Join a hiking tour with Charlottesville Parks and Recreation staff and get an introduction to new trails on the Heyward Community Forest property, adjacent to Ragged Mountain Natural Area. Learn about the natural history of this relatively new addition to the park system while learning to identify vegetation and wildlife habitat. The hike takes place on natural surface trails and covers about 2 miles with some hilly climbs.

Meeting Location: 1730 Reservoir Road - Parking area is the gravel parking lot on the right with a red "Heyward Community Forest" sign (if you find yourself on top of a big gravel hill overlooking the reservoir, you've gone too far!)

Meeting Time: 5:00 pm at the Heyward Community Forest parking lot

Future Hikes: Wednesday, April 1 - focus on mushroom identification and ecology with Charlie Aller, Director of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society; Wednesday, May 6