A compilation of videos created by Cultural History Fellow Barinaale Dube, exploring the lives of three different black and African American families on the Preserve.
Author Archives: Summers Cleary
Volunteer Highlight: Janis Stone’s account of volunteering and the gifts she has received in return
Janis Stone, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Co-District Manager and dedicated Preserve Volunteer, shares her experience of volunteering in the Preserve and the knowledge she has gained about the natural world.
Folk Life in the Bull Run Mountains: an Introduction to our Folk History Intern and her approach to studying an iconic mountain figure
Annie Mickum, a native of The Plains, brings her Culture and Media Studies background to the Preserve to research folk history, centering on the life of Jack Dawson.
2020 Brook trout reintroduction season closes with highest number of releases the Preserve has seen yet
Despite COVID-19 school closures, VOF Staff, teachers, and volunteers were able to safely coordinate the release of over 400 fish into Catharpin Creek
Brook trout re-introduction program continues at the Preserve, despite school closures
Northern Virginia school teachers team up with Preserve staff to coordinate safe brook trout releases into Catharpin Creek after school closures
Vandalism of important African American cultural history site at VOF’s Preserve at Bull Run Mountains
Vandalism to the historic Corum House is a setback in VOF’s work to uncover the diversely peopled past of the Bull Run Mountains.
Preserve staff present research at the 2020 Small Museum Association Conference
Staff present current progress and future goals of the ongoing cultural history project exploring the narrative of mountain life at the Preserve at the Small Museum Association Conference in College Park, Maryland
Madison High School students contribute to Preserve stream restoration efforts through native tree plantings
Native black willow trees are planted in the Jackson Hollow section of the Preserve in continued efforts to create a more hospitable environment for native brook trout.
Preserve staff presents research at the 2019 Natural Areas Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Staff attend the Natural Areas Association conference, presenting research on two different land management projects, representing VOF and the Commonwealth of Virginia at the national level
VOF kicks off interpretive signage project at Bull Run Mountains with new kiosk signage
Interpretive signage aims to better connect visitors with the natural and cultural history of the preserve.