Friends of Riverbend Park (FORB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizens group dedicated to the responsible stewardship and preservation of the undisturbed natural beauty at Riverbend Park on the Potomac River, and to safeguarding this Park as a natural 'classroom' for the inspiration, enjoyment, and education of all park visitors. |
Directions
The park may be reached by taking Beltway Exit 44 (Georgetown Pike Rt. 193) west 4.5 miles to right on Riverbend Rd. to Right on Jeffery Rd. Proceed approximately 1 mile to the park's main entrance (Potomac Hills St.) on the right, or 1.5 miles on Jeffery Rd to the Nature Center entrance and parking area.
Friends of Riverbend Park's 2019 Native Plant Sale FORB's annual Native Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 4th, 2019 from 8 AM to 11 AM at Riverbend Park's new Outdoor Classroom / Picnic Shelter on Potomac Hills Street in Great Falls, VA. For a complete list of the plants to be offered and a chance to pre-order and pick up your plants the day before the sale, click on the "Native Plant Sale" tab on the top of our Home Page above. We will have over 600 plants from 30 different varieties of native flowers and ferns including cardinal flowers, the ever-popular bluebells, golden knee, dwarf iris, golden wood poppies, three varieties of phlox, and several types of ferns. Come revitalize your garden with native flowers and ferns and at the same time support Riverbend Park and the Friends of Riverbend Park. |
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Upcoming Events
| Riverbend Naturalist Newsletters2019 Spring Newsletter.pdf2018 Winter Newsletter.pdf2018 Fall Newsletter.pdf
2018 Annual Meeting of Members Annual Meeting Presentation.pdf | FORB Board MembersHugh Morrow III, President Nancy Waugh, Secretary Kevin Dillon, Treasurer Eleanor Anderson Jack Bowles Karen Hershey John Hughes-Caley Kurt Laubinger Cynthia Nordstrom-Fisher Frank Zeng John Callow, Riverbend Park Manager, ex officio |