Get Up Close with Birds on the Valley River

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.