Nature4All Diversity Series: Warbler Birding and Indigenous Culture at Isi Asepihiye (The Haw)
September 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Haw River Assembly’s Nature4All Diversity series seeks to encourage Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to find a sense of connection to outdoor recreation and highlights instructors and groups that provide BIPOC representation.
Join us on September 14 from 10 AM-12 PM at Bynum UMC Community Center (28 Charlie Fields Rd, Pittsboro, NC 27312) as we hear from Darrell Stover and look for warblers and other birds along the Bynum Bridge. After birding, participants will head inside the community center, where they will learn about Haw River’s historic foodways and be treated to Indigenous lunch. Chef Patterson will provide a sampler luncheon representative of Indigenous foods and walk through a presentation of Haw River area wildlife and plant life. To help cover the cost of food, there is a $7 fee that can be paid by completing this form: https://forms.gle/NJtgM1cMg9LAndKP9
*Payments are non-refundable*
Additional Details
We ask that you wear comfortable clothing and bring binoculars if you have them! You will receive important details the week of your event, but if you have any questions or trouble with the form, please email events@hawriver.org or call 336-942-4032. Children are allowed and welcomed to this event. Because there is food involved, dogs are prohibited.
Featured Event Instructors
Darrell Stover is a poet, naturalist, cultural historian, avid birdwatcher, and science communicator committed to sustaining our planet and its biodiversity for future generations. He has raised money and protested for environmental causes. He has lent his performance skills and poetry to the same. One of his signature poems, “Mad Baby,” which celebrates science and kids, has taken on a life of its own. Please read the rest of Mr. Stover’s bio here.
Chef Hadassah Patterson is a Durham, NC, Afro-Indigenous chef, actress, and research journalist with Skarure and Saponi heritage. She has cooked in every type of establishment, from food trucks to AAA Five Diamond Award-winning restaurants and catering facilities. She produces SE Woodlands and Southern cuisine and global food with volume food service and alternative diet specialties, such as vegan and gluten-free capability.