Community Events...
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Saturday , September 24
8 - Noon
Late summer wildflowers blooming, birds migrating, spiders spinning final webs, and reptiles and amphibians preparing for the winter that’s sure to come. Join the New River Birding & Nature Centers’ consulting director Bill Hilton, Jr. and staff on the first full day of autumn in an exploration of the wonders of seasonal change in Wolf Creeks’ woods and wetlands.
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July Wetland Wonders & Workday, 2011 |
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New River Birding & Nature Center
Bird Banding, Boardwalk & Botanizing
Saturday, July 9
8 - Noon
All "Second Saturday" events are FREE Admission, made possible by the non-profit Fayette County Education Fund ~ Donations are welcome.
Search the wonders of a 15-acre wetland and complete construction on the Wetlands Boardwalk! Join consulting director Bill Hilton Jr. of the New River Birding & Nature Center for bird banding and botanizing.
The wetland is a living laboratory, so we'll also trim back the shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants that try to take over the boardwalk during the summer growing season.
We'll do some nature exploration and finishing touches of a 12-foot extension "teaching platform" on the 275-foot Wetlands Boardwalk.
Bring your camera, work gloves, hammer, pruning shears, and filled water bottle if you have them. We'll have binoculars you can borrow if you don't have your own.
The New River Birding & Nature Center and Wetlands Boardwalk are part of Wolf Creek Park, located near the intersection of Appalachian Drive and SR-16, just off of US-19. Enter Wolf Creek Park via Nick Rahall Greenway; pass Bridge Brew Works, the steel building on the left; turn left down the graveled road to the Wetlands Boardwalk.
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2nd Annual New River Hummingbird Festival |
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CANCELLED
Due to a critical medical emergency, we have no choice but to cancel the GLOBE Hummingbird Workshop and the New River Hummingbird Festival.
We hope you enjoy your weekend Hummingbird watching at Hawks Nest State Park.
Our most sincere apologies and regrets,
~The New River Birding & Nature Center Team
Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Native Plants
August 12 - 14, 2011
At scenic Hawks Nest State Park on Midland Trail Scenic Hwy (RT 60).
Friday, August 12
• 9 am - 3:30 pm GLOBE Certification Hummingbird Workshop - 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.
(Teaching Certification; $30 fee; limited to 20 guests, ages 16 and up; lunch provided. Advance reservation required, Rachel: 304-574-4320,
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Friday, August 12, evening Presentation
• 7 - 9 pm "Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica . . . and Back!"
(Free admission - donation requested; recommended ages 12 & up)
Saturday, August 13
• 9 am - 5 pm Hummingbird Banding, Native Plants, and Butterflies
•10 am Hummingbirds and Plants; 2 pm Butterflies and Plants
(Free admission - donation requested; all ages)
Sunday, August 14
• 8 am - 12 Hummingbird Banding
(Free - donation requested; all ages)
Bill Hilton Jr.: master bander, hummingbird expert, Consulting Director of New River Birding & Nature Center, one of Discover magazines "50 Best Brains in Science."
Connie Toops: accomplished naturalist, nature writer and photographer; recently co-authored the well received book "Hummingbirds and Butterflies" published by Peterson Field Guides/Bird Watcher's Digest.
Terri Johnson: Honeysuckle Hill Gardens Nursery, Greenhouse & Gift Shop in Oak Hill.
The New River Hummingbird Festival is an outreach program of New River Birding & Nature Center (Sharing the Secrets of Science & Nature in the New River Watershed with West Virginians & Their Friends) in Wolf Creek Park, Fayette County, WV; born in 2010 of the internationally acclaimed annual New River Birding and Nature Festival.
Check out the view and the menu at Hawks Nest Restaurant while you're there.
Hawks Nest Lodging Hummingbird Special- 20% off lodging this weekend only!
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June is Bustin' Out All Over, 2011 |
Blue winged warbler,
photo by Julie Zickafoose
New River Birding & Nature Center
Saturday, June 11
8 - 11 a.m.
Nature is bustin' out all over at Wolf Creek Park during June, from wildflowers to beetles to baby birds leaving their nests.
Join Bill Hilton Jr., consulting director of New River Birding & Nature Center, as we explore the wonders of West Virginia nature as spring turns to summer.
The morning field trip (8-11 a.m., Saturday, June 11) will include a bird banding demonstration, nature trail walk, Wolf Creek Park's unique Wetlands Boardwalk, and a migration presentation with Lynn Pollard.
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Field Trips Celebrating American Wetlands Month 2011 |
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New River Birding & Nature Center
May 2011
120 junior high students from two area schools experienced the wonders of the outdoor classroom at our Wetlands Boardwalk, and up-close looks at the dynamics of wetlands that are so important to people and wildlife.
Students learned that wetlands help slow floodwaters and because they improve downstream water quality through absorbing excess nutrients, sediment, and other pollutants are often referred to as the “kidneys” of the landscape; and that wetlands also provide critical habitat for thousands of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals, as well as nesting sites, resting and feeding stops for migrating birds during their cross-continental journeys.
Many of the students were in the woods for the first time. We appreciate the educational opportunity and look forward to future outdoor education school field trips.
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