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WV Eco-tours cost $10.00 per person, including transportation, materials and lunch. Children under 12 are free. We may cancel any tour at our discretion. Refunds are available with 24 hours notice.

• Study nature all year long in a variety of places.
• Experience user-friendly, individual and small group learning in natural settings.
• Work directly out-of-doors with other naturalists.

April 5: Early Bloomers: We'll visit some ponds, a forest, and a river floodplain in bloom at the Elk River Wildlife Management Area.

April 12: Bug Me in Bloom: The wild environs of Holly River State Park will serve to enlighten our exploration of spring emerging insects and the plants that many depend on for sweetness.

April 19: Birds and Bowers I: The fields and forests of the Burnsville Lake Wildlife Area beckon us to listen to the calls of "lovebirds" making their homes in the bushes and trees.

April 26: Earth Gardens: An Earth Day celebration: Join the Natural Lifeways staff on a tour of area gardens in central WV that were established using guidance from the natural world.

May 3: Water and Woods I: We'll visit a forest, and a river floodplain in bloom at Audra State Park.

May 10: Gradients in the Forest: We'll hike a transect from hilltop to floodplain at Valley Falls State Park to observe and record the effects of soil, moisture and light changes on plants.

May 17: Birds and Bowers II: The fields and forests of the Elk River Wildlife Area beckon us to listen to the calls of birds raising young in the bushes and trees.

May 24: Memorials to Flowers: Pay tribute to loved ones and loved things of the natural world on a foray into the woodlands of Burnsville Lake wildlife area.

May 31: River Roots 1: Wade in the West Fork river near Weston and the Stonewall Jackson State Park to study aquatic plants and animals along the banks and in the water.

June 7: Water and Woods II: We'll re-visit a forest in bloom and a river bottom at Audra State Park.

June 14: Full Bloom Ecology I: Walk with us through forest and field habitats at Holly River State Park to see the world in its full bloom state.

June 21: River Roots 2: Wade into the Tygart Valley river near Tygart State Park to study aquatic plants and animals along the banks and in the water. Part of the Summer solstice: United Natural West Virginia quarterly meeting.

June 28: Full Bloom Ecology II: Walk with us through forest and field habitats at Burnsville Lake wildlife area to see the world in its full bloom state.

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