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The Brooks Bird Club Nature Foray​​                                                          1940 ~ present
The Foray is held each June in various regions of West Virginia suitable for bird and natural history studies.  The purpose is to offer members and students the chance to be in the field and take part in an ecological study of a selected area.

The program is planned so that everyone can pursue his/her own interests.  There are classes and field work in birds, ferns, mosses, flowers, grasses, trees, geology, fungi, butterflies, herptiles and small mammals.  The interdependence of all living things is learned anew.

Scholarships, which include room and board at the Foray, are offered. This introduces people to the rewards of the club, and attracts young adults who can benefit from the club and contribute to its work.
​Any BBC member is eligible for a Foray scholarship.
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Children under the age of 14 can attend the BBC Foray for free on the condition, they must be accompanied by at least one full paid parent, grandparent or guardian. 
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​Members who are 15 and over who want to apply for a BBC Foray scholarship must complete a Scholarship Application.
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2025 BBC Nature Foray   June 15th ~ 20th 

​The 2025 BBC Foray will be in Hardy County, Spring, West Virginia and based at Camp Pinnacle 
For more information on this year's event go to our 2025 BBC Foray Page.

2015 Terra Alta WV Foray

Past Foray Slideshows

​Note: The past Foray slideshows are under construction, 2015-2011 are viewable. 

Past Forays
Click on a year for  that Foray slideshow...

Year
2025
​2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
​2019​
2018
​2017
​2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Camp/Town
​Camp Pinnacle​, Spring​
​Camp Thornwood, Barlow

Camp Horseshoe, Parsons
Camp Galilee, Terra Alta
Canceled (Covid)
Canceled (Covid)
​​Camp Pioneer, Beverly
​Camp Pocahontas, Thornwood
Lost River Retreat, Lost River
​Camp Kidd, Parsons
Camp Galilee, Terra Alta
Camp Pioneer, Beverly 
Pocahontas Co. 4-H Camp
Bluestone Camp & Retreat, Hinton
Camp Kidd, Parsons
Camp Galilee, Terra Alta
Camp Pioneer, Beverly
Camp Pocahontas, Thornwood 
Upshur Co. Youth Camp, Selbyville
Camp Kidd, Parsons
Camp Galilee, Terra Alta
Lost River Retreat, Lost River
Pocahontas Co. 4-H Camp, Thornwood
Upshur Co. Youth Camp, Selbyville
Camp Kidd, Parsons
Concord College, Athens
WV Location
​Hardy County
Pocahontas County
Tucker County
Preston County
Canceled (Covid)
Canceled (Covid)
​​Randoph County
​Pocahontas County
Hardy County
​Tucker County
​Preston County
Randoph County
Pocahontas County
Summers County
Tucker County
Preston County
Randoph County
Pocahontas County
​Upshur County
​Tucker County
Preston County
​Hardy County
Pocahontas County
Upshur County
​Tucker County
Mercer County

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