Get an inside look at the animals that call Bays Mountain Park’s Herpetarium home! Join staff for a fun and informative talk about our reptiles and amphibians, their care, behavior, and why they are necessary for a healthy ecosystem. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and sounds encountered on your trip, creating a unique experience. The Barge Ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and may be canceled due to weather. The barge […]
Join park staff for an engaging talk about our resident raptors, their incredible traits, hunting strategies, behaviors, and how we can be stewards for these incredible hunters of the sky! This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and sounds encountered on your trip, creating a unique experience. The Barge Ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and may be canceled due to weather. The barge […]
Light pollution. How can something as essential as light be considered a pollutant? The answer lies not in light itself, but instead how we use artificial light at night. For centuries, we have become accustomed to using artificial light after dark, treating it as a natural part of our lives. But it isn’t. Living organisms […]
Get to know one of Appalachia’s most elusive predators! Come by the bobcat habitat to learn about bobcat behavior, hunting strategies, adaptations, and their important role in their mountain ecosystem. […]
Get an inside look at the animals that call Bays Mountain Park’s Herpetarium home! Join staff for a fun and informative talk about our reptiles and amphibians, their care, behavior, and why they are necessary for a healthy ecosystem. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and […]
Light pollution. How can something as essential as light be considered a pollutant? The answer lies not in light itself, but instead how we use artificial light at night. For centuries, we have become accustomed to using artificial light after dark, treating it as a natural part of our lives. But it isn’t. Living organisms […]