LGBTQ+ and allies: Let's Go Birding Together at Prairie Ridge!

Registration is open via the link below, and at 6 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 12 here on Meetup.
LGBTQ+ and allies: Let’s Go Birding Together at Prairie Ridge Ecostation!
Saturday, December 7, 9 - 10:30 a.m. (arrive at 8:45 if you need binoculars)
RSVP to this event here on Meetup. Or off-Meetup via this form if you prefer to keep your RSVP private.

Sponsors: Wake Audubon and Field Inclusive Inc., in partnership with the LGBT Center of Raleigh and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
Let’s commence December with another affirming and inclusive bird outing. We welcome the LGBTQ+ community, allies, families, and anyone who wants to enjoy an outdoor experience that is inclusive. Why? Because the outdoors has not always been a welcoming place for persons who identify as LGBTQ+. Wake Audubon, Field Inclusive and The LGBT Center of Raleigh seek to help change that.

The pace of this outing will be specifically geared towards building our beginner birding skills; birders of all talents are welcome.
We’ll take a leisurely stroll along gently sloped grassy trails through prairie grassland and bottomland forest, and see and listen for the various birds to be found among the habitats. The unpaved path is 1 mile or so depending on our pace.

Borrow binoculars from us or bring your own. If borrowing binoculars, please arrive at 8:45 to be provided a pair and receive personalized help to focus them for your eyesight.

Driving directions: GPS to 1671 Gold Star Dr., Raleigh. Entrance is a short distance down Gold Star Dr. from Reedy Creek Rd. Turn onto the gravel drive and parking area. You'll see Wake Audubon's chimney swift roost tower to the right. Park, then meet at the top left of the lot at the pass-through gate into the grasslands.
Two all-gender restrooms are onsite a short distance from this pass-through.

What bird species frequent the Park? Check out Prairie Ridge Ecostation bird sightings ahead of us adding a checklist of our own on ebird.org.
Our leader is Kyra Thurow Bartow (she/her), 919-971-8648, with co-leaders along to help with optics and bird sightings.

Questions ahead? Reach Wake Audubon board member and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging co-chair Rick LaRose (he/him) at [email protected]

We’re looking forward to birding together with you on December 7!

Wake Audubon advocates wildlife, nature and environmental conservation with a commitment to providing activities where all can safely access and celebrate nature as their authentic selves.
Field Inclusive, Inc. amplifies and supports marginalized and historically excluded field biologists and envisions a world in which the outdoors feels safe and welcoming regardless of personal identity.
The LGBT Center of Raleigh envisions an inclusive world where LGBTQ+ people are thriving, equal, and valued members of society.