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All proceeds from the inaugural Dominion Trail Mix will go towards "Nature Nuts",  which is a program of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Foundation, a (501)(c)(3) organization. 

Nature Nuts is a program to expand and improve programs and facilities that help children and adolescents recreate in a natural environment. Nature Nuts is a program of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, a regional agency with programs and facilities all over Northern Virginia. Part of the mission of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) is to “foster an understanding of the relationship between people and their environment.”  To achieve this and reduce the nature deficit many children have, NVRPA launched Nature Nuts, a region-wide program to reconnect children with the outdoors.

Mission:

The Nature Nuts program will enhance currently existing programs in parks all over the Northern Virginia area with the goal of giving half a million children a meaningful outdoor experience that positively effects them through education, health benefits and interaction and education of the environment.

Goal:

To give half a million area children a meaningful outdoor experience through the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority in the next 5 years.

The Nature Nuts Fund:

This is a fund of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Foundation, a (501)(c)(3) charitable organization.  This fund is set up to support the goals of the Nature Nuts program.  Monies donated to this fund will be used to support activities that further the goals of the program, including:

  • Grants to help elementary schools defray the costs of field trips to Hemlock Overlook;
  • Grants to help send kids to camps like the Junior Naturalist Camp at Potomac Overlook or Camp Grow at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens;
  • Expansion of NVRPA’s Roving Naturalist Program;
  • Facility improvements at youth camping sites;
  • Expansion of rental kayak and canoe operations;
  • Promotional materials and efforts to get children involved in Nature Nuts.

For more information, visit the Nature Nuts Blog

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