Cinder Bed Road Bikeway Nature Walks, May 17th or 7th
Photo: Amberleigh HOA
Sunday, May 17, 2026 or Sunday June 7, 2026
10:30am-12:30pm
Registration is required: Click this link for registration information
There is room for 20-25 people to join on these walks.
Join Alan Ford, President of the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, for a nature walk in the beautiful woods and creek area of the Amberleigh HOA. The walks are scheduled for Sunday, May 17 at 10:30 AM or on Sunday, June 7, at 10:30AM. Join participants for a walk adjacent to an acidic seepage swamp, recognized as a globally rare ecosystem. The walk will take place on the property of the Amberleigh HOA in Alexandria (Fairfax Co), the site of a portion of the planned Cinder Bed Road Bikeway. The walk will highlight the plant communities that live in this threatened ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to view a healthy ecosystem that is under serious threat within a year or two if the bikeway is constructed.
That’s right! If you live in Amberleigh, those woods behind your homes are owned by your HOA and the area is known as the Newington Conservation Site. Learn about the unique habitat of this area, the plants and animals live there, where water comes from and goes.