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Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Walking Tours

Join RiverLink for a series of walking tours of the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay!

Learn about the nature and history of the river and parks, and the future plans for the RiverWay. Tours are led in the spring by RiverLink staff, area experts, and volunteers.

For current dates please see the table below or our homepage for any schedule changes. For details or to help lead a tour contact Worth McAlister, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator and AmeriCorps member at worth@riverlink.org or at (828) 252-8474 x 17.

Guided Walks:

Birds spotted at Carrier Park Bird Walk tour:

Kildeer
European Starling
American Goldfinch
Palm Warbler
Yellow rumper warbler
Wood duck
Mallard
Rough winged swallow
Tree swallow
Eastern bluebird
Yellow crowned night heron
Song sparrow
Northern Mockingbird
Cardinal
American Robin
Eastern phoebe
Canada Goose
Mourning dove
Downy woodpecker
Blue jay
American crow
Carolina wren
White throated sparrow
Brown headed cowbird
Marsh wren