Community Events...
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Signs of Autumn, September 11 |
Late Pollinators
Fall Wildflowers
Migratory Birds
New River Birding & Nature Center
FREE Public Field Trip 8-11 a.m.
"Signs of Autumn at New River Birding & Nature Center: Migrant Birds, Fall Wildflowers, and Last-minute Pollinators" led by educator and naturalist Bill Hilton Jr., Consulting Director of New River Birding & Nature Center.
Wolf Creek Park is located in Fayette Co. on Rt 16 near Appalachian Drive, adjacent to US-19.
Drive into Wolf Creek Park- on Nick Rahall Greenway.
Pass Bridge Brew Works- the steel building on the left.
Turn left down the graveled road to the New River Birding & Nature Center site and Wetlands Boardwalk (park you vehicles by the paved road and walk down the graveled road).
Bring your family!
Binoculars are available, or bring your own.
Don’t forget your camera!
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New River Hummingbird Festival: August 13 - 15, 2010 |
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Friday, August 13
• 9 am – 3:30 pm Hummingbird Workshop on hummingbird natural history from feeding to nesting to migration; observing and photographing hummingbird behavior; designing a hummingbird habitat; attracting and caring for hummingbirds in your own backyard, schoolyard or nature center; reporting hummingbird observations via EarthTrek and The GLOBE Program; using hummingbirds as a teaching tool; banding hummingbirds; etc.
(Advance reservation required; limited to 20 guests, ages 16 and up; $20 fee; lunch provided. Rachel: 304-880-8059,
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• 7 – 9 pm Presentation: “Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica . . . and Back!”
(free and open to the public; recommended audience ages 12 and up)
Saturday, August 14
• 9 am – 5 pm Hummingbird banding demonstrations, vendors, exhibits (free and open to the public; all ages)
Sunday, August 15
• 9 am – 3 pm Hummingbird banding demonstrations, vendors, exhibits (free and open to the public; all ages)
An exciting family-oriented three-day festival offering an array of birding and nature presentations, destined to be a real crowd-pleaser. The New River Hummingbird Festival is an outreach program of New River Birding & Nature Center at Wolf Creek Park in Fayette County WV, born of the internationally acclaimed New River Birding & Nature Festival (a Top 10 birding venue in Bird Watcher’s Digest) and co-hosted by ACE Adventure Resort the New River Hummingbird Festival. Presented by Bill Hilton Jr., Hummingbird expert, Consulting Director of , and cited by Discover magazine as one of “50 Best Brains in Science.”
On the Blackberry Site at ACE Adventure Resort in Minden, WV (near Oak Hill) in Fayette County.
From US RT 19, take the Main Street Exit in Oak Hill. Take the first left (across from the Little General – BP Gas Station) onto Minden Rd. At mile 2.9 turn left at the ACE Adventure Center entrance and stop by the ACE Welcome Center.
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