Join the Newport News Green Foundation and Newport News Parks and Recreation on Saturday, May 10 at 9:00 a.m. at the Discovery Center in Newport News Park for a guided bird walk! Spring birding will be at its peak! Don’t miss this opportunity to glimpse the bird activity in Newport News!

Senior Park Ranger, Lauren Forero will be leading our birding walk from the Discovery Center to the Swamp Bridge and back. Birds & Beans Coffee, a 100% organic, fair trade, and bird friendly coffee business, will be available for FREE thanks to Wild Birds Unlimited Yorktown.

This Green Drinks event is free and open to the public.

Register here: https://bit.ly/BirdWalkMay10

What to Expect:

• Discovery Center Location: 13560 Jefferson Avenue, proceed 1 mile on Constitution Ave, the Discovery Center and parking lot is on the right (look for the Civil War cannon).
• The guided walk will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. at the Discovery Center and should last an hour and a half.
• Participants should expect to walk around 2 miles (roundtrip).
• A limited number of binoculars will be available. Participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars.
• The trail is not ADA accessible. Strollers are welcome but should be trail-ready strollers. No bikes allowed.
• No pets allowed unless they are a service animal.
• Children are welcome with adult supervision. We will have a scavenger hunt activity for children to complete on the bird walk.

About Park Ranger Forero:

Ms. Forero is a Senior Park Ranger for the Parks Division in the City of Newport News. She received a BS in Organismal Biology from Christopher Newport University. Ranger Forero has worked for the city for seven years and has taught beginner birding classes at the park for the last three years. Ranger Forero is an avid birder and has been recreationally bird watching for 11 years now. She regularly participates in local bird walks and various bird counts in Virginia.

Green Drinks is a speaker series focused on health, wellness, and the environment.

This event is co-sponsored by the Newport News Green Foundation, Newport News Parks Division, and Wild Birds Unlimited Yorktown.