08/23/08:	Volunteer Training Tour of the Refuge (9am to 4pm, meet at Visitor Center)
09/13/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Shirley Bailey (meet at Visitor Center)
09/21/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Harry Armistead (meet at Visitor Center)
09/22/08:	20th Annual Friends of Blackwater Meeting (7pm at Visitor Center conference room)
09/27/08:	Tree Planting for Public Lands Appreciation Day - volunteers needed. Call 410-228-2692 ext. 108
10/04/08:	13th Annual Refuge Open House - Bird Walk with Terry Allen at 8am. Celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week. Activities include bird walks, demonstrations, wildlife and refuge management programs, wildlife exhibits, live animal exhibits, tours, Jr Refuge Ranger Program, puppet show, and kid's programs (8am to 4pm).
10/18/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Shirley Bailey (meet at Visitor Center)
10/25/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Terry Allen (meet at Visitor Center)
11/08/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Terry Allen (meet at Visitor Center)
11/30/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Harry Armistead (meet at Visitor Center)
12/06/08:	12th Annual FOB Christmas Open House - Friends of Blackwater's Eagle Nest Bookstore provides specially priced items for sale for Christmas shopping, demonstrations, crafts, exhibits, and refreshments (10am to 4pm).
12/07/08:	Bird Walk 8am with Harry Armistead (meet at Visitor Center)
03/14/09:	9th Annual Eagle Festival - Live eagle, peregrine falcon & other birds of prey programs, kid's programs, puppet show, eagle prowls, bird walk, exhibits and food all day. Register for Eagle Prowls and kids' blue bird box construction by calling 410-228-2677 (festival 8am to 4pm).
04/11/09:	Earth Day Celebration/Litter Pickup - Volunteers are needed to help pickup litter on the Refuge (9am to 3pm). Meet at VC. Call 410-228-2677.
04/21/09:	Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner
06/06/09:	7th Annual Youth Fishing Derby at Hog Range Pond - Youths 15 and under fishing event, prizes, educational programs, photos, and lots of fun (9am to 1pm).
10/03/09:	14th Annual Refuge Open House
12/05/09:	13th Annual FOB Christmas Open House

Note: Bird walks at Blackwater are free and meet at the Visitor Center. For more information call 410-228-2677 or email maggie_briggs@fws.gov

For schedules of special events at
Mid-Atlantic National Wildlife Refuges you may call: