Let’s Go Birding Together

Let’s Go Birding Together

Featured in the Salt Lake Tribune!

Join us at Tracy Aviary’s Nature Center at Pia Okwai for a casual, guided bird walk along the Jordan River Parkway especially for LGBTQIA+ folks and our allies. This program is made for adults to connect with each other and the incredible birds who call Pia Okwai (Jordan River) home.

No bird watching experience? No problem! Our educators and conservation scientists are experienced bird nerds and will help you spot and identify birds along the trail. We’ll even have freshly-sanitized binoculars and bird guides for you to borrow (Thanks, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, for funding these tools!).

The grounds of the nature center and the section of the Jordan River Parkway we’ll be exploring are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us if you would like more accessibility information!

We’re not the only people around the country hosting Let’s Go Birding Together walks! You can read more about the start of Let’s Go Birding Together here.

2024 Monthly Meet Ups:

  • Saturday, October 19, 9-11am: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County – Register here
    Note: If you are carpooling with us, please meet us in the parking lot at Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park (NOT the Nature Center) at 8 a.m. If you are driving yourself, please meet us in the parking lot before the Antelope Island entrance kiosk at 9 a.m.
  • Saturday, November 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, December 14, 9 -11 a.m.: Christmas Bird Count Edition @ Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park – registration coming soon! 

2025 Monthly Meet Ups:

  • Saturday, January 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, February 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, March 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, April 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, May 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, June 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, July 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, August 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, September 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, October 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, November 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!
  • Saturday, December 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Nature Center at Pia Okwai – no registration required!

Let’s Go Botanizing Together

A spin-off of Tracy Aviary’s popular Let’s Go Birding Together program!

Join Tracy Aviary educators and horticulturists on the second Sunday of June, July, and August to explore plants in the Wasatch with other LGBTQIA+ folx and allies. No experience necessary – we’ll provide hand lenses, plant guides, and all the know-how! You just need to dress for the weather, bring water and a snack, and come ready to learn and make new friends!

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