Wonder Wagon takes nature on the road

The Fairfax County Park Authority has a new way to help residents experience nature in their communities and schools.

The new Wonder Wagon is a mobile nature center that brings environmental and nature-based educational programs to underserved areas.  

The brightly painted Wonder Wagon van makes the rounds of afterschool programs, Head Start centers, and community events.

Today, it will be at the Earth Day Celebration at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space in Annandale. Next Saturday, May 4, it will be at Culmore Day at the Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Wonder Wagon staff educate children and adults about nature and stewardship through guided activities, helping them to appreciate the natural world even in urban environments.

Activities include observing birds and bugs, exploring the world of plants and animals, and discovering a model watershed.