Project RESTORE Educator Trek: Where Swans Fly, Bears Walk, and Wolves Howl

  • 2:00pm Friday, January 03, 2025 - 7:00pm Sunday, January 05, 2025

Tundra swans

Experience one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in North Carolina – thousands of tundra swans, snow geese, and other waterfowl over-wintering in an area rich in wildlife such as black bears, bobcats and red wolves. Learn winter bird identification, tips on preserving tracks and signs, and ideas for incorporating wild creatures into your teaching. We hope to have the opportunity to meet with a red wolf biologist to learn about the restoration and monitoring work being done with this endangered species.

With support from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Project RESTORE (Rescuing Endangered Species Through Outreach, Restoration, and Education) will feature a suite of educational opportunities for teachers and students to participate in restoration and monitoring of imperiled and endangered species in eastern North Carolina.

Credit: 20 contact hours toward CEUs or Criteria II/III for North Carolina’s Environmental Education Certification Program

Lodging: The workshop fee covers a two-night hotel stay near the wildlife refuge, double occupancy.

Transportation: Participants can ride with the group from Raleigh departing at 2pm or meet us in Columbia, NC in the evening. Transportation will be in Museum vans.

Registration: Register online
The full workshop fee is due when you register and payment is via credit card. Registration for most Educator Treks is on a first-come, first-served basis. Treks fill quickly, so register early!

*The cost of this Trek is reduced due to a grant through the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Due to this reduction of costs, Friends of the Museum discounts are unavailable.

Details

  • Fee: $145* (includes two nights double-occupancy hotel style lodging, transportation and workshop materials)
  • Requirements: For educators (includes teachers, administrators, pre-service or substitute teachers; non-formal educators; anyone working on their EE certification)
  • Program Instructor: Melissa Dowland and Danielle Pender
  • Activity Level: Hiking 2-3 miles on uneven surfaces.
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Details

Start:
January 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
End:
January 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Fee:
$145* (includes two nights double-occupancy hotel style lodging, transportation and workshop materials)

Venue

In the Field

Pocosin Lakes and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges

Organizer

Melissa Dowland
919.707.9898