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Winter Wildlife Festival

January 25, 2025 February 2, 2025

Join us for a celebration of coastal wildlife and nature featuring a flock of engaging programs to embrace our coastal beauty. There will be a keynote, presentations, workshops, vendors, photo contest, Mary Reid Barrow Wildlife Advocate Award, kids’ activities, and more. Registration for the 2025 Winter Wildlife Festival opens on Nov. 15. Join the Facebook group to stay up to date.

Saturday, 1/25/25, 10 am to 3 pm
Princess Ann Rec Center
Festival Kickoff
Free wildlife-related vendors, children’s activities, food truck, and educational walk-up workshops. No pre-registration required.

Sunday, 1/26/25, 7 pm
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Keynote Address, Dr. Mamie Parker, “My Journey to Passion, Inspiration and Excellence to Birds and Conservation”
Free, no pre-registration required.
Dr. Mamie Parker spent a career as a fish and wildlife biologist and former Head of Fisheries for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Parker’s work building bridges with nontraditional partners in the conservation community and advocating for more women in Wild STEM careers. 

Parker has earned her numerous industry board positions, leadership and lifetime achievement awards including the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame and recognition in the Smithsonian Institute’s book, “Women, Environmentalism and Justice.

Contact

City of Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation

757-385-2990

View Organizer Website

Location

Princess Ann Recreation Center

Nimmo Parkway 1400
Virginia Beach, VA 23456 United States
757-385-3111
View Venue Website
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