LGBTQ+ and allies: Let’s Go Birding Together at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve

LGBTQ+ and allies: Let’s Go Birding Together at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
Saturday, March 29, 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. (arrive at 8:30 if borrowing binoculars)
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Sponsors: Wake Audubon and Field Inclusive Inc. in partnership with the LGBT Center of Raleigh.

Let’s welcome spring with another affirming and inclusive bird outing. We welcome the LGBTQ+ community, allies, families, and anyone who wants to enjoy an outdoor experience that is inclusive. Why? Because the outdoors has not always been a welcoming place for persons who identify as LGBTQ+. Wake Audubon, Field Inclusive and The LGBT Center of Raleigh seek to help change that.

The pace of this outing will be specifically geared towards building our beginner birding skills; birders of all talents are welcome. We’ll take a leisurely stroll along gently sloped grassy trails that run along the wood line and the edge of the meadow and see and listen for the various birds to be found among the habitats. The unpaved path is around 1 mile depending on our pace.

Borrow binoculars from us or bring your own. If borrowing binoculars, please arrive at 8:30 to be provided a pair and receive personalized help to focus them for your eyesight.

Driving directions: Meet in the parking lot at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 2900 Horseshoe Farm Rd, Wake Forest, NC, 27587. Note: Allow time for road construction at 401 and Ligon Mill Road.

There are two restrooms with composting toilets (two rooms under one roof just off of the parking lot), and they are all-gender. Keep in mind there is no running water in the restrooms, and there are no water fountains. Please bring your own water. We'll bring plenty of snacks to share.

What bird species frequent the Park? Check out Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve bird sightings ahead of us adding a checklist of our own on ebird.org.

Our leader is Lynn Erla Beegle (she/her), 919-673-6136, with co-leaders along to help with optics and bird sightings. Reach Erla with any day-of-event questions.

Questions ahead? Reach Wake Audubon board member and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging co-chair Rick LaRose (he/him) at rlarose.was@gmail.com.

We’re looking forward to birding together with you on March 29!

Wake Audubon advocates wildlife, nature and environmental conservation with a commitment to providing activities where all can safely access and celebrate nature as their authentic selves.
Field Inclusive, Inc. amplifies and supports marginalized and historically excluded field biologists and envisions a world in which the outdoors feels safe and welcoming regardless of personal identity.
The LGBT Center of Raleigh envisions an inclusive world where LGBTQ+ people are thriving, equal, and valued members of society.