BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DorCo X-WR-CALNAME:Eagle Festival BEGIN:VEVENT UID:345202026-03-14 DTSTART:20260314T130000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260314T200000Z LOCATION:Key Wallace Dr\, Maryland\, USA\n X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS="Key Wallace Dr, Maryland, USA\n ";X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE="Key Wallace Dr, Maryland, USA":geo:38. 444796,-76.119469 GEO:38.444796;-76.119469 SUMMARY:Eagle Festival CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:If you're looking for a way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the\nsigning of the Declaration of Independence\, then look no further. \nBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge is hosting the Eagle Festival on\nSa turday\, March 14\, 2026\, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This free\,\nfamily-fr iendly event focuses on bald eagles\, with educational\nprograms and exhib its featuring live birds and reptiles\, hands-on\nactivities\, and refuge tours.\n\nPrograms in the big tent will kick off at 9:30 am with naturalis t Jim\nWilson as he shares the magnificent world of owls.\n\nAt 11:00 am\, and again at 2:30 pm\, naturalist Mike Callahan of\nNanjemoy Creek Enviro nmental Education Center presents an interactive\nprogram with live birds focusing on bald eagles and other native\nraptors of Maryland.\n\nAt 12:30 pm\, learn about falconry and the healing power of nature with\nthis inte ractive program by Master Falconer Rodney Stotts.\n\nLive birds of prey an d reptiles will be on display throughout the\nVisitor Center\, with exhibi ts from the Salisbury Zoo\, Nanjemoy Creek\nEnvironmental Education Center \, and Maryland Scales and Tales.\n\nGuided tours will be available throug hout the day\, including eagle\nprowls and tours of Wildlife Drive. Regist ration for tours will begin\nat 9:30 am the day of the festival (no pre-re gistration).\n\n“Early birds” to the Eagle Festival can meet at the re fuge’s\nEnvironmental Education Building on Wildlife Drive at 8:00 am fo r a\nguided birding tour with Terry Allen.\n\nThere will be no shortage of fun for children at the Eagle Festival.\nActivities include build-your-ow n wren nesting boxes\, owl pellet\nexploration\, face painting\, and make- your-own wildlife buttons\, bird\nmasks and postcards. Kids’ “make-and -take” activities will run\nthroughout the day while supplies last. Kids can also try their skills\nat a youth archery range and the National Wild Turkey Federation’s\nBB gun range.In addition\, families can enjoy a “StoryWalk®” along\nthe Woods Trail with the picture book “Over in The Forest.\n\n”Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughou t the day\,\nprovided by Boy Scout Troop 532.\n\nPrograms and activities t ake place at the Blackwater National Wildlife\nRefuge Visitor Center as we ll as in large\, heated tents adjacent to\nthe building. Pets are not perm itted. A free shuttle is available from\nsatellite parking. Entrance to th e Festival\, the Wildlife Drive\, and\nall activities are free thanks to t he support of the Friends of\nBlackwater and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se rvice.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

If you're looking for a way to celebrate th e 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, th en look no further. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is hosting the Ea gle Festival on Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This free\, family-friendly event focuses on bald eagles\, with educational pr ograms and exhibits featuring live birds and reptiles\, hands-on activitie s\, and refuge tours.

Programs in the big tent will kick off at 9:30 am with naturalist Jim Wilson as he shares the magnificent world of owls.

At 11:00 am\, and again at 2:30 pm\, naturalist Mike Callahan of Na njemoy Creek Environmental Education Center presents an interactive progra m with live birds focusing on bald eagles and other native raptors of Mary land.

At 12:30 pm\, learn about falconry and the healing power of n ature with this interactive program by Master Falconer Rodney Stotts.

< p>Live birds of prey and reptiles will be on display throughout the Visito r Center\, with exhibits from the Salisbury Zoo\, Nanjemoy Creek Environme ntal Education Center\, and Maryland Scales and Tales.

Guided tours will be available throughout the day\, including eagle prowls and tours of Wildlife Drive. Registration for tours will begin at 9:30 am the day of t he festival (no pre-registration).

“Early birds” to the Eagle F estival can meet at the refuge’s Environmental Education Building on Wil dlife Drive at 8:00 am for a guided birding tour with Terry Allen.

T here will be no shortage of fun for children at the Eagle Festival. Activi ties include build-your-own wren nesting boxes\, owl pellet exploration\, face painting\, and make-your-own wildlife buttons\, bird masks and postca rds. Kids’ “make-and-take” activities will run throughout the day wh ile supplies last. Kids can also try their skills at a youth archery range and the National Wild Turkey Federation’s BB gun range.In addition\, fa milies can enjoy a “StoryWalk®” along the Woods Trail with the pictur e book “Over in The Forest.

”Food and drinks will be available f or purchase throughout the day\, provided by Boy Scout Troop 532.

P rograms and activities take place at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refu ge Visitor Center as well as in large\, heated tents adjacent to the build ing. Pets are not permitted. A free shuttle is available from satellite pa rking. Entrance to the Festival\, the Wildlife Drive\, and all activities are free thanks to the support of the Friends of Blackwater and the U.S. F ish and Wildlife Service.

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