Hobb Nobbin' at Hawks nest in may, Ansted making proud - Mayor repetition planned August 23, 24 and 25

7/15/2011
ANSTED, WV: r.a. "Pete" Hobbs is the Mayor of the town of Ansted, WV, he is also an historian and "a really good sport" according to Megan Flinn, programmers in the hawks nest State Park. In may, hawks nest asked Mayor Hobbs hikes Ansted interest in the Fayette county community, including the Park lead to create. Three dates were chosen, and the special event package was called "Hobb Nobbin' on the hawks nest." Hobb Nobbin' was so successful, it should not be on another three days: August 23, 24 and 25.

Hobbs not sure what to expect, but it sound interesting, and it was an opportunity to talk about issues, rather keeping: Ansted, history and the Town Hall Museum, the inventory is home to the hawks nest Museum. He agreed to lead the tours Flinn help develop one of night Park package.

Hobb Nobbin' hawks nest includes an overnight stay in hawks nest Lodge, welcome blue smoke salsa and a stroll in Ansted under the leadership of Mayor of the city on the afternoon of the guest's stay. For the getaway package for two people costs $70. Aim is, the history of the city, sites to introduce guests and the promotion of shopping and exploration. Several people thought it was unusual, but enjoyable engaged a Mayor on such activity.

"Most some surprise in the depth of pioneer and civil war history the region expressed," Hobbs said. "Were all fascinated by ghost stories relating to the Tyree Tavern and the page Vawter House, by William Nelson homepage, a large coal industry figure in the middle of 19."

The tour starts with a meeting at the Town Hall and greet. The hawks nest collection, which is on the display, is the Town Hall Museum. The tour of on foot and the stops are civil war world heritage sites, the page-Vawter House and the Veterans Memorial. The tour offers lively discussion on area history, businesses, and the hawks nest rail trail. Allow it, a and a half hours for the tour. Guests meet Town Hall at 4 P.m. in the Ansted.

"We put overnight guests of the history and company in Ansted in our park history," said Flinn. "To the Mayor led have interpretative walking shows only as the West Virginians work together, to make things happen, to promote our parks and our communities." "We appreciate the Mayor Hobbs commitment."

Learn more about hawks nest State Park, hawks nest restaurant or special events, www.hawksnestsp.com, visit or call 304 658 5212 for reservations or information.

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Hawks nest hum with birds and butterflies August 12-14

7/15/2011
ANSTED, WV - a the Hummingbird and the butterfly is at the heart of a Festival scheduled for August 12-14 in the hawks nest State Park near the town of Ansted in Fayette County. Hummingbird weekend is supported by a variety of companies and it promises a fun outdoor event, according to Megan Flinn, hawks nest naturalist and host of the event website. "People are fascinated with hummingbirds and butterflies and weekends will good information, bird banding, learn and monitoring offer."

The Hummingbird weekend activities include:
A GLOBE certification Hummingbird workshop the workshop is scheduled for Friday, August 12 from 9: 00-15:30 covers the natural history of hummingbirds from feeding to nesting migration; observe and photograph Hummingbird behaviour; design a hummingbird Habitat; attract and the care of hummingbirds in your own backyard, schoolyard or nature center; Reporting hummingbird observations on EarthTrek and the GLOBE Program; by using of hummingbirds as a teaching tool; Banding hummingbirds; and other information. It specifies a fee. It is a fee of $30 for teaching certification and the workshop is limited to 20 people, at the age of 16 and up to and including lunch. Advance registration is required. Contact Rachel Davis on 304-574-4320 register and workshop details.

"Ruby - throated Hummingbird: from your garden in Costa Rica... and back!" is an evening program on 12 August from 7 am to 9 pm in the hawks nest Lodge. There are to visit no fee.

"Hummingbird banding, native plants and butterflies" Activities included in the Saturday, August 13, activities from 9 am 5 pm is a 10.00 session "Hummingbirds and plants" , and at 2 pm, a session on "Butterflies and plants" to.

Hummingbird banding on Sunday, August 14 continuingto observe from 8.00 am to 12.00 pm and public and, where appropriate, to support. "It's a very nice way for children and adults, Hummingbird map and information about their habits, and also about banding birds and the importance of studying migration," Flinn said.

Hummingbird-weekend event has three known authorities. Bill Hilton Jr. is a master Bander hummingbirds. Hilton is advice from new river birding & nature center, and a "50 best brains in science" Discover magazine. He is a Certified Bander with the U.S. fish and Wildlife Service. Connie Toops is an accomplished naturalist, nature writer and photographer. Toops wrote digest as recently published by the well received book "Hummingbirds and butterflies" Peterson field guides/bird watcher. Terri Johnson is with Honeysuckle Hill gardens nursery, greenhouse & gift shop in Oak Hill and identified with native plants, the hummingbirds and butterflies to win the garden.

Festival supporters include: perky-pet, Earth Trek, Wolf Creek Park, operation Rudy throat, ACE adventure resort, honeysuckle Hill gardens, New River Gorge CVB, the new river birding and nature Festival and hawks nest State Park.

Are discounted hawks nest lodge rooms, prices 20 percent for the Hummingbird Festival. Hawks nest restaurant will be featuring in the menu of specials throughout the weekend. Hawks nest State Park information call to 304 658 5212.

Hummingbird Festival is organized by Wolf Creek Park, South of historic Fayetteville, WV, a project owned by Fayette County urban renewal authority (URA). For more information, visit www.hawksnestsp.com and click on special events for event details.

About the GLOBE Program - RubyThroat operation: Hummingbird project
The global learning and observations in favour of the environment (GLOBE) program is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE vision promotes and supports students, cooperating teachers and scientists on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and Earth system working closely with NASA, NOAA, and NSF Earth system science projects (ESSP) in study and research on the dynamics of the Earth environment.

GLOBE vision is the worldwide community of students, teachers, scientists and citizens working together in order to better understand, maintain and improve soil environment on local, regional and global scales.

More than a million K-12 students in 10,000 schools in the GLOBE programme in the field and classroom by more than 16,000 GLOBE trained educators monitors have participated.

Teachers and other adults, which are not certified GLOBE and GLOBE Operation RubyThroat want to participate are encouraged, the certification workshop in the hawks nest State Park on the 12 August 2011 participate.

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