{"id":24314,"date":"2022-01-27T11:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=24314"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:35:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:35:04","slug":"field-trip-huntley-meadows-park","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/event\/field-trip-huntley-meadows-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trip: Huntley Meadows Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tMarch 20, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t7:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t10:00 am\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_7630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24317 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_7630-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_7630-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_7630-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_7630.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*** Rescheduled to rain date of\u00a0 March 20th, 2022 ***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get out your zoom lenses and get ready for some wildlife photography at Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia!\u00a0 With woodland trails, boardwalks through wetlands and an observation deck this local gem allows you to view various forms of wildlife, including abundant waterfowl.\u00a0 At this time of year there should be a lot of ducks and geese and hopefully some ducklings, goslings and mammals such as otter, beaver and raccoon.\u00a0 There are also landscape photography opportunities, especially just after sunrise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huntley Meadows Park<br \/>3701 Lockheed Boulevard<br \/>Alexandria, Virginia 22306<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/parks\/huntley-meadows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/parks\/huntley-meadows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong><br \/>Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. \u2013 10:00 a.m.<br \/>(Rain date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. \u2013 10:00 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_4336-Edit-Edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24316 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_4336-Edit-Edit-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_4336-Edit-Edit-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_4336-Edit-Edit-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_4336-Edit-Edit-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_4336-Edit-Edit.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For wildlife, a telephoto lens: the more reach the better<\/li>\n<li>If you want to make early morning landscape images, bring a standard or wide angle lens\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tripods or monopods are helpful and permitted but not necessary<\/li>\n<li>Hiking boots or walking shoes are advised: the boardwalk can be slippery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will meet in the parking lot at 7:00 a.m. and walk into the park together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunrise on March 19 will be at 7:13 a.m. If you want to go in earlier to catch the beautiful morning light we will meet you inside the park on the boardwalk.\u00a0 If you\u00a0 arrive late and don\u2019t see Steven Glintz or Rena Schild in the parking lot, proceed to the boardwalk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_0499-Edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24315 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_0499-Edit-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_0499-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_0499-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_0499-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rena_Schild-RKS_0499-Edit.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The visitor center does not open until 11 a.m.\u00a0 There is a portable toilet in the parking lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We hope you can join us!<\/p>\n<p>Rena Schild and Steven Glintz<br \/>Field Trip Coordinators 2021-2022<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Photographs by Rena Schild)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  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