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Welcome to the second Annual Ocracoke Earth Day Celebration weekend on Ocracoke Island, NC, April 11-13, 2025! Schedule is subject to change . . . it is still being tweaked!
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Saturday, April 12
 

8:00am EDT

Bird Walk with Peter Vankevich
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Presenters
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Peter Vankevich

Journalist & Bird Watching Enthusiast
Peter Vankevich, worked in the U.S. Copyright Office at the Library of Congress including being head of the Copyright Information Section for 16 years, and has been a freelance writer for the Hill Rag, Washington, D.C. He has a radio show called Theme Tunes on the Ocracoke community... Read More →
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
NPS Campground Parking Lot

9:00am EDT

Music and Stories with Kathleen Fogarty
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Ocracoke Library

9:00am EDT

Crafts and Family Activities
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Library

9:00am EDT

Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Presented by the Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, the 6th Annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival will take place in the Ocracoke School Gymnasium.
The annual festival draws attendees which include carvers and collectors from Ocracoke Island and the region. Explore the displays of carvers showing and selling their items.
There will be decoy carvings of redheads, ruddy ducks, sprigtail, blue bills, ringnecks, swans, geese, shorebirds and more, along with artwork and artifacts related to North Carolina’s rich waterfowl tradition.
Merchandise will be available for sale including T-shirts, the popular event poster, and raffles.

Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Ocracoke School

10:00am EDT

Ocracoke Water Plant Tour
Saturday April 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Saturday April 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Ocracoke Water Plant

11:00am EDT

Student Presentation: Ocracoke Trash Survey
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Ocracoke School Elementary Multipurpose Room

11:30am EDT

Fish Fry at the Waterfowl Festival
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:30am - 1:30pm EDT
Get there early for your fish dinner . . . they go fast!
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:30am - 1:30pm EDT
Ocracoke School

12:00pm EDT

Navigating Climate Change in Coastal Communities Ocracoke Survey
Saturday April 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Presenters
avatar for Bevin Hardy

Bevin Hardy

Anthropologist & Climate Researcher
Bevin Hardy is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology. She received her Masters in sustainability from the University of Louisville while focusing on her research tracking harmful algal blooms in the Ohio River. Bevin’s... Read More →
Saturday April 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road

1:00pm EDT

Composting and Organic Farming
Saturday April 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
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Saturday April 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road

2:00pm EDT

Facing Climate Realities Together: A Community Conversation
Saturday April 12, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
This will be an interactive opportunity to share specific changes folks are noticing and experiencing with regard to climate change, identify some of the overall patterns, begin to align around the most significant areas needing attention, and identify next steps we might take together.
Presenters
avatar for Bevin Hardy

Bevin Hardy

Anthropologist & Climate Researcher
Bevin Hardy is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology. She received her Masters in sustainability from the University of Louisville while focusing on her research tracking harmful algal blooms in the Ohio River. Bevin’s... Read More →
Saturday April 12, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road

3:45pm EDT

Fireflies with Clyde Sorenson
Saturday April 12, 2025 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
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Saturday April 12, 2025 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road

4:45pm EDT

Presentation by Documentary Filmmaker Ben Knight
Saturday April 12, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm EDT
Presenters
Saturday April 12, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road

7:00pm EDT

8:00pm EDT

Traditional Ocracoke Square Dance
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT


Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Community Center
 
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