Balde Eagle Festival 2008 Event Activities:
Thursday Feb. 12
PRESENTATIONS
* Art & Poetry Contests & displays (Senior Center Art Room)
* Eagle watching- along Banks Lake and Northrup Canyon
(Education programs for Students. Grade 4-7 by Reservation Only.)
Friday Feb. 13Feb 12 & 13 - School Education Programs
PRESENTATIONS
* Art & Poetry Contests & display (Senior Center Art Room)
* Quilt Show & displays, Fri & Sat 10am to 5pm Senior Center Main St
* Guardians of the Coulee: A literal Scavenger hunt.
* Eagle watching- along Banks Lake and Northrup Canyon
(Education programs for Students. Grade 4-7 by Reservation Only.)
Contact the Chamber for Reservation Information (800) 268-5332
Saturday
Feb. 14
INTERPRETIVE BUS TOURS of the
BALD EAGLE WINTER ROOSTING SITES:
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Park have
jointly developed an Eagle Viewing Site including two small parking lots
along the road that accesses Northrup Canyon off of State highway 155,
approx. 7 miles South of Grand Coulee.
Photo by Dennis
King
There is an improved trail across from the parking that winds up a knoll that
is in the center of the canyon. At the end of this trail is the actual viewing site.
It is highly recommended that you bring a good pair of field glasses or a
spotting scope and of course you should dress warm for it maybe cold
(freezing or below).
* Bus tours
Saturday:
with birding guides and geology guides.
Starting at 9:00am, 11:00am & 1:30pm. The tours last
approximately
1 ½ hrs, bus tour cost is $6.00/adult, seniors 62 &
older & students are $5.00/ea, children 6yrs and under are FREE.
* Guardians of the Coulee: A literal Scavenger
hunt.
Saturday afternoon at
3:00pm Free shuttle bus service into Northrup Canyon
begins, leaving from the Northrup Point boat launch parking lot to the
Northrup Canyon Eagle view site parking lot and returning, running approx
every half hour until 5pm.
Bus tour guides:
Lake Roosevelt NRA and (NPS) Central
Basin Audubon
You may also drive to Steamboat Rock State Park BOAT LAUNCH #1
on
Hwy 155 along Banks Lake, (Approx. FIVE miles from Downtown Grand Coulee)
where there will be a free shuttle bus to the Eagle View Site in Northrup Canyon.
Volunteers will be on hand with spotting scopes & binoculars to view
Eagles as they return to Northrup Canyon for their nightly to Roost.
Again this
year we will be having the Quilt show and contest featuring six categories
(Modern, Vintage, Wall hangings, Hand Appliqué, Fusible Appliqué), the
quilts will be on display at the Senior Center Friday and Saturday
On Saturday the Senior Center will also feature their famous
“Chicken Noodle Soup and Sandwich Lunch” along with hosting the Quilt Show
and “Balde Eagle Festival” partner displays, by: National Park Service,
Washington St. Parks, USBR, Washington Dept. Of Fish and Wildlife, Coulee
Corridor National Scenic Byway, Leave No Trace.
At the Senior Center across the street on Friday and Saturday the Balde Eagle festival “Quilt Show” will be happening (no charge). Also around the corner and up the sidewalk the Columbia Arts Group will be hosting the Balde Eagle festival Art Show, Balde Eagle Poetry and Essay contest, and the Balde eagle Photo contest.
Historical Photos & Art Display at the Grand Gallery Theatre from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Raptor
presentations at the Grand Gallery Theater 201 Main St. Saturday 10:00am,
11am & 1:00pm. $5.00 each
Bus tours with
birding guides and geology guides, starting at 9am Saturday, Again at
11:30am and Lastly at 1pm. The tours last approximately 1 ½ hrs, the bus tour
cost is $6.00/adult, seniors
62 and older and students are $5.00/ea,
children 6yrs and under are FREE.
Saturday 6 - 8pm - Wine Tasting and Desserts by White Stone Winery $5.00
Each (2 Samples) Photo and Art Auction. Grand Theatre.
| 3:00 pm - dusk, Eagle Viewing from
Eagle View Site: Bus from Boat Launch parking to Northrup Canyon ( HWY 155, Mile Post 19. ) THIS SHUTTLE BUS WILL RUN EVERY 20 MINUTES UNTIL DUSK AT APPROX. 5:00 PM As with all tours, bring cameras and binoculars. There will be guides on bus tours, they will point out Eagles and other birds as well as local points of interest, historical, geological, etc. |
* Eagle watching- along Banks Lake and Northrup Canyon
(volunteer Eagle spotters 3pm-5pm )
Sunday Feb 15
Eagle viewing along Banks Lake & in Northrup Canyon.
* Eagle watching- along Banks Lake and Northrup Canyon
(volunteer Eagle spotters 3pm-5pm & below Grand Coulee Dam.)
Weekend Displays... Senior Center at the
top of Main Street.
Coulee Corridor
National Park Service
Washington State Department of Forestry and Wildlife
Washington State Parks
Eagles reach maturity, at age 4 or 5, their instincts draw them back to the area where they first flew off from their roost. This is the time that they pair with another eagle, set up an area to nest in, and begin building a large nest to raise their chicks.
Grand Coulee Dam Area Bald Eagle Roosting, Nesting & Feeding Sites:
* Northrup Canyon - 7 miles S. of Coulee Dam. The best Viewing
of Bald Eagle Roosting Sites are from 2:00pm to Dusk.( 5:00pm)
* Along Banks Lake, Coulee City to Soap Lake
* Below Grand Coulee Dam along the Columbia
* Lake Roosevelt - Grand Coulee to Kettle Falls
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