Event

Heritage Skills Demo Day ’24 @ Canyon Rim VC

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 38.000000, -81.000000


Canyon Rim Visitor Center

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Time:

1:30 PM

Duration:

2 hours and 30 minutes

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Description

Explore traditional Appalachian skills through hands-on demonstrations including basket weaving, foraging, pioneer life ways, and more. This free program is a come-and-go as you please event. It takes place on the grounds of the Canyon Rim Visitor Center.

  • Basket weaving with Ranger Brooke
  • Nature foraging with plant specialist Mitchell Dech
  • Discussion of Pioneer life-way tasks performed by pioneer women with Ranger Charle
  • Exploring heritage of national parks with National Parks Conservation Association Samantha “Sam” Nygaard

Meet at Canyon Rim Visitor Center

 

Reservation or Registration: No

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