Bears, Birds And Wilderness: Virtual Field Trips Take Classrooms Through W.Va. Nature

Appalachian Headwaters, a non-profit education, restoration and community development organization in southern West Virginia, is continuing its series of virtual field trips every Friday afternoon through December.

Classrooms will spend a half hour each Friday at 1 p.m. exploring West Virginia’s wetlands, learning about black bears and the state’s sometimes wild weather. The program also features experts from around the Mountain State to speak on each topic.

Classrooms must pre-register online to attend the virtual field trips, but participation is free.

Upcoming field trips include:

Nov. 5: BLACK BEARS! with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Nov. 12: BIRDS: UP CLOSE with the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia

Nov. 19: WILD WV WEATHER with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Dec. 3: WONDERFUL WETLANDS with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Dec. 10: WILD WILDERNESS AREAS with Wilderness Stewards

Author: Liz McCormick

Liz is WVPB's Webmaster/Digital Coordinator and Eastern Panhandle Bureau Chief, based in Shepherdstown, WV on Shepherd University's campus. Liz is a native of Charleston, West Virginia. She received a M.A. in Strategic Communication from American University in 2022 and a B.A. in Communication and New Media from Shepherd in 2014. Prior to her role as webmaster, Liz was WVPB's Eastern Panhandle reporter from 2014-2022, the House of Delegates reporter on "The Legislature Today" from 2015-2017, and she covered K-12/higher education from 2020-2022. Liz has also worked as a technical assistant and associate producer on "The Legislature Today."

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