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August 1-31

Support Our Wildlife Ambassadors

ROAN MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

All Month

Price:

• $10.00 / Feeds one bird a day
• $20.00 / Feeds two birds a day
• $30.00 / Feeds three birds a day
• $40.00 / Feeds four birds a day
• $50.00 / Feeds five birds a day

At Roan Mountain we house, care for, and educate the public on a variety of native animals. We work under an educational permit from TWRA. Currently, we care for three birds of prey and several snakes! As you can imagine, caring for these animals is costly, as their food and health care is a specialty!

 

All of our animals are non-releasable for a variety of reasons. We frequently program with these animals and never charge for educational programs when using them. Here is your opportunity to support our educational wildlife program and help us care for these animals! 

 

All donations will go to purchase food, pay vet bills, purchase gloves, tethers, falconry equipment, aquarium bedding, and to improve and build more housing facilities for our non-releasable birds of prey.

 

To donate click the green “Register for Event” button at the right. Your donation is a one-time payment. If you wish to cover more than one day, update the “quantity” you wish to donate, or simply come back to this page in future months. 

 

Thank you for supporting our Wildlife Ambassadors at Roan Mountain State Park!

 

August 23 – September 6

Friday Night Concert Series – 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Join us Friday nights at the amphitheater throughout this summer for live music. Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chair, or enjoy our bench seating. Concerts are free, but cash tips for the artists are always appreciated.

8/23 – Fern Hollow

8/30 – Stemwinder

9/6 – Bandwagon Fallacy

August 26

Senses of the Night Hike – 9 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Meet at Shelter 3 in the campground. Price is $10 and you can register for the event. Come and join us for an EXCLUSIVE Ranger led night hike along the Tom Gray Trail where we will learn to engage our senses in nature!

Join us for an after-hours nature tour through the forests of Roan Mountain State Park. Park Ranger Rodriguez will lead you through the dark on a 0.5-mile hike through the Tom Gray Trail. We will be learning about how nocturnal wildlife have adapted their senses for the night and try our own hand at adapting to the night! From glow in the dark animals, starry nights, and turning over logs and rocks to find some of our park’s most secretive wildlife, this nocturnal prowl is fun for the entire family.

This activity is limited to 20 participants at a cost of $10 per person. Registered participants will meet at Shelter 3, located in the campground on the right once you pass the tennis courts. Guests are encouraged to bring sturdy hiking shoes, weather appropriate clothing, water, and a flashlight.

August 30 

Mushroom March: Mysteries of the Forest – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Meet at Shelter 3 in the campground. Price $5. Register for the event. These mysterious organisms hold amazing secrets. Discover the hidden world of mushrooms along this 0.5 mile hike along the Tom Gray Trail and campground. Make sure to bring sturdy hiking shoes, long pants, and plenty of water.

Mushrooms are the great citizens of the forest! Along this hike we will discuss just how these mysterious mushrooms interact with the environment around them. If we listen to their stories close enough, we may learn a thing or two!

August 31

Firecraft Wilderness Survival/Bushcraft Skill – 2 p.m. Price is $5/children 12 and under, $8/person. Register for the event. Join Ranger James Holland to learn various methods of lighting a fire without matches using a variety of tinder. Instruction will include using a ferro rod, fire from batteries, traditional flint and steel, burning lens, fire piston.

Program requires registration due to limited group size. Meet at Park Headquarters prior to going to the program area.