PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. -- After the Prince William Conservation Alliance worked hard to preserve Merrimac Farm, group members decided they wanted to have an annual festival to acquaint the community with the site.
The Merrimac Farm Natural Wildlife Area, as it's known officially, is made up of 302 acres of wetlands outside Quantico Marine Corps Base in Nokesville in western Prince William County.
Virginia Bluebell flowers grow wild on the property and peak this time of year, and when naturalists saw that the Virginia Bluebell Festival was born. This year's Virginia Bluebell Festival kicks off at 10 a.m. Sunday on the grounds Merrimac Natural Wildlife Preserve.Â
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