“I have always longed for a place where individuals can foster a passion for the arts, nature, and lifelong learning.”

MARY HARDY  |  FOUNDER

Our mission is to inspire and foster exploration of nature and the arts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌎 🌎

HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌎 🌎

earth day 2024

DID YOU MISS OUR EARTH DAY CELEBRATION?! Hopefully we will see you outside next year, but you can still contribute to our stewardship of the SCAN Land by making a $10.00 donation all week. Your donations will go to our continue efforts to make the land more accessible to the community and full of native trees and flowers. Donate today by clicking the button below.

“I have always longed for a place where individuals can foster a passion for the arts, nature, and lifelong learning.”

~ Mary Hardy, Founder

Classes are back!

SCAN Has received $25,000 from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to continue making the SCAN Land on Hardware Street a public park!

PLEASE SEE OUR COVID-19 POLICY

EDUCATION

SCAN OFFERS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION.

classes and workshop programming are restarting. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date and check back regularly!

FEATURED INITIATIVES + EVENTS