Migration Fest
September 19 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
We invite you to celebrate the ecology of the Lehigh Gap and to experience the marvel of autumn animal migration at Migration Fest, a FREE, family-friendly event!
Schedule:
10:00 am — Family Bird Walk. Join us for a beginner bird walk around the Osprey House! Binoculars will be provided.
11:00 am — Insect Safari and Monarch Butterfly Tagging. Search for butterflies and other insects in the gardens and meadows around the Nature Center! Tag monarch butterflies to help scientists better understand the mysteries of butterfly migration. Insect nets will be provided.
11:00 am – 2:00 pm — Live Music by Joe Lazorik on the front porch of the Osprey House!
1:00 pm — Live Bird Presentation. Enjoy a presentation on migratory birds with Wildlands Conservancy!
2:00 pm — Autumn Migration Nature Walk. Discover migratory animals as they make their journey along the Kittatinny Ridge! Binoculars and insect nets will be provided.
10:00 am — Family Bird Walk. Join us for a beginner bird walk around the Osprey House! Binoculars will be provided.
11:00 am — Insect Safari and Monarch Butterfly Tagging. Search for butterflies and other insects in the gardens and meadows around the Nature Center! Tag monarch butterflies to help scientists better understand the mysteries of butterfly migration. Insect nets will be provided.
11:00 am – 2:00 pm — Live Music by Joe Lazorik on the front porch of the Osprey House!
1:00 pm — Live Bird Presentation. Enjoy a presentation on migratory birds with Wildlands Conservancy!
2:00 pm — Autumn Migration Nature Walk. Discover migratory animals as they make their journey along the Kittatinny Ridge! Binoculars and insect nets will be provided.
All Day:
–Exhibits on bird and butterfly migration, birds of prey, watersheds, and more! Submit your artwork for our art exhibition here: https://forms.gle/yBiHbYiwvjnaMtCE6
–Exhibits on bird and butterfly migration, birds of prey, watersheds, and more! Submit your artwork for our art exhibition here: https://forms.gle/yBiHbYiwvjnaMtCE6
– Hawk counting with the Bake Oven Knob Hawk Count Intern
– Monarch butterfly tagging
– Optic Sales – Binoculars for sale!
– Artisans from the LGNC Nature in Art Club selling and demonstrating their crafts
– Monarch butterfly tagging
– Optic Sales – Binoculars for sale!
– Artisans from the LGNC Nature in Art Club selling and demonstrating their crafts
– VR with Lehigh University – Join Lehigh University staff and students on a virtual hike with Brownie the bird to learn about the environmental changes that occurred in the Lehigh River Watershed in Pennsylvania during the past two centuries as a result of the zinc smelting plant operation at the Lehigh Gap.
– Activities for families – crafts, scavenger hunts, etc.
– Activities for families – crafts, scavenger hunts, etc.
– Food and drink available for a donation!
Questions? Email mail@lgnc.org for more information!