2022 ~ The Brooks Bird Club's 90th Anniversary! October 28 ~ 30
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Hawks Nest State Park
We're sure to enjoy our accommodations, views and the beautiful fall colors, along with the field trips and evening programs.
Hawks Nest State Park
49 Hawks Nest Park Rd, Ansted, WV 25812
304-658-5212
Hawks Nest State Park
49 Hawks Nest Park Rd, Ansted, WV 25812
304-658-5212
BBC 90th Anniversary ~ Schedule of Activities Reservation deadline is September 23, 2022
Friday:
- BBC Officers and Board Members meeting at 2:00pm.
- BBC members can check in at the Hawks Nest State Park Lodge any time after 3:00pm on Friday Oct. 28.
- Time to relax and enjoy the surroundings with some old and new friends.
- Dinner (Time TBA)
- Evening Program
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Friday Night Program 7:30pm:
Karen Vuranch will be presenting our evening program. Storyteller, actress, and writer Karen Vuranch weaves together a love of history, a passion for stories and a sense of community. She is known for her traditional storytelling, plays based on oral history, and living history presentations of famous American women. She brings history to life through her unique performance style, which combines storytelling and drama to create an engaging presentation. Karen will be playing the part of Mary Ingles from the book Follow the River, by James Alexander Thom. Mary Ingles was twenty-three, married, and pregnant, when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement, killed the men and women, then took her captive. |
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Saturday:
- Early morning bird walk. (Time TBA)
- 7:30am ~ 8:30am Breakfast
- 9:00am ~ Field Trips
- Late afternoon social gatherings
- Dinner (Time TBA)
- Evening Program
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Saturday Night Program 7:30pm:
Jodi French-Burr will be presenting our evening program. Jodi is a lifelong natural and cultural heritage enthusiast. With a degree in Recreation & Wildlife, she began an in-depth study of the flora and fauna of the Appalachian ecology. Jodi currently is a National Park Service Park Ranger at the New River Gorge National River where she helps develop and coordinate annual events. Jodi is a Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics Master Instructor, as well as an instructor and a leader for the New River Gorge Chapter of West Virginia Master Naturalist. Her love of nature comes through in her naturalist work as a storyteller, sharing tales of flora and fauna folklore and mythology. “There is always something exciting to discover and learn in nature!” |
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Sunday:
- Early morning bird walk. (time TBA)
- Breakfast 7:30am ~ 9:00am
- 9:30am ~ Annual Fall BBC Membership Meeting
- Socializing before heading home
Weekend Costs:
Total cost for complete weekend: (includes lodging, meals and programs).
$200.00 (per person) based on double occupancy ~ $325.00 based on single occupancy.
Total cost without lodging, lunch and breakfasts:
$90.00 (per person) Includes all Friday, Saturday and Sunday programs and dinners (Excludes lodging and breakfasts).
Any other custom accommodations please contact Cindy Slater
BBC Fall Retreat reservation deadline is September 23, 2022
Total cost for complete weekend: (includes lodging, meals and programs).
$200.00 (per person) based on double occupancy ~ $325.00 based on single occupancy.
Total cost without lodging, lunch and breakfasts:
$90.00 (per person) Includes all Friday, Saturday and Sunday programs and dinners (Excludes lodging and breakfasts).
Any other custom accommodations please contact Cindy Slater
BBC Fall Retreat reservation deadline is September 23, 2022
Option 1: Online Form Online form is now open!
After you fill out the BBC Fall Retreat application completely you can pay with PayPal or by check.
Please tally all costs then submit your total.
Please tally all costs then submit your total.
Pay now with PayPal Just press the "Pay Now" button
Then enter the amount due in the box marked "Price Per Item"
Then enter the amount due in the box marked "Price Per Item"
If paying by check--- Make check payable to: Brooks Bird Club Inc.
Mail to:
Cindy Slater 2310 Cowling Road, Scottdale, PA 15683
Mail to:
Cindy Slater 2310 Cowling Road, Scottdale, PA 15683