Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival

Wings Over Water (WOW) offers an exciting festival with 2024 keynote speaker Kenn Kaufman and more than 75 trips. Explore premier locations in national wildlife refuges, national seashore, and other conservation locations throughout northeastern North Carolina for birding, paddling, photography, art, and natural history activities. Meet Kenn personally during the week and at the keynote evening to learn more about his work as a naturalist, author, artist, photographer, and a committed wildlife conservationist. Eastern North Carolina is a recognized hotspot for birding along the Atlantic Flyway, with over 400 species of birds that live or migrate through the region. Besides being a haven for birds, participants in Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival have the potential of seeing a variety of reptiles, amphibians and mammals, including black bears, alligators, and the endangered red wolf. The Festival offers expert trip leaders and a small participant-to-leader ratio for enjoyable, wonderful nature experiences.