This week we travel just north of Charlotte to Huntersville, home of a unique EE Center that combines wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education.
Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors. More than twenty species of live raptors, including various hawks, falcons, owls, vultures and eagles are displayed along a nature trail behind the main facility. Live bird presentations take place on Saturdays and Sundays if weather permits. Special events geared towards families are held throughout the year. From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend, visitors can experience Backyard Tails - a free-flight program where audience members can feel the swoosh of wings as live raptors fly through the audience. (See two excellent videos that show some of their raptors and give a great discussion of their mission.) CRC also focuses on outreach education, with total environmental education programs reaching more than 40,000 students each year.
The Carolina Raptor Center is located within the Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department’s Latta Plantation Nature Preserve, so it’s a “two for one deal” environmental education excursion!
Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors. More than twenty species of live raptors, including various hawks, falcons, owls, vultures and eagles are displayed along a nature trail behind the main facility. Live bird presentations take place on Saturdays and Sundays if weather permits. Special events geared towards families are held throughout the year. From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend, visitors can experience Backyard Tails - a free-flight program where audience members can feel the swoosh of wings as live raptors fly through the audience. (See two excellent videos that show some of their raptors and give a great discussion of their mission.) CRC also focuses on outreach education, with total environmental education programs reaching more than 40,000 students each year.
The Carolina Raptor Center is located within the Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department’s Latta Plantation Nature Preserve, so it’s a “two for one deal” environmental education excursion!
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