River Center Opening Day Celebration

Celebrate the opening of a season full of outdoor activities, concerts, nature walks, cleanups and bird watching at Lock 8 with Potomac Conservancy. Come early for the Birder’s Breakfast and Migratory Bird Walk with Paul Hagen, hear opening remarks from President Hedrick Belin, and stay for a Geology of the Potomac Walk with Callan Bentley. For a detailed schedule, visit www.potomac.org/site/lockhouse-season opener/index.php. The River Center at Lock 8 will officially open for the season on May 1. Stop by for a tour of the restored lockhouse, browse educational exhibits about Potomac River ecology and conservation and speak with a friendly volunteer docent every Saturday and Sunday from May until October, from 10 am - 2 pm.

For questions regarding the River Center at Lock 8 and/or events, please contact Deanna Tricarico, Director of Community and Corporate Outreach at tricarico@potomac.org or call 301.608.1188, x204.