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May 14 2013

A Big Thank You to All Who Were Part of the New River Birding and Nature Festival

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 […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Meetings and Events, The Opossum Creek Family · Tagged: birding, birdnerds, birds, geoff, Nature, New River Birding and Nature Festival, New River Gorge, West Virginia, Wildlife

Jun 06 2012

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 […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Events, If You Need A Reason, Our Area · Tagged: birding, birdnerds, Canada Warbler, keith, Naturalist, Nature, New River Birding and Nature Festival, New River Gorge, red eft, West Virginia, Wildlife

May 17 2012

‘Birding By Butt’ and the New River Birding and Nature Festival

Well now that was a big week. In fact, it was Opossum Creek Retreat’s biggest week of the year. The New River Birding and Nature Festival just ended, and a good bit of the festival takes place here at OCR. Somewhere between 60-100 people a day get to enjoy our slice of almost heaven during […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Events, If You Need A Reason, Meetings and Events, Our Area, The Opossum Creek Family · Tagged: birding, birds, geoff, Naturalist, Nature, New River Birding and Nature Festival, West Virginia, Wildlife

Sep 07 2010

A Hole in Our Map?

Take a quick peek at the map. What do you see? Or, more importantly, what don’t you see? While I love riddles and trick questions, this isn’t one. There is an explanation. The image displays levels of light pollution on the East Coast. The brighter the color, you guessed it, the more light. You will […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area, Things To Do · Tagged: cabin vacations, hiking, Nature, West Virginia, wildflowers, Wildlife

May 12 2010

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 […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: Our Area · Tagged: birdnerds, cabin vacations, Events, spring, Wildlife

Mar 29 2010

5 Good Reasons To Take A Retreat To The New River Gorge

Whether you’ve been here before or it’s your first trip, the New River Gorge is “that place”- the vacation that you’ll be talking about for.. well, ’till you keel over and die.  Probably.  Just sayin’. How do I know?  I’m a rental cabin expert.  But I haven’t always been one… My wife Tammi and I […]

Written by ocrwvdev · Categorized: If You Need A Reason · Tagged: Angry Beaver, Best Hikes, Fishing, Great Views, Naturalist, Nature, New River Gorge, rental cabins, West Virginia, Wildlife

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Lansing, WV 25862

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