Upcoming Events and Programs

• Ongoing through Vernal Equinox - Cloverlea History Project fundraising campaign.  Thank you for your contributions!

• Tuesday 2/17 10am - Trail Tuesday at Claytor Nature Center - meet at the Cemetery near the Observatory

• Tuesday 2/24 5:30p - Cloverlea Foundation will have an astronomy outreach table at Givens Books Little Dickens to support Leland Melvin's new book release!

• Wednesday 2/25 5:30pm - Wellness in Nature - February Financial & Vocational Health at Benjamin's Restaurant in Forest, VA discussing how these topics build self-sustainability and how nature can improve career satisfaction.  Discussion faciliatied by supporters from HSC Wealth Advisors and Randolph College Career Development Center.  Appetizers and a money plant  from PREAM will be provided to registrants.  Pierce Street Gateway as a ride-share hub from the Lynchburg area, departing at 4:45pm.  Possible ride shares from Randolph College and Bedford TBD. *Series SPONSORED by Centra in 2026*

• Monday 3/09 at noon - Cloverlea Conversation - virtual 30 min casual conversation about various sustainability topics.  Topic - History of the Ramsey-Freer Herbarium.  Virtual Meet Link.

• Tuesday 3/17 10am - Trail Tuesday at Claytor Nature Center - meet at the Cemetery near the Observatory

• Saturday 3/21 10a-2p - Cloverlea Foundation will have an astronomy outreach table at the Children's Nature Festival at Claytor Nature Center!

• Saturday 3/21 5pm - Spring Equinox Stargazing and Campout at Belk Observatory.  Camp load-in at 5p, stargazing starts at 8pm.  Registration TBD

• Wednesday 3/25 11am - Wellness in Nature - March Cognitive Health, location TBD

• Wednesday 4/22 11am - Wellness in Nature - April Physical & Environmenatl Health - Earth Day Green Yoga Trail with Professor Laura Henry-Stone

• more planning in progress - if you have an idea for an event or program, want to collaborate, or share an experience, please reach out to us or join an upcoming Cloverlea Conversation!

• Events/activities hosted by Claytor Nature Center; sharing the opportunities!  See the CNC website or email claytor@lynchburg.edu for more information.

  • • • Winter Hike series in Jan/Feb: 

        • • • Tuesday Sunrise @ 7:30a, Thrive Thursday Runs @ 10a, and Solace Saturdays at 3p

      • Save-the-Date: 3/21/26 Children's Nature Festival

      • Art Exhibit planned featuring scenes from Claytor at Bedford Central Library in Feb/March

Plans ahead: We continue to build our relationship with Claytor Nature Center and the new director Lindsay.  Our focus is establishing the membership as a friends-of group for the center, and to offer programmatic support for sustainability initiatives and the history project alongside community partners.   We will help and co-host annual events around important dates: Cloverlea Garden Party in May to celebrate Boyd & Ginny's birthdays, Claytor Day in October to celebrate the founding day of the Claytor Nature Center, and astronomy and nature programs near the solstices and equinoxes.  We encourage you to stay engaged with us, as we plan some organized efforts toward our mission.  Be sure to join the email list to get updates about our forthcoming membership opportunities, events, and more ways to get involved!

Tiered levels of participation and support offers something for all: We will be using a supported/supporting/sustaining model for our programming and tiers of membership and partnerships.  We want to offer options that remove cost as a barrier for participation in our program offerings, and we'll be able to do that through different levels of support and collaboration.  We also value the time and expertise that our community brings; we'll have volunteer, in-kind, and service opportunities as part of our membership and partnership tiers.