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Winkler Botanical Preserve

A small waterfall flows into a calm pond surrounded by dense green trees and foliage, creating a peaceful natural scene.
A small waterfall flows into a pond, surrounded by a stone wall and dense green trees in a forested area, with leaves and branches reflecting on the calm water.
A large rustic wooden building with a covered porch, wooden railings, and steps leading up to the entrance, surrounded by trees and greenery.
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Winkler Botanical Preserve was originally created by the Winkler family’s Catherine Winkler Herman, her daughter Tori Thomas and the Winkler Foundation in 1979 to protect this unique and special area during the development of Mark Center. The private lodge on the property is named after Ms. Herman, as Catherine’s Lodge.

Multiple trails, streams, a lake, and a waterfall, surrounded by woods and native plants, create an urban oasis in Alexandria’s West End.