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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 28

Outdoor survival for Beginners – 2 a.m. – Meet at Park Headquarters. Price is $10 per person, $5 12 and under. Register for the event. Join Ranger Holland as we learn about surviving in the outdoors!

This program is designed to help you learn what it takes to survive in an outdoor environment and is geared towards beginners. We will cover food, fire, water, shelter and signaling and also items that should be included in a survival kit. This is an interactive program involving a short hike on one of our park trails that will serve as an outdoor classroom. Please dress accordingly for the weather and bring along a water source.

 

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!

January 11

Fancywork for Beginners & Enthusiasts: Birds of Winter – 6 – 8 p.m. Meet at: Conference Center. Price: $12 Attend Only
$16 Attendee + Pattern Designs
$20 Attendee + Pattern Designs + Project Kit
$45 Attendee + Full Embroidery & Project Kit

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 the winter birds 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 possibly include some of the same birds 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

January 31

2025 Volunteer Appreciation Banquet – 5 – 7 p.m. Meet at the Roan Mountain State Park Conference Center. It is a Free Event. Register for the event. Roan Mountain State Park has been lucky to have many volunteers join us over the past several years for trail work, events, working with the park animals, maintaining the Miller Farmstead, and much more! All volunteers are invited to be celebrated on Friday, January 31st from 5:00-7:00PM at the Roan Mountain State Park Conference Center. This banquet will serve volunteers and their families a pizza and salad dinner with plenty of sides and desserts. Over dinner, a short presentation will celebrate the major volunteer accomplishments over the past two years as well as a look forward into plans for 2025.

Volunteers are asked to register the number of people they plan on attending with for a food count. A slideshow presentation of volunteer action shots will also be offered during the event. Volunteers are welcome to submit any photo they wish prior to the event to be added.