HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION
1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN DRIVE, KEMPTON, PA 19529 www.hawkmountain.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS OF PREY WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN RAPTOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION, AND BY MAINTAINING HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY AS A MODEL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION FACILITY.

MAINTAIN PRESERVES FOR CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

BACKGROUND:HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY WAS FOUNDED IN 1934 BY PIONEER CONSERVATIONIST ROSALIE EDGE AS THE WORLD'S FIRST REFUGE FOR BIRDS OF PREY. THE SANCTUARY'S FOUNDING WAS A TURNING POINT IN REVERSING THEIR WIDESPREAD PERSECUTION. TODAY THE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED IN 1938, CONTINUES ITS PIONEERING WORK TO PROTECT BIRDS OF PREY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MONITORING OF RAPTOR AND OTHER MIGRANT POPULATIONS, CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND THROUGH INFORMATION SHARING AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.SEVEN BIOLOGISTS AND EDUCATORS SERVE ON ITS PROGRAM STAFF, INCLUDING THREE PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE SANCTUARY HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF GLOBALLY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC EFFORTS TO MONITOR RAPTOR POPULATIONS AND TO STUDY THE DYNAMICS OF RAPTOR MIGRATION AND ECOLOGY. ITS ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING SERVES AS A HUB FOR GLOBAL RAPTOR INFORMATION, TRAINING AND STUDIES.PROGRAMS AREAS:1) NATURE DISCOVERY - WILDLIFE WATCHING, HIKING, ECO-TOURISM:HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY IS A WORLD-CLASS OBSERVATION SITE FOR BIRDS OF PREY AND IS A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARK. THE ANNUAL AUTUMN SPECTACLE OF THOUSANDS OF WILD HAWKS, EAGLES AND FALCONS IN FLIGHT, COMBINED WITH ITS SCENIC MOUNTAIN VIEWS, APPEAL TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. EACH YEAR HAWK MOUNTAIN HOSTS AN AVERAGE 75,000 VISITORS. FREE NATURE INTERPRETATION IS PRACTICED AT ITS LOOKOUTS DURING SPRING AND FALL MIGRATION. THE SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTER, WHICH IS OPEN DAILY AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC, HOUSES A MUSEUM ON BIRDS OF PREY AND NATURE BOOKSTORE. A "WINGS OF WONDER" GALLERY FEATURES 19 HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED, LIFE-SIZE MODELS OF RAPTORS IN FLIGHT. TRAILS ARE OPEN DAWN TO DUSK YEAR-ROUND. HAWK MOUNTAIN IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL AND OFFERS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE AN ALL-TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR FOR VISITOR USE. UPON REQUEST, STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS WILL TRANSPORT TO THE CLOSEST OVERLOOK, ALSO AT NO COST, VISITORS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY VIA A LOW-IMPACT GOLF CART. A FULLY-ACCESSIBLE TRAIL THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE NEAREST SCENIC OVERLOOK OPENED IN 2015, FURTHER EXPANDING THE SANCTUARY'S AUDIENCE. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND DUE TO THE RAINIEST YEAR ON RECORD, HAWK MOUNTAIN SERVED A BELOW-AVERAGE 52,814 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 7,509 CHILDREN AGES 12 AND UNDER, WHICH INCLUDES 3,204 YOUTH WHO VISITED AS PART OF A GROUP. THE TOTAL SERVED INCLUDES 9,943 MEMBERS WHO VISITED.2) CONSERVATION EDUCATION - SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, LIFE-LONG LEARNING:PER ITS MISSION, BIRDS OF PREY ARE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR LEARNING IN HAWK MOUNTAIN EDUCATION PROGRAM. APPALACHIAN FOREST ECOLOGY IS INCORPORATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY BY USING OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND BY ENCOURAGING SPONTANEOUS DISCOVERY BASED ON THE CHANGING SEASONS. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS RANGE FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO COLLEGE LEVEL. AN EXTENSIVE ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES MORE THAN 500 FREE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UP TO A DOZEN SPECIAL-FOCUS WORKSHOPS FOR NOMINAL FEES, AND FOUR FULLY-ACCREDITED COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES THROUGH CEDAR CREST COLLEGE. TYPES OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, COLLEGE COURSES, AND THREE-MONTH RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIPS. