Get up close and personal with a hawk, owl, falcon, vulture, and a condor. These birds are ambassador raptors that are unable to be released into the wild.
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Erin Detweiler
Erin Detweiler practices Falconry and will be at the festival displaying her owls. She will be available for meet and greets and answer any questions you may have! Please stop by to see Erin!
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.
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Colonial Beach Police Department
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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.
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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.
Welcome to Fort Walker
The best training and support - anywhere! This is your starting point for a tour of our installation and the full array of available opportunities. Established in 1941, Fort Walker is the Joint Force's premier all-purpose, year-round, training destination.
Encompassing nearly 76,000 acres of diverse terrain, including a 27,000 acre live fire complex, Fort Walker is uniquely postured to meet training and range qualification requirements for full spectrum operations. Our professional staff prides itself on delivering quality service and stands ready to assist in your mission planning and execution. Fort Walker provides the best training and support...anywhere!
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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
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Rappahannock Tribe
We are excited to welcome the Rappahannock Tribe Drum and Dance Team to the Virginia Osprey Festival! There will be performances at 9:30 and 11:30.
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Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.
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Nies’ Tree Care
Specializes in professional tree trimming and stump grinding service for both residential and commercial properties at very competitive rates.
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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.
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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.
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Westmoreland Lions Club
Montross, Virginia - United States
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
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Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project
Conservation Through Research and Education
The Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project's (PCDP) mission is to better understand and protect the Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
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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.
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Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce
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/
BAMM
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.
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COLONIAL BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Colonial Beach Community Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Colonial
Beach through philanthropy.
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COLONIAL BEACH GREENSPACE
CB Greenspace is a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to the conservation of Greenspace in Colonial Beach VA. Our primary purpose is to raise funds to improve the grounds, access, and infrastructure for all parks and greenspaces in the Town.
Our mission is to conserve greenspaces and parks in Colonial Beach, including Town Hill, Washington Avenue Park, Robin Grove Park, Castlewood Park, Lunsford Point, Beach Avenue Overlook, Irving Avenue Riverwalk, Euclid Avenue Bike & Golf Cart Path, and Eleanor Park. We are proponents of creating additional parks and greenspace as opportunities arise.
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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.
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The Center for Conservation Biology
The mission of The Center for Conservation Biology, through all of its diverse programs, is to provide the global community with the information needed to drive thoughtful, science-based conservation, to educate and train the next generation of conservation scientists, and to make lasting contributions to the natural world through critical thinking, innovation, and ground-breaking research. 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. Founded in 1971, Southern Maryland Audubon is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization incorporated in Maryland. Our activities are financed by memberships, fundraising activities and donors. Our volunteer officers and directors are elected by our membership to conduct chapter programs.
Our primary missions are education, public outreach and environmental advocacy to support birds and the habitat they need to thrive in Southern Maryland and beyond.
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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.
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Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
in Virginia
For injured or an orphaned wildlife, please find a rehabilitator close to you
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Colonial Yacht Club
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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.
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We hold land gatherings in February thru April, and September thru December.
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We do one weekend cruise each month from June thru September. In addition, we'll often take shorter day trips.
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We host 2 Fishing Tournaments (Spring & Fall) which raises money to provide college Scholarships to Colonial Beach High School graduates.
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We also host two boat Parades (June & November) during the year -- for the enjoyment Colonial Beach residents and visitors.
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We get together to learn about boating and boating safety, along with just having a great camaraderie.
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