Get Up Close with Birds on the Valley River
Date and Time
Sunday May 22, 2016
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT
The first event will be on Sunday, May 22, from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.
Location
Mainspring’s Welch Farm is a 57-acre property along US Hwy 74 approximately 3 miles west of the Town of Andrews. Signs will direct the public to a parking area.
Contact Information
Sara Ruth Posey
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Description
Children and adults of all ages are invited to participate in “biomonitoring” surveys of breeding birds on Mainspring Conservation Trust’s Welch Farm along the Valley River in Cherokee County.
Participants can volunteer with nationally-recognized research work that monitors the health and reproduction of birds. Volunteers will provide hands-on assistance in all aspects of the survey work under the training and supervision from Southern Appalachian Raptor Research (SARR) field biologists.
This event is a result of a partnership between Mainspring, SARR, and EBCI’s Fisheries and Wildlife Management program. The program is sponsored by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation’s Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources (RTCAR) initiative, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Coweeta Long Term Ecological Research program.
