News

Gari Melchers Home and Studio To Host Free Monthly Woodland Tours

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will offer free guided nature tours every last Sunday of the month starting on Sunday, March 30. Tours will start at the Visitor Center promptly at 10 am.

Members of the Central Rappahannock Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist program will lead tours of the woods and fields at Belmont. The walk will cover about one mile of trails and will touch on the historic ruins that illustrate Belmont’s past. Volunteer guides also will discuss the progress of the woods from pasture land to impenetrable wilderness to the maturing woodlands seen today.  
 “We are thrilled with the progress the master naturalists have made so far,” said Beate Jensen, ground preservation supervisor at Belmont. “Their commitment to these new monthly Sunday tours is very important to our educational mission.”

Belmont’s trails cover steep and rough terrain and may be muddy at times, so sturdy footwear is recommended. Tours will take place in rain, snow or shine. Reservations are not necessary. For more information contact Jensen at (540) 654-1839. 

Gari Melchers Home and Studio is a 26-acre estate and former residence of the artist Gari Melchers and his wife Corinne. The property, which is operated by the University of Mary Washington, is both a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. Located at 224 Washington St. in Falmouth, Va., a quarter mile west of the intersection of U.S. 1 and U.S. 17, it is open daily with an admission charge. The museum also serves as the official Stafford County Visitor Center. For directions and other information visit the museum website at www.GariMelchers.org.

News release prepared by Michelle Crow-Dolby

Share this page:

Email Facebook Del.icio.us StumbleUpon Digg

Recent Headlines

News Archive