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Night watch: Get a new view of the heavens at the Ivy Creek Foundation‘s Star Party at 7:30pm Friday, September 21. Bring your own telescope or use those of the Charlottesville Astronimcal Society, which will be setting up in the field next to the barn at the Ivy Creek Natural Area.
Gawk at hawks: See raptors soar and help with crucial hawk counts with the Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, a group of dedicated birders who monitor the fall hawk migration, which is currently under way. Each year, volunteers stake out the parking lot of the Inn at Afton, just above where I-64 intersects with the Skyline Drive. Join them there for great views as the birds fly through the gap. Check out the group’s website for more details, and read C-VILLE next week for more on the hawk watch.
Celebrating wilderness: The Virginia Wilderness Committee, Wild Virginia, and the U.S. Forest Service have teamed up for events to raise public awareness of Virginia’s wild places in the lead-up to the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act in 2014. The next event takes place at 7pm Thursday, September 27 at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, and features talks by nature writer Chris Bolgiano and former Wilderness Society president Bill Meadows. Visit www.celebratewildreness.org for more info.