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December 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!

 

December 7

Fancywork for Beginners & Enthusiasts: Winter Botanicals – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meet at the Conference Center. Price is $12 Attend Only, $16 Attendee + Pattern Designs, $20 Attendee + Pattern Designs + Project Kit, $45 Attendee + Full Embroidery & Project Kit. Register for the event. Decorative hand-stitched embroidery (fancy work) was all the rage in the early 20th century and continues to be an important traditional art across the world. Although beautiful embroidery work can be complex, every needleworker starts from the beginning.

Join our workshop and take your first steps, or continue a journey you’ve already started (bring a project to show off, if you like!). We’ll look at examples of embroidery and designs inspired by winter plants that can be found here in Roan Mountain. We’ll then work on a stitch-along project that explores beginning techniques of “thread painting”.

**If you attended our embroidery workshops last year, this program will include some of the same plants and historical examples, but we’ll be working on an entirely new project with a technique called “thread painting” (aka “silk shading”).

***Adaptive technology for embroidery is fantastic. Bring your table light or magnifying lamp, if you use one. We’ll all enjoy swapping product reviews and seeing what’s out there!

Stash Swap: For this workshop, we’ll be hosting a table for stash swapping. If you have embroidery tools and supplies you no longer need, bring them along and pass them to someone who will use them. 

Refreshments: Enjoy an assortment of tea & refreshments!

Project Kit: If you already have your own kit, this is the option for you. It includes:

• Packet of themed designs to inspire your own future projects.
• Pre-printed cloth with stitch-a-long project design.
• An assortment of floss to complete the stitch-a-long design.

Full Embroidery Kit Contents: If you are just getting started, this take-home kit provides every basic embroidery tool, and a few handy extras.

• Project Kit (see above)
• Zip Pouch
• 8″ plastic hoop
• Scissors
• Needle set
• Needle threader
• Thimble
• Washable transfer pencil & transfer paper
• Card-style thread organizer

December 14

Tree Cookie Ornaments – 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Meet at Visitor Center. Price is $10 and you can register for the event. Come on out and create your very own ornaments to hang! We will discuss all the stories that these tree cookies can tell us and talk about the concept of dendrochronology. As we repurpose fallen lumber from the park to create our very own masterpieces, you will get the chance to make it your own or maybe make it for a friend!

We will be working with paint and wood burning pens that are provided for this event. This program is best suited for people 13 years and older and registration is required as spaces are limited. This event will meet at the visitor center where the water wheel is. Spaces limited at 10.

December 21

Peg Leg Mine GeoVenture – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at Roan Mountain State Park Visitor Center. The price is $15 and you can register for the event. Join Roan Mountain State Park for a geology adventure hike to the Peg Leg Mine. Your host, Ranger Phil Hylen, will take you back into the late 1800s as you take on the role of iron miners exploring the ridges of the mountains for traces of iron ore. Along the way, we will learn the geology of Roan Mountain and why it is so unique. After exploring the Peg Leg Mine on a 1.2-mile hike (moderate-difficulty natural terrain trail), participants will get to crack open geodes and iron ore to keep.

This program will begin and end at the Visitor Center. This time of the year is historically cold, so be sure to dress in layers appropriate for the temperatures and wear good hiking shoes. Bring plenty of water and any snacks you may need. This program is limited to 20 participants and has a $15 fee per head.

January 2025

January 1

First Day Hike: Moonshiner’s Run – 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Meet at: Moonshiners Run Trail Head in Cabin overflow parking. Price is $10 Attendee + Donation, $20 Attendee + Donation, $10 No attendance + Donation, $20 No attendance + Donation. You can register for the event. Welcome the new year with a walk in the woods! Join Ranger Rodriguez as we make our way along the Moonshiner’s Run Trail. Along this 2-mile hike with moderate elevation change, we will get the chance to talk about resolutions, see our winter wildlife, and witness how the river has changed. Hikers will be crossing various terrain consisting of flat land, roots, and river rock. It is suggested all guests bring sturdy hiking shoes, plenty of water, weather appropriate clothes, and a new years resolution! We look forward to seeing you at our annual First Day Hike!