Wings over Willapa Festival

The first annual Wings over Willapa Festival will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2018.  There are 10 field trips planned including a kayak trip, pelagic trip, barge trip to Long Island, Ilwaco Harbor trip, Birding 101 trip, Birding by Bike trip, Cape Disappointment trip, Shorebird trip to Leadbetter, Wildlife Tracking/birding trip and an Oyster growers Willapa Bay boating trip.  There will also be presentations on shorebirds, birding 101, photography, raptors, citizen science including ebird and iNaturalist as well as numerous art workshops including activities for kids.  The headquarters will be at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, WA.  The festival is a celebration of the beauty of the Long Beach peninsula and the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.  Please see the website:  wingsoverwillapa.org for more details.