The Land at Hawkins Loop

06/18/2026

Our first time learning about the fascinating nocturnal world of moths! Thank you to everyone who joined us and especially to our expert guides for sharing your passions with our community.

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06/13/2026

✨ 🦋🔭🌙 Tonight at Hawkins Loop! We have a few spots left and would love to have you.

Heat and darkness make it even more important to come prepared so you get the most out of your visit. Check out the details and reach out with questions!

🎟️ www.HawkinsLoop.com/events

06/12/2026

Bird Fest #4 is in the books and we are still smiling almost a week later 🩷🪶🪺Thank you to everyone who played a part in bringing together another large, lovely, lively crowd to explore and create in nature.

📆 SAVE THE DATE for next year - JUNE 5, 2027 - and get in touch to be a part of it!

🎨🔨 Artists: River Thrush Studio and Simon Barth

🔭🌳 Educators & Resources: North Carolina Birding Trail N.C. Wildlife N.C. Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission Field Inclusive

🥗☕️ Food: Butcher’s Daughter Market & Deli Amity Coffee & Books

📣📰 Promotion & Marketing: American Hiking Society Visit Person County Courier Times 4h.isbetterinperson

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

🦆 It’s official — NC YOEC is headed to the Fourth Annual Bird Fest at Hawkins Loop on June 6th!!!

It’s peak breeding and brooding season in one of NC’s most diverse bird-watching areas, and we’re headed up to Hawkins Loop to join in on the fun!

We’ll be on-site passing out 2026 Youth bird watching patches to kids and teens who participate in the event, and we can’t wait to join this Saturday’s attendees on birding walks, art workshops, and at the food trucks! Meet us by our table to learn more about our programs and how you can help support our mission!

This is a great opportunity to get your kids into nature and to meet up with fellow birding enthusiasts and wildlife experts - can’t wait to see you there!

When: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 5:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: The Land at Hawkins Loop - 294 Hawkins Loop, Hurdle Mills, NC

Register online today at Hawkinsloop.com!

06/02/2026

✨ Bird Fest Partner Spotlight ✨ Person County, NC is getting more delicious all the time with restaurants, cafes, and specialty markets like and 🥗🥪☕️

Sample some of the awesome food and beverages they have to offer while you walk the trails or sit in the shade at Bird Fest this weekend, Saturday June 6!

🎟️ Pre-registration is required and you’ll receive all the food ordering details for the day: https://www.hawkinsloop.com/birds

06/01/2026

✨ Bird Fest Partner Spotlight ✨ North Carolina craftsman Simon Barth makes functional and decorative pieces from salvaged wood found throughout Hurdle Mills and Person County.

BYOB (Build Your Own Birdhouse) with Simon this year at Bird Fest! Kits are $20 and you can build together with him or watch the demonstration and try your own at home. Simon will also have a variety of other hand carved and crafted work available for purchase.

🎟️ Register to attend for FREE on SATURDAY JUNE 6! Visit HawkinsLoop.com/events for all the details.

05/29/2026

✨ Bird Fest Partner Spotlight ✨ Birding lights up our senses and opens up new ways to experience nature like listening to bird calls, feeling the breeze, smelling the grass, and utilizing binoculars and spotting scopes to see the details and behavior of birds from a distance.

Thanks to the national nonprofit Field Inclusive, Hawkins Loop has not only deepened our understanding of how to create safe, welcoming, and inclusive outdoor experiences, we are also able to offer new birders the chance to learn and practice with the tools of the trade. Stop by the registration desk to borrow a pair of binoculars while you’re here and be sure to follow to join them in amplifying and supporting marginalized and historically excluded biologists and researchers.

🎟️ Bird Fest is Saturday June 6! Tickets are FREE and trails are open from sunrise to 1pm but pre-registration is required. Check out HawkinsLoop.com/birds for details!

05/28/2026

📣 Just Added 📣 We had such a great response to our event and are thrilled to continue our NATURE AT NIGHT series June 13!

🦋 Get to know the incredible world of nighttime pollinators with Thomas Reed, conservation biologist

🔭 Bring your own telescopes for beginner tips and equipment tune-ups with Kendall Nelson, Solar System Ambassador

🎟️ Visit HawkinsLoop.com/events for all the details!