Agency Details:

We cultivate, maintain, and protect natural resources and provide interpretive environmental education programs for all ages and for a wide variety of audiences.

Description:
Gulf Branch Nature Center provides environmental education programs, operates a small museum, and serves as a resource for wildlife questions for the public. We are located in a forested 40 acre park that follows the Gulf Branch stream valley. Trails can take you through the woods, past the Robert Walker Log House and a small pond, or for a 1/2 mile hike down to the Potomac River.

Contact people:

Jennifer Soles, Naturalist, (703) 228-3403, (email) Marty Pross, Park Naturalist, Volunteer Coordinator, (703) 228-3403, (email)

Address:

3608 N. Military Rd. Arlington, VA 22207 (See a map)

Directions:

The Nature Center is located in North Arlington. From Lee Highway, turn North onto Military Rd. Pass through two lights. After the second light, the driveway for the nature center is at the bottom of the second hill. Look for. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Clarendon or Courthouse,   Walk distance (in minutes): 90   Nearest Bus Stop: ART 53, 1 minute walk