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO (1) BE SCIENCE AND INQUIRY-BASED, (2) OFFER CONTENT AND SKILLS TO EMPOWER VISITORS TO OBSERVE AND LEARN ABOUT NATURE AFTER THEIR VISIT, AND (3) PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, SITE-SPECIFIC CONTENT THAT RESONATES WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. FACILITIES INCLUDE THE RECENTLY EXPANDED AND UPGRADED, ADA-ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION BUILDING, THE "WINGS OF WONDER GALLERY" IN THE VISITOR CENTER FOR PUBLIC LECTURES, THE OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, AND "LAURELWOOD NICHE," ANOTHER ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE. SANCTUARY TRAILS LEAD TO EIGHT SCENIC LOOKOUTS THAT PROVIDE A BACKDROP FOR MOST EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AT HAWK MOUNTAIN. DURING AUTUMN, UP TO A DOZEN PERSONNEL SPOT BIRDS AND INTERPRET THE MIGRATION FOR VISITORS AT TWO PRIMARY LOOKOUTS. HAWK MOUNTAIN ALSO SEEKS TO EXPORT ITS RAPTOR EDUCATION MATERIALS, INCLUDING A DOZEN BOOKLETS, FLYERS AND BOOKS AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS, CURRICULA, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND CLASSROOM POSTERS, MOST PROVIDED FREE VIA ITS WEBSITE AND IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDE A 92-PAGE TEACHER GUIDE WITH ANNUAL LESSON PLAN UPDATES BASED ON NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS, SEVERAL DOWNLOADABLE POWERPOINT'S FOR CLASSROOM USE, AND NUMEROUS ONLINE RESOURCES ON RAPTORS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD, ALSO AT NO COST. AN EDUCATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2015 AND HAWK MOUNTAIN IS WORKING TOWARD BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MASTERS-LEVEL STUDENTS STUDYING ADVANCED DEGREES IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. IN 2016, THE SANCTUARY LAUNCHED A DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM AND IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, FACILITATED 12 SUCH PROGRAMS IN SEVEN COUNTIES AND FOUR STATES (MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK). TRANSPORTABLE RAPTOR TRUNKS WERE CREATED AND SHIPPED FOR EACH DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM AND STAFF MENTORED FORMER TRAINEES IN ENGLAND, THE GHANA, ZIMBABWE, MEXICO, AND SOUTH AFRICA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM TAILORED TO EACH LOCATION AND AUDIENCE. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE SANCTUARY WORKED TO BOOST EARNED INCOME THROUGH ITS BROAD EDUCATION PLATFORM, ADDING SUCCESSFUL WEEK-LONG DAY CAMPS AND MORE PROGRAMS, WALKS, AND TALKS THAN EVER BEFORE. 3) CONSERVATION SCIENCE - LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MENTORING, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY, ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION:THE FOUR-MEMBER CONSERVATION SCIENCE TEAM AT HAWK MOUNTAIN INCLUDES TWO PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS LED BY SARKIS ACOPIAN, DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE, AND DR. LAURIE GOODRICH, HAWK MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION SCIENCE FOCUSES ON DETERMINING RAPTOR POPULATION TRENDS AND UNDERLYING CAUSES, AND GAINING NEW INSIGHT INTO THE PROCESS AND PATTERNS OF RAPTOR MOVEMENT ECOLOGY. PROFESSIONAL STAFF RECORD AND MAINTAIN COUNTS OF MIGRATING RAPTORS ONSITE EACH AUTUMN, CONDUCT PUBLIC-EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OVERSEE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND CONDUCT AND ANALYZE COUNTS OF BOTH SPRING AND AUTUMN MIGRANTS. THE SANCTUARY'S LONG-TERM (1934-2018) DATABASE OF AUTUMN COUNTS SERVES AS A CRITICAL INDICATOR OF THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF RAPTOR POPULATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA. THE DATASET REPRESENTS THE LONGEST AND MOST DETAILED RECORD OF RAPTOR POPULATIONS IN THE WORLD AND IS PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS TO SCIENTISTS FOR LEARNING, GENERAL INTEREST OR ANALYSIS. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INCLUDES LONG-TERM STUDIES OF NEW WORLD VULTURES, AMERICAN KESTRELS IN PENNSYLVANIA, THE ENDANGERED HOODED VULTURE IN AFRICA, BROAD-WINGED HAWK MIGRATION ECOLOGY, ARCTIC RAPTORS, STRIATED CARACARAS IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, AND THE NORTHERN GOSHAWK. IN ALL RESEARCH, TELEMETRY TRACKING HAS TAKEN PRECEDENCE AND THE DATABASE OF TELEMETRY DATA-POINTS NOW FAR EXCEEDS THE LONG-TERM MIGRATION COUNT. CONSERVATION SCIENCE FACILITIES INCLUDE THE HAWK MOUNTAIN ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING CENTER, A THREE-BUILDING RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, LAB AND WORK CENTER COMPLETE WITH A LIBRARY THAT SERVES AS A GLOBAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR RAPTOR MIGRATION SCIENCE. THE ACOPIAN CENTER LIBRARY IS A WORLD-CLASS RESOURCE BOASTING 3,500-VOLUMES AND 168 SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT AT NO COST TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN STUDYING RAPTORS OR CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON CONSERVATION ISSUES.

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