Dunbar Cave State Park to hold Hummingbird and Butterfly Festival, August 17th

Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, August 17th, 2019, the 4th annual Hummingbird and Butterfly Festival will be held at Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville, Tennessee.

This is a FREE event and a great way to spend an educational day outdoors for all ages. Parking at the park is limited but overflow parking with a shuttle is available at Dunbar Cave Baptist Church, 300 Dunbar Cave Road.

The festival will take place rain or shine. We look forward to seeing you there.

All Day Activities – in tents around the wildflower garden:

• 9:00am–3:00pm – All day Children’s Arts and Crafts Activities – Provided by Warioto Audubon and the Friends of Dunbar Cave
• 9:00am–3:00pm – Clarksville Garden Club will be on hand to talk about native plants and give gardening tips.
• 9:00am–3:00 pm – Become a Pollinator Pal – Children (with parent assistance) achieve a “Pollinator Pal” badge by acquiring, through observation, a list of fun-to-find items about pollination.
• 9:00am–11:30 & 1:00pm–3:00pm – Hummingbird Banding Demonstration by Southeastern Avian Research (SEAR) under the ‘green’ tent. Pre-festival hummingbird banding will begin at 8:00am (before the festival begins). Participants are welcome to observe.

Special Programs – In the Visitors Center classroom:

• 9:30am–10:15am – Polly Rooker – TWRA Biologist (retired)
  Topic – “Primary Pollinators in Your Yard”
• 10:30 am–11:15am – John Froeschauer – State Parks Interpretive Specialist (retired)
  Topic – “Butterfly and Moth Natural History and How to Attract Them to Your Garden”
• 11:30am–12:15pm – Cyndi Routledge – Federally Licensed Master Hummingbird Bander and CEO of SEAR
  Topic – “Hummingbirds”
• 1:00pm–1:45pm – Rebecca Johnson – Biologist
  Topic – “Monarchs” natural history, migration and gardening for Monarchs

 

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Overflow Parking

Follow the signs to overflow parking at Dunbar Cave Baptist Church (on top of the hill west of the park, the church has a golden steeple). Catch the shuttle to the festival.

Door prizes will be awarded at 10:20am, 11:20am, 12:20pm, 2:00pm. (You must be present to win.)