We love to make our guests cry. Wow, what a week! So much fun, so much hard work, so many people to thank. Opossum Creek Retreat is the happy home of The New River Birding and Nature Festival. For one week a year we entertain about 100 people a day, feeding them, taking them on […]
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Why I Love the New River Birding and Nature Festival
Every spring here at Opossum Creek Retreat we host The New River Nature and Birding Festival. It has quickly become one of my favorite weeks of the year. The privilege of being a part of the festival has allowed me access to the amazingly diverse flora and fauna of the New River Gorge and surrounding […]
Bird Nerds Descend On West Virginia (And I Love It)
They came. They saw. They birded. And they were like a flock wreaking havoc. Lucky us. Hundreds of Birding and Nature enthusiasts swarmed over The New River Gorge in West Virginia last week (my home sweet home). They were traversing the areas rural roads by the bus load, searching out rare and elusive species […]
Top 10 Reasons The Bird Fest Rocks
Let me just say this: The New River Birding And Nature Festival is so much fun. A lot of work, yes. But who cares? It’s totally worth it. If you’re here, you know what I’m talking about. If you’re not, you should be. Here are 10 reasons why: -The Food. Local restaurants help us out […]
