Registration is now LIVE! Please email vafparks@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at Occoneechee in May!
Schedule
Thursday, May 1
Throughout the day: VAFP Members Arrive
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Welcome Appetizers & Conviviality, with S’mores by Fireside
Friday, May 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Continental Breakfast, Compliments of the Friends of Occoneechee State Park
10:15 AM: Tour Staunton River Battlefield State Park (SRBSP)
12:15 PM: Boxed lunches at SRBSP
1:30 PM: Tour Staunton River State Park (SRSP)
3:30 PM: The State of Virginia State Parks by Dr. Melissa Baker, Director, Virginia State Parks at SRSP
5:30 PM: Dinner & Speakers at Bridgewater Bar & Grill
6:00 PM: Tara Tuck on The Benefits State Parks Provide to Surrounding Communities
6:30 PM: Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Conviviality at Occoneechee State Park (optional)
Saturday, May 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast, Compliments of the Friends of Occoneechee State Park
9:00 AM: Welcome & Kick-off by Jim Klakowicz & Melissa Tedila, VAFP Annual Conference Committee Co-Chairs
9:15 AM: State of VAFP Report with Tim Kennell, VAFP President
10:00 AM: Advocating for Our Parks with VAFP Advocacy Committee Co-Chairs, Jessica Bowser & Michelle Schopp
10:45 AM: Volunteering in Virginia State Parks by Scarlett Stevens, Community Engagement & Volunteerism Manager
11:15 AM: Friends Groups by the Numbers & Best Practices via a Panel Discussion
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Other speakers + festivities TBA!
3:00 PM: Tour Occoneechee State Park via a visit to the Visitor's Center, an exploratory hike, and a fun hayride
5:30 PM: Dinner at Bridgewater Bar & Grill
8:30 PM: Dark Sky Program at Staunton River State Park
Sunday, May 4
Throughout the Day: VAFP Members Depart
Lodging
If you are interested in coordinating your own off-site lodging, we recommend the following:
1. Clarion Pointe on the Lake Clarksville-South Hill West
Address: 103 2nd St, Clarksville, VA 23927
Phone Number: (434) 485-0557
2. Quality Inn - On The Lake-Boydton
Address: 101 Virginia Ave., Clarksville, VA 23927
Phone Number: (434) 374-8106
3. The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast
Address: 104 Shiney Rock Road, Clarksville, VA 23927
Phone Number: (434) 362-1448