Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve

Join us for an immersive, two-day Boating Safety Education Course led by Mike Reiss, the 2025 NASBLA Virginia Boating Educator of the Year. Managed by the VA Department of Wildlife Resources, this classroom experience covers everything from navigation signs to safe operations and practices. After passing the final exam, you’ll walk away with the official completion card required to legally operate a vessel in Virginia.

Help us maintain the Preserve's trails and common areas! Come ready to remove invasive plants, rake, prune, pull weeds, and sweep. We appreciate our volunteers, and your help goes a long way toward allowing others to enjoy the natural wonders here!

​​
 

​

​

Step away from the noise and into the peace of our preserve. Led by certified teacher Kathleen Foster, this program invites you to learn simple, effective meditation techniques amidst the sounds and sights of nature. It’s an opportunity to connect with yourself and the world around you.

​

​

​

Take a stroll around Lake Ballard and beyond with local birding experts (or by yourself) to identify birds in the area by sight and sound before the preserve opens to the public. Bring binoculars or spotting scope for best viewing.​​

​​

​​

​

​

​