Museum announces Adopt-A-Spot plan

April 20, 2022

Adopt-A-Spot begins: Cookie Atkinson puts the finishing touches on the garden area next to the tea house in the waterfront park at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park, as Susan Powell looks on. The pair are members of the “Wild Bunch,” who have adopted this small garden area under the nature park’s new “Adopt-a Spot” program. Interested gardeners should call the park office and leave a message for organizer, Volunteer Coordinator Marion Lancaster. “Adopted by” signage is part of the program. (Photo by Bill Powell)

Just in time for the growing season, Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park are rolling out their new Adopt-A-Spot program to involve our community at large in the care and feeding of our wonderful nature trails and gardens. Similar to the successful Virginia Department of Highway’s (VDOT) Adopt-a-Highway program, the museum’s program gives a local group, business, club or neighbors a way of being a part of the nature park, to their own abilities and be recognized for their efforts.

A club, business, community group or individual can contact Volunteer Coordinator Marion Lancaster and arrange to come out, walk the grounds and pick out their spot. The spot can be as small as one plant, and the commitment would be to come out on their own schedule at least four times a year for two years. At least one member of the group should be a museum member.