Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 at 8:30am
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Mason Neck State Park
Lorton VA 22079
Pentagon Chapter GreenWings maintained 31 wood duck nesting boxes on the Mason Neck Peninsula, covering both the Elizabeth Hartwell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Mason Neck VA State Park. Our Greenwings will replace bedding in the boxes to prepare them for the spring nesting season while recording nesting results from the previous year. Thanks to their efforts, hard work, and FUN, we are pleased to report that the wood duck population in Mason Neck continues to grow and since the program started in 2006 our boxes have produced 1,578 wood ducklings to date. Last year, woodies nested in 20 of 28 (71%) of our boxes and produced 150 wood ducklings. Last year (2024), 22 Greenwings showed up and we continued our partnership with Wetland Studies & Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) that sponsored our Mason Neck event and has become our chapter’s most important partner with everything we do with GreenWings. WSSI will again be sponsoring Mason Neck this year and our stream clean-up event at Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, VA on March 22nd. All GreenWing ticket costs, pizza lunch, coffee & donuts are being provided by WSSI. GreenWing youth attendees will earn two tickets per event for the youth model shotgun at our Fall Wetlands Conservation Banquet. We plan to meet at the big parking lot on the state side of the park by the jungle gym/swing set near Belmont Bay off the Occoquan River, the Contact Rangers at the booth will show you where to go and they are expecting you.
When: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Saturday, 22nd February 2025
Where: Mason Neck State Park, Lorton VA - 7301 High Point Rd, Lorton, VA 22079
Cost: The event is FREE and all youth participants (Ages 17 and under) must be registered online. The Parent or Guardian can register online and enter the Youth as their Guest. Please complete one (1) online registration for each Youth participant. Online registration will be first come first serve.Bring: Dry clothes and a bag for your wet clothes. Feel free to bring your duck calls, binoculars and a camera. (Bring at least one adult, too)R.S.V.P. to:Sam WilsonPentagon Chairman919.384.5531[email protected]Matt FerryGreenwing Event Coordinator(240) 401-1216 (c)[email protected]